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Marwan Kenzari

Acting Born Jan 16, 1983 The Hague, Netherlands 24 credits

Biography

Marwan Kenzari (born 16 January 1983) is a Dutch actor born in The Hague, Netherlands. Starting his career in 2008, he first came to prominence for his role in the 2013 film Wolf, which earned him a Golden Calf award for Best Actor. Since 2016, he has been starring in English-language films, including Aladdin (2019), The Old Guard (2020) and Black Adam (2022), which earned him international recognition.

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Known for

The Night Agent

as Sami Saidi
Film

Black Adam

as Ishmael / Sabbac / King Ahk-Ton
Film

Ghosted

as Marco
Film

The Return

as Antinous (Antinoo)
Film

The Old Guard

as Yusuf Al-Kaysani / Joe

Full filmography

  • The Night Agent (2023) as Sami Saidi
  • Flikken Maastricht (2007) as Luca de Keyzer
  • Aladdin (2019) as Jafar
  • Black Adam (2022) as Ishmael / Sabbac / King Ahk-Ton
  • Ghosted (2023) as Marco
  • The Mummy (2017) as Malik
  • The Return (2024) as Antinous (Antinoo)
  • Murder on the Orient Express (2017) as Pierre Michel
  • What Happened to Monday (2017) as Adrian Knowles
  • The Old Guard 2 (2025) as Yusuf Al-Kaysani / Joe
  • The Old Guard (2020) as Yusuf Al-Kaysani / Joe
  • Penoza (2010) as Mustafa 'Moes' Eski
  • Ben-Hur (2016) as Drusus
  • De Avondshow met Arjen Lubach (2022) as Self
  • Godforsaken True Killers (2011) as Frank Hendrikx
  • The Promise (2016) as Emre Ogan
  • Collide (2016) as Matthias
  • The Angel (2018) as Ashraf Marwan
  • The East (2021) as Raymond "De Turk" Westerling
  • Black Out (2012) as Youssef
  • Loft (2010) as Tom Fenneker
  • Instinct (2019) as Idris
  • Accused (2014) as Detective Ron Leeflang
  • Mix Tape (2011) as Alain