Marwan Kenzari

Marwan Kenzari (born 16 January 1983) is a Tunisian-Dutch actor. He has performed in Dutch and English-language movies. He won a Golden Calf for Best Actor in 2013 for his performance in the film Wolf.

Marwan Kenzari
Kenzari in 2016
Born (1983-01-16) 16 January 1983
The Hague, Netherlands
OccupationActor, comedian
Years active2008–present
Websitewww.marwankenzari.nl

Early life

Kenzari was born on 16 January 1983 in The Hague, Netherlands, to a Tunisian family. He began acting as a teenager when a girl he was seeing signed them up to audition for the Dutch version of the musical Chicago.[1] In 2009 Kenzari graduated at the Maastricht Academy of Dramatic Arts.

Career

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).[2] The film was translated into Russian by Russian film translator Andrey Efremov and screened at the 2013 VOLOGDA Film Festival. In 2014, he won a Shooting Stars Award at the Berlin International Film Festival.

He can be seen in the English-language films Collide and Ben-Hur.

In 2019, Kenzari played villain Jafar in Disney's live-action adaptation of Aladdin.[3][4] In July 2020, Kenzari appeared in The Old Guard as one of the film's protagonists.[5]

Personal life

Kenzari speaks Arabic, Dutch, English and French.[6]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2008Katia's SisterGiac
2009The Last Days of Emma BlankMartin
2010LoftTom Fenneker
2011RabatZakaria
2012Black OutYoussef
2013WolfMajid
2014HartenstraatDaan
AccusedDet. Ron Leeflang
RecklessRico
Grab My HeartRichard
2016CollideMatthias
Ben-HurDruses
The PromiseEmre Ogan
2017The MummyMalik
What Happened to MondayAdrian Knowles
Murder on the Orient ExpressPierre Michel
2018The AngelAshraf Marwan
2019AladdinJafar
InstinctIdris
2020The Old GuardJoe (Yusuf Al-Kaysani)
De OostThe TurkFilming

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2008–2010Flikken MaastrichtLuca de Keyzer7 episodes
2009Maite was hierVucTV movie
2012Van God LosFrank Hendrikx1 episode
2012–2013PenozaMustafa8 episodes

Awards and nominations
Year Ceremony Award Work Result
2013 Golden Calf Awards[2] Best Actor Wolf Won
SUBTITLE European Film Festival[7] Angela Award Won
2014 Rembrandt Awards[7] Best Dutch Actor Nominated
Shooting Stars Awards[8] Shooting Star Himself Won
2019 Teen Choice Awards[9] Choice Movie: Villain Aladdin Nominated
2020 Golden Calf Awards[10] Best Actor Instinct Nominated

References
  1. "International Star You Should Know: Marwan Kenzari". Variety. 14 March 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  2. (in Dutch) Gouden Kalf winnaars Archived 2 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Netherlands Film Festival. Retrieved on 28 March 2015.
  3. Kroll, Justin (4 August 2017). "Disney's Live-Action 'Aladdin' Reboot Casts 'Mummy' Actor as Jafar". Variety. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  4. "Disney's Aladdin remake has finally found its Jafar". The Independent. 6 August 2017.
  5. 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.
  6. "Marwan Kenzari, The Netherlands". Shooting Stars. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  7. "Marwan Kenzari - Awards". IMDb. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  8. "European Shooting Stars Awards 2014". EYE International. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  9. "'Avengers: Endgame,' 'Riverdale,' 'Aladdin' Top 2019 Teen Choice Award Nominations". Variety. 19 June 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  10. "Two Golden Calf nominations for Carice van Houten - Movie". Variety. 30 September 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
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