Before he was starring in blockbusters like Aquaman, Fast X and The Minecraft Movie, and even before he was performing opposite Emilia Clarke in Game of Thrones, Jason Momoa was best known for playing Ronon Dex on Stargate Atlantis. Momoa joined the Stargate SG-1 spinoff in its second season and quickly became one of its heaviest hitters, figuratively and literally. More than 15 years after Atlantis concluded, the actor recently looked back on his “beautiful time” working on the show, and it has me looking forward to the upcoming Stargate series even more.
Jason Momoa has been making the rounds lately promoting the Prime Video subscription-exclusive The Wrecking Crew, the first of his 2026 movies. While talking with Jonatan Bloomberg from MovieZine, he spent time reminiscing on Stargate Atlantis when Bloomberg shared how much the show’s meant to him and asked if the action experience he gained from there helped pave the way for where his film career went. Momoa started off by saying:
