Marwan Kenzari

Marwan Kenzari

42 · Born: Jan 16, 1983

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BornJan 16, 1983 The Hague, Netherlands

Biography

Marwan Kenzari is a renowned Dutch actor who has garnered widespread recognition for his captivating performances on the big screen. His portrayal of a recently paroled Moroccan immigrant in the Dutch crime drama Wolf earned him the prestigious Golden Calf for Best Actor at the Netherlands Film Festival in 2013.

This outstanding performance did not go unnoticed, as Marwan was selected as a Shooting Star 2014 by the International Film Festival Berlin and was later introduced as 'International Talent to Watch' by Variety in February 2014. Furthermore, he was listed as one of '15 International Break Out Talents of 2016' by The Hollywood Reporter.

In 2016, Marwan appeared in several notable films, including Timur Bekmambetov's Ben Hur and Terry George's period drama The Promise, which starred Christian Bale and Oscar Isaac and premiered in Toronto. The following year, he took on a range of diverse roles, featuring alongside Tom Cruise in The Mummy, opposite Noomi Rapace and Glenn Close in What Happened to Monday, and together with Anthony Hopkins, Ben Kingsley, and Nicholas Hoult in the action-packed Collide.

In 2017, Marwan can be seen in the highly anticipated 20th Century Fox production Murder on the Orient Express, directed by and starring Kenneth Branagh, alongside an all-star cast including Penelope Cruz, Johnny Depp, and Judi Dench. He will play the role of the French conductor of the train in this adaptation of Agatha Christie's classic novel.

Additionally, Marwan will star in the lead role of the new Netflix film The Angel, showcasing his remarkable acting abilities to a global audience.

Career

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2025
The Old Guard 2
The Old Guard 2 as Yusuf Al-Kaysani / Joe
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2024
The Return
The Return as Antinous
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2023
Ghosted
Ghosted as Marco
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2022
Black Adam
Black Adam as Ishmael / Sabbac / King Ahk-Ton
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2021
The East
The East as Raymond "De Turk" Westerling
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2020
The Old Guard
The Old Guard as Yusuf Al-Kaysani / Joe
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2019
Aladdin
Aladdin as Jafar
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Instinct
Instinct as Idris
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2018
The Angel
The Angel as Ashraf Marwan
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2017
What Happened to Monday
What Happened to Monday as Adrian Knowles
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The Mummy
The Mummy as Malik
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2016
The Promise
The Promise as Emre Ogan
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Collide
Collide as Matthias
{"id":83696,"title":"Ben-Hur","year":"2016","character":"Druses","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/ben-hur-2016","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/695cu7qgcii0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/695cu7qgcii0.jpg"},"released":1}
Ben-Hur
Ben-Hur as Druses
{"id":13300,"title":"Heart Street","year":"2014","character":"Daan","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/heart-street","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_13300.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_13300.jpg"},"released":1}
2014
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Accused
Accused as Detective Ron Leeflang
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Reckless
Reckless as Rico
{"id":12128,"title":"Wolf","year":"2013","character":"Majid","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/wolf-2013","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_12128.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_12128.jpg"},"released":1}
2013
Wolf
Wolf as Majid
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2012
Black Out
Black Out as Youssef
{"id":42837,"title":"Rabat","year":"2011","character":"Zakaria","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/rabat","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_42837.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_42837.jpg"},"released":1}
2011
Rabat
Rabat as Zakaria
{"id":219753,"title":"Loft","year":"2010","character":"Tom Fenneker","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/loft-2010","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_219753.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_219753.jpg"},"released":1}
2010
Loft
Loft as Tom Fenneker
{"id":227784,"title":"The Last Days of Emma Blank","year":"2009","character":"Martin","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/the-last-days-of-emma-blank","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_227784.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_227784.jpg"},"released":1}
2009