Marwan Kenzari
Marwan Kenzari | |
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Born | The Hague, Netherlands | 16 January 1983
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2008–present |
Marwan Kenzari (born 16 January 1983) is a Dutch actor. Starting his career in 2008, he first came to prominence for his role in the 2013 film Wolf, which earned him a Golden Calf award for Best Actor. Since 2016, he has been starring in English-language films, including Aladdin (2019) and The Old Guard (2020), which earned him international recognition.
Life and career[]
Early life and beginnings[]
Kenzari was born on 16 January 1983 in The Hague, Netherlands, to a Tunisian family. His father was a construction worker, while his mother was a housewife.[1] As a teenager he was mainly interested in football before a girl he was seeing signed them up to audition for the Dutch version of the musical Chicago.[1][2] In 2009, Kenzari graduated at the Maastricht Academy of Dramatic Arts.[3] After graduation he was recruited by the Toneelgroep Amsterdam,[4] which allowed him to tour in Moscow, London, Vienna and New York City with the group.[5]
Kenzari has acted in films and TV series in his native Dutch since 2008. In 2013, he won a Golden Calf for Best Actor at the Netherlands Film Festival for his role in the feature film Wolf (2013).[6] He trained for over a year to play the role of kickboxer Majid. With his toned body, he was also featured on the cover of Dutch Men's Health in 2013.[7] His performance in the film was well received by critics, with Variety naming him an "International Star You Should Know".[2] In 2014, Kenzari won a Shooting Stars Award at the Berlin International Film Festival.[8]
Rise to prominence[]
In 2016 he appeared in the English-language films Collide, Ben-Hur and The Promise, which resulted in The Hollywood Reporter naming him amongst their list of "15 International Breakout Talents of 2016".[9] In 2019, Kenzari played villain Jafar in Disney's live-action adaptation of Aladdin.[10][11] He gained international recognition after portraying the role with mainstream media giving him the nickname "hot Jafar".[12] In July 2020, Kenzari appeared in The Old Guard as one of the film's protagonists.[13] In February 2021, Kenzari was cast in a role for the upcoming film Black Adam.[14]
Personal life[]
Kenzari speaks Arabic, Dutch, English and French.[15]
Filmography[]
Film[]
Indicates a film that has not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role |
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2008 | Katia's Sister | Giac |
2009 | The Last Days of Emma Blank | Martin |
2010 | Loft | Tom Fenneker |
2011 | Rabat | Zakaria |
2012 | Black Out | Youssef |
2013 | Wolf | Majid Zamari |
2014 | Hartenstraat | Daan |
Accused | Det. Ron Leeflang | |
Reckless | Rico | |
Grab My Heart | Richard | |
2016 | Collide | Matthias |
Ben-Hur | Druses | |
The Promise | Emre Ogan | |
2017 | The Mummy | Malik |
What Happened to Monday | Adrian Knowles | |
Murder on the Orient Express | Pierre Michel | |
2018 | The Angel | Ashraf Marwan |
2019 | Aladdin | Jafar |
Instinct | Idris | |
2020 | The Old Guard | Joe (Yusuf Al-Kaysani) |
De Oost | Raymond Westerling | |
2022 | Black Adam | TBA |
Television[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2008–2010 | Flikken Maastricht | Luca de Keyzer | 7 episodes |
2009 | Maite was hier | Vuc | TV movie |
2012 | Van God Los | Frank Hendrikx | 1 episode |
2012–2013 | Penoza | Mustafa | 8 episodes |
Awards and nominations[]
Year | Ceremony | Award | Work | Result |
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2013 | Golden Calf Awards[6] | Best Actor | Wolf | Won |
SUBTITLE European Film Festival[16] | Angela Award | Won | ||
2014 | Rembrandt Awards[16] | Best Dutch Actor | Nominated | |
Shooting Stars Awards[8] | Shooting Star | Himself | Won | |
2019 | Teen Choice Awards[17] | Choice Movie: Villain | Aladdin | Nominated |
2020 | Golden Calf Awards[18] | Best Actor | Instinct | Nominated |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Met zijn rol in 'Aladdin' breekt de Nederlandse Marwan Kenzari internationaal door". NRC Handelsblad. 14 May 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "International Star You Should Know: Marwan Kenzari". Variety. 14 March 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ "Marwan Kenzari on Becoming Jafar in Aladdin". motionpictures.org. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ^ "Is Marwan Kenzari onze volgende Hollywoodster?". Algemeen Dagblad. 16 March 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
- ^ "Netflix Premieres "The Angel" Starring Marwan Kenzari". Brave New Hollywood. 14 September 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b (in Dutch) Gouden Kalf winnaars Archived 2 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Netherlands Film Festival. Retrieved on 28 March 2015.
- ^ "Trainen met Marwan Kenzari". Men's Health. 3 September 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "European Shooting Stars Awards 2014". EYE International. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ^ "15 International Breakout Talents of 2016". The Hollywood Reporter. 14 December 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ Kroll, Justin (4 August 2017). "Disney's Live-Action 'Aladdin' Reboot Casts 'Mummy' Actor as Jafar". Variety. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ "Disney's Aladdin remake has finally found its Jafar". The Independent. 6 August 2017.
- ^ "Breakout 'Aladdin' star Marwan Kenzari (aka 'hot Jafar') got into acting accidentally to impress a girl". CNBC. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ Kit, Borys (28 May 2019). "Jafar Actor Marwan Kenzari Joins Charlize Theron in Action Thriller 'Old Guard' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ Kit, Broys (17 February 2021). "Dwayne Johnson's 'Black Adam' Casts 'Old Guard' Scene-Stealer Marwan Kenzari (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ "Marwan Kenzari, The Netherlands". Shooting Stars. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Marwan Kenzari - Awards". IMDb. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
- ^ "'Avengers: Endgame,' 'Riverdale,' 'Aladdin' Top 2019 Teen Choice Award Nominations". Variety. 19 June 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- ^ "Two Golden Calf nominations for Carice van Houten - Movie". Variety. 30 September 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
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- 1983 births
- Living people
- Dutch male actors
- Dutch male film actors
- Dutch male television actors
- Dutch people of Tunisian descent
- Golden Calf winners
- Male actors from The Hague