1. Marwan Kenzari was born on 17 January 1983 in The Hague, Netherlands, to a Tunisian family.
11 Facts About Marwan Kenzari
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Marwan Kenzari's father was a construction worker, while his mother was a housewife.
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In 2009, Kenzari graduated at the Maastricht Academy of Dramatic Arts.
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Marwan Kenzari has acted in films and TV series in his native Dutch since 2008.
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Marwan Kenzari trained for over a year to play the role of kickboxer Majid.
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In 2014, Marwan Kenzari won a Shooting Stars Award at the Berlin International Film Festival.
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In 2019, Marwan Kenzari played villain Jafar in Disney's live-action adaptation of Aladdin.
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Marwan Kenzari gained international recognition after portraying the role with mainstream media giving him the nickname "hot Jafar".
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In July 2020, Marwan Kenzari appeared in The Old Guard as one of the film's protagonists.
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Marwan Kenzari has a minor role in the second season of the Netflix show The Night Agent, released January 2025.
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Marwan Kenzari starred as the controversial Royal Netherlands East Indies Army officer Raymond Westerling in the 2020 film The East, which was released on Amazon Prime Video.