Jason Momoa and Dwayne Johnson, two of Hollywood’s biggest performers, have been buddies for nearly two decades.

Are Jason Momoa and Dwayne Johnson related?

Many people have wondered if Jason Momoa and Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson are connected because they are both of Samoan heritage and have similar careers.

Jason Momoa and The Rock are not related, despite their shared ethnicity.

Despite the fact that both Jason Momoa and The Rock are partially Samoans with ties to Hawaii, their histories are vastly different.

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson was born in Hayward, California, in the year 1972.

Rocky Johnson’s father is half African and half Samoan, but he was born in Nova Scotia, Canada, and his mother is Samoan.

Jason Momoa, on the other hand, was born in Nnkuli, Honolulu, Hawaii in 1979, but moved with his mother to Norwalk, Iowa when he was six months old.

He returned to Hawaii after high school and enrolled at the University of Hawaii.

So both men received some education in Hawaii and were raised in the United States.

Are Jason Momoa and Dwayne Johnson friends?

The two actors have been friends for nearly 20 years after meeting through a common friend in Hawaii, and Jason stated his hope that they will be able to collaborate on a film when the time comes.