Who Is Viola Davis’s Husband, Julius Tennon? Everything You Need to Know

If there’s one thing that's excited us most about the return of the Golden Globes, it’s been having Viola Davis up for Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama award thanks to her intense performance in The Woman King.

And while we’re always cheering on the 55-year-old actress from the comfort of our couch during award shows, there’s a certain someone who is also always lending his love and support—her hubby of 19 years.

So, who is Viola Davis’s husband, Julius Tennon? Keep reading for everything we know.

In short, Davis prayed for him and he appeared. Literally.

“I was the loneliest woman in the world, and someone said, ‘You should just pray for a husband,’” she told Page Six back in 2013. According to the TV star, she was looking for a “Black man from the South who looked like a football player, who already had children, who maybe had been married before.” Three weeks later, the two met on the set of the CBS show City Of Angels. And he checked off the majority of her boxes.

When appearing on an episode of OWN’s Black Love, Tennon revealed that he decided to approach the actress after he overheard her talking about not knowing anyone. And about a month later, the two went on their first date.

“I was terrified, because he told me exactly who he was―he was absolutely honest about his past,” Davis revealed in the same episode. “And then he brought me home, and he just said, ‘You are a very beautiful and nice woman, and it was a pleasure spending time with you.’ And he shook my hand.”

The couple tied the knot in 2003 in a intimate ceremony (with 15 guests) in their shared condo, then celebrated with a crowd of 100 in Rhode Island, according to E! News.

In 2016, Davis and Tennon recommitted their love in a vow renewal ceremony, and even shared a glimpse of the ceremony on her Instagram. “‘We are most alive when we're in love.’ -John Updike,” she captioned the post.

They sure do.

In 2011, the couple adopted their daughter, Genesis, who Davis often posts photos with on social media. In addition, Tennon also has two children from a previous marriage, and Davis is their stepmother.