Marwan Kenzari
Biography
Born in The Hague, Marwan Kenzari is a Dutch actor with Tunisian roots who began appearing in Dutch film and television in 2008. He studied at the Maastricht Academy of Dramatic Arts and after graduating in 2009 joined Toneelgroep Amsterdam, touring with the company to Moscow, London, Vienna and New York. His breakthrough came in Wolf (2013), in which he played a kickboxer, and the part won him a Golden Calf at the Netherlands Film Festival for best actor; the Berlin International Film Festival gave him a Shooting Stars Award in 2014. He moved into English-language films in 2016 with Collide (2016), Ben-Hur (2016) and The Promise (2016), and gained international recognition as the villain Jafar in Aladdin (2019), later appearing in The Old Guard (2020) and Black Adam (2022).
43years old
Turns 44 on January 16in 94 days
- Born The Hague
- Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
Movie Career
- Films
- 16
- Career span
- 16 years2009 to 2025
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Getting ready for a role
Kenzari trained for over a year to play kickboxer Majid in Wolf, the role that won him a Golden Calf for Best Actor at the Netherlands Film Festival in 2013.
Early training
Kenzari was recruited by the Toneelgroep Amsterdam after graduating from the Maastricht Academy of Dramatic Arts in 2009, and toured with the company in Moscow, London, Vienna and New York City.
Marwan Kenzari movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Fifteen actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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- Christian RubeckWhat Happened to Monday (2017) and Collide (2016)
- Raymond ThiryBlack Out (2012) and Loft (2010)
- Veronica NgoThe Old Guard 2 (2025) and The Old Guard (2020)
- Luca MarinelliThe Old Guard 2 (2025) and The Old Guard (2020)
- KiKi LayneThe Old Guard 2 (2025) and The Old Guard (2020)
- Gijs NaberLoft (2010) and The Last Days of Emma Blank (2009)
- Renée FokkerBlack Out (2012) and Loft (2010)
- Alex van WarmerdamBlack Out (2012) and The Last Days of Emma Blank (2009)
- Kim van KootenBlack Out (2012) and Loft (2010)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Marwan Kenzari's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$2.3 billion
8 of the 15 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 15 films: 8 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 3 never in cinemas; 3 figure not found.
- 8Worldwide figure
- 1US gross only
- 3Never in cinemas
- 3Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$1.1B45.3% of the total
- 2$409M17.6% of the total
- 3$393M16.9% of the total
- 4$353M15.2% of the total
- 5$94M4.0% of the total
- 6$12M0.5% of the total
- 7$6.8M0.3% of the total
- 8$3.3M0.1% of the total
Awards
One award and honor.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 2013 | Golden Calf for Best Actor | Won | |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.