Marwan Kenzari - Rotten Tomatoes

Adept at both highly physical roles and more finely calibrated dramatic work, Dutch actor Marwan Kenzari graduated quickly from features in his native ... MarwanKenzari HighestRated: 80% TheOldGuard(2020) LowestRated: 16% TheMummy(2017) Birthday: Jan16,1983 Birthplace: TheHague,Zuid-Holland,TheNetherlands Adeptatbothhighlyphysicalrolesandmorefinelycalibrateddramaticwork,DutchactorMarwanKenzarigraduatedquicklyfromfeaturesinhisnativecountryliketheacclaimed"Wolf"(2013)toHollywoodprojectslike"Ben-Hur"(2016),"TheMummy"(2017)and"Aladdin"(2018).BornJanuary16,1983toTunisianparentsinTheHagueintheNetherlands,hebeganactingasateenagerwhenagirlfriendsignedhimuptoauditionforaproductionofthemusical"Chicago."Kenzari'sfeaturefilmdebutcamein"Katia'sSister"(2008),adarkdramaaboutimmigrantsinhisnativecountry,andhesoonaddedrecurringturnsasaconartistontheDutchpolicedrama"FlikkenMaastrict"(NPO,2007-)andasayoungMoroccanmanonasoul-searchingroadtripin"Rabat"(2011).KenzarifinallyearnedhisbreakoutroleasaDutch-bornkickboxerwhofallsinwithorganizedcrimeelementsin"Wolf"(2013).Histurn,whichrequiredhimtoundergo18monthsofspecializedtraining,wonaGoldenCalfforBestActorfromtheNetherlandsFilmFestival,andbroughtKenzariinternationalattention.This,inturn,ledtoappearancesinaslewofEnglish-languageprojects,frommodestactionprojectslike"Collide"(2013),withBenKingsleyandAnthonyHopkins,toepicadventures"Ben-Hur"(2016),whichcasthimastheRomanofficerDruses,and"ThePromise"(2016),withOscarIsaacandChristianBale.Therewerealsoturnsasamemberofasecretsocietychargedwithinvestigatingsupernaturaloccurrencesin"TheMummy"(2016)andasanagentforadystopianfuturesocietyin"WhatHappenedtoMonday"(Netflix,2017).Thelatteryearprovedtobeoneofthemosthigh-profileperiodsinhiscareer,withasupportingturnasatrainconductorcaughtinabafflingmysteryinKennethBranagh's"MurderontheOrientExpress"(2017)andtheannouncementthathewouldplaythewickedmagicianJafarinalive-actiontakeon"Aladdin"(2018)fordirectorGuyRitchieandWaltDisneyPictures. Highestratedmovies TheOldGuard TheOldGuard Instinct Instinct Wolf Wolf TheEast TheEast TheAngel TheAngel WhatHappenedtoMonday WhatHappenedtoMonday MurderontheOrientExpress MurderontheOrientExpress Aladdin Aladdin Photos ViewAllPhotos(27) SkiptoQuotes Filmography Movies Tomatometer® AudienceScore Title Credit BoxOffice Year NoScoreYet NoScoreYet BlackAdam Unknown(Character) - 2021 70% NoScoreYet TheEast RaymondWesterling(Character) $46 2020 80% 70% TheOldGuard Joe(Character) - 2020 57% 94% Aladdin Jafar(Character) $355.6M 2019 80% 71% Instinct Idris(Character) - 2019 69% 62% TheAngel AshrafMarwan(Character) - 2018 61% 67% WhatHappenedtoMonday Unknown(Character) - 2017 60% 53% MurderontheOrientExpress PierreMichel(Character) $101.5M 2017 16% 35% TheMummy Malik(Character) $80.1M 2017 51% 92% ThePromise EmreOgan(Character) $8.0M 2016 24% 35% Collide Matthias(Character) $2.2M 2016 25% 53% Ben-Hur Druses(Character) $26.4M 2016 NoScoreYet 69% Accused Det.RonLeeflang(Character) - 2014 NoScoreYet NoScoreYet Reckless Rico(Character) - 2014 71% 69% Wolf Majid(Character) - 2013 NoScoreYet NoScoreYet Loft TomFenneker(Character) - 2010 TV Tomatometer® AudienceScore Title Credit Year NoScoreYet NoScoreYet TheGodless FrankHendrikx(Character) 2012 News&InterviewsforMarwanKenzari AllUpcomingDisneyMovies:NewDisneyLive-Action,Animation,Pixar,Marvel,20thCentury,AndSearchlight ViewAll Home Movies TVShows New RTPodcast MORE News MyAccount signup login logout