Marwan Kenzari, a Dutch actor, was born on January 16, 1983. He began his career in 2008, but his 2013 part in the movie Wolf—for which he won the Golden Calf for Best Actor—was the one that initially made him famous. Since 2016, he has played the lead in English-language movies like Aladdin (2019), The Old Guard (2020), and Black Adam (2022), which helped him gain fame on a global scale.
In 2016, he performed in the English-language films Collide, Ben-Hur, and The Promise, earning him a spot on The Hollywood Reporter’s list of “15 International Breakout Talents of 2016.” [9] Kenzari portrayed the evil Jafar in Disney’s live-action Aladdin in 2019. After playing the role, he received international acclaim, with mainstream media dubbing him “hot Jafar.” Kenzari was featured as one of the film’s protagonists in The Old Guard in July 2020. Kenzari was cast in the upcoming film Black Adam in February 2021.
In the 2020 film The East, which was released on Amazon Prime Video, he played the notorious Royal Netherlands East Indies Army (KNIL) officer Raymond Westerling.
Where did Marwan Kenzari go to college and high school? Did Marwan Kenzari go to film school?
Kenzari graduated from the Maastricht Academy of Dramatic Arts in 2009. Following graduation, he was hired by Toneelgroep Amsterdam, which allowed him to tour with the group in Moscow, London, Vienna, and New York City.
