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* ''Film/{{Ghosted|2023}}'' (2023) as Marco
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He began dating Dutch model Nora Ponse in 2018. The couple are engaged and have one child together.

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He began dating Dutch model Nora Ponse in 2018. The couple are engaged and have one child together.together, a son.
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He began dating Dutch model Nora Ponse in 2018 after ten years of the two being friends.

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He began dating Dutch model Nora Ponse in 2018 after ten years of the two being friends. 2018. The couple are engaged and have one child together.



* ''Film/{{Black Adam|2022}}'' (2022) as Ishmael/Sabbac and King Akh-Ton

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* {{Typecasting}}: Villains and thugs in recent years. 2019 to 2022 saw him playing the BigBad in ''Film/{{Aladdin|2019}}'' and ''Film/{{Black Adam|2022}}'', a serial rapist in ''Instinct,'' and a war criminal in ''De Oost.''
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* ''Film/{{Black Adam|2022}}'' (2022) as Ishmael / Sabbac

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He made his English-language debut in the 2016 film ''Collide'', followed by the remake of ''Literature/BenHur'' and historical drama ''Film/{{The Promise|2016}}''. He later appeared in Creator/KennethBranagh's [[Film/{{Murder on the Orient Express|2017}} adaptation]] of ''Film/MurderOnTheOrientExpress'' and ''Film/{{The Mummy|2017}}'', both in 2017.

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He made his English-language debut in the 2016 film ''Collide'', followed by the remake of ''Literature/BenHur'' ''[[Film/BenHur2016 Ben-Hur]]'' and historical drama ''Film/{{The Promise|2016}}''. He later appeared in Creator/KennethBranagh's [[Film/{{Murder on the Orient Express|2017}} adaptation]] of ''Film/MurderOnTheOrientExpress'' and ''Film/{{The Mummy|2017}}'', both in 2017.
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Kenzari began dating Dutch model Nora Ponse in 2018 after ten years of the two being friends. They appeared on the cover of ''Vogue'' together in 2020.

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Kenzari He began dating Dutch model Nora Ponse in 2018 after ten years of the two being friends. They appeared on the cover of ''Vogue'' together in 2020.
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* ''Film/BenHur2016'' as Druses
* ''Film/ThePromise2016'' as Emre Ogan
* ''Film/TheMummy2017'' as Malik

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* ''Film/BenHur2016'' ''[[Film/BenHur2016 Ben-Hur]]'' (2016) as Druses
* ''Film/ThePromise2016'' ''Film/{{The Promise|2016}}'' (2016) as Emre Ogan
* ''Film/TheMummy2017'' ''Film/{{The Mummy|2017}}'' (2017) as Malik



* ''Film/MurderOnTheOrientExpress2017'' as Pierre Michel
* ''Film/Aladdin2019'' as [[UsefulNotes/GrandVizierJafar Jafar]]
* ''Film/{{Instinct}}'' (2019) as Idris

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* ''Film/MurderOnTheOrientExpress2017'' ''Film/{{Murder on the Orient Express|2017}}'' as Pierre Michel
* ''Film/Aladdin2019'' ''Film/{{Aladdin|2019}}'' (2019) as [[UsefulNotes/GrandVizierJafar Jafar]]
* ''Film/{{Instinct}}'' ''Instinct'' (2019) as Idris



* ''Film/{{Black Adam|2022}}'' (2022) as TBA

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* TallDarkAndHandsome: He's 6'3" (1.9 meters) tall and memetic for being highly attractive.

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Kenzari began dating Dutch model Nora Ponse in 2018 after ten years of the two being friends. They appeared on the cover of ''Vogue'' together in 2020.



* {{Omniglot}}: Fluent in Dutch, Arabic, English, and French.

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* {{Omniglot}}: Fluent in Dutch, Arabic, English, and French. In their couples' interview for ''Vogue'', his girlfriend revealed he is also learning Russian.
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Prior to his international breakthrough, Kenzari was mostly known for acting in his native Netherlands, appearing in works like the {{police procedural}} ''Series/FlikkenMaastricht''.

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Prior to his international breakthrough, Kenzari was mostly known for acting in his native Netherlands, appearing in works things like the {{police procedural}} ''Series/FlikkenMaastricht''.
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* ''Film/{{Black Adam|2022}}'' (2022) as TBA

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* PlayingAgainstType: Inverted; despite being most well-known for playing a villain in ''Aladdin'', he's actually played mostly good (or at least neutral) characters among his more notable works.
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* ''Literature/BenHur'' (2016) as Druses

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* ''Film/TheMummy2017'' (2017) as Malik

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* ''Film/MurderOnTheOrientExpress2017'' (2017) as Pierre Michel
* ''Film/Aladdin2019'' (2019) as [[UsefulNotes/GrandVizierJafar Jafar]]

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* ''Film/{{The Promise|2016}}'' (2016) as Emre Ogan
* ''Film/{{The Mummy|2017}}'' (2017) as Malik

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* ''Film/{{The Mummy|2017}}'' ''Film/TheMummy2017'' (2017) as Malik



* ''Film/{{Murder on the Orient Express|2017}}'' (2017) as Pierre Michel
* ''Film/{{Aladdin|2019}}'' (2019) as [[UsefulNotes/GrandVizierJafar Jafar]]
* ''Instinct'' (2019) as Idris
* ''Film/TheOldGuard'' (2020) as Yusuf Al-Kaysani / Joe

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* ''Instinct'' ''Film/{{Instinct}}'' (2019) as Idris
* ''Film/TheOldGuard'' (2020) as Yusuf Al-Kaysani al-Kaysani / Joe
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Kenzari is best known for portraying villainous Jafar in [[Film/{{Aladdin|2019}} the 2019 remake]] of Creator/{{Disney}}'s 1992 animated film ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}'', itself an adaptation of [[Literature/{{Aladdin}} the titular story]] from ''Literature/ArabianNights''. Upon being announced for the role, Kenzari quickly [[MemeticMutation became noted as "Hot Jafar"]] on the Internet before the movie was actually released.

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Kenzari is best known for portraying villainous Jafar in [[Film/{{Aladdin|2019}} the 2019 remake]] of Creator/{{Disney}}'s 1992 animated film ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'', itself an adaptation of [[Literature/{{Aladdin}} the titular story]] from ''Literature/ArabianNights''. Upon being announced for the role, Kenzari quickly [[MemeticMutation became noted as "Hot Jafar"]] on the Internet before the movie was actually released.
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Marwan Kenzari (born 16 January 1983) is a Dutch actor of Tunisian descent.

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Marwan Kenzari (born 16 January 1983) 1983 in The Hague, Netherlands) is a Dutch actor of Tunisian descent.
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He made his English-language debut in the 2016 film ''Collide'', followed by the remake of ''Literature/BenHur'' and historical drama ''Film/{{The Promise|2016}}''. He later appeared in Creator/KennethBranagh's [[Film/{{Murder on the Orient Express|2017}} adaptation]] of ''Film/MurderOnTheOrientExpress'' and [[Film/TheMummy2017 the reboot]] of ''Film/TheMummy'', both in 2017.

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He made his English-language debut in the 2016 film ''Collide'', followed by the remake of ''Literature/BenHur'' and historical drama ''Film/{{The Promise|2016}}''. He later appeared in Creator/KennethBranagh's [[Film/{{Murder on the Orient Express|2017}} adaptation]] of ''Film/MurderOnTheOrientExpress'' and [[Film/TheMummy2017 the reboot]] of ''Film/TheMummy'', ''Film/{{The Mummy|2017}}'', both in 2017.
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* ''Instinct'' (TBA) as Idris

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Kenzari is best known for portraying villainous Jafar in [[Film/{{Aladdin|2019}} the 2019 remake]] of Creator/{{Disney}}'s 1992 animated film ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}'', itself an adaptation of [[Literature/{{Aladdin}} the titular story]] from ''Literature/ArabianNights''. Upon being announced for the role, Kenzari quickly [[BestKnownForTheFanservice became noted as "Hot Jafar"]] on the Internet before the movie was actually released.

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Kenzari is best known for portraying villainous Jafar in [[Film/{{Aladdin|2019}} the 2019 remake]] of Creator/{{Disney}}'s 1992 animated film ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}'', itself an adaptation of [[Literature/{{Aladdin}} the titular story]] from ''Literature/ArabianNights''. Upon being announced for the role, Kenzari quickly [[BestKnownForTheFanservice [[MemeticMutation became noted as "Hot Jafar"]] on the Internet before the movie was actually released.
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* AmbiguouslyBrown: Born and raised in The Netherlands by a Tunisian family.

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Marwan Kenzari (born 16 January 1983) is a Dutch actor.

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Marwan Kenzari (born 16 January 1983) is a Dutch actor.
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Marwan Kenzari (born 16 January 1983) is a Dutch actor.

Kenzari is best known for portraying villainous Jafar in [[Film/{{Aladdin|2019}} the 2019 remake]] of Creator/{{Disney}}'s 1992 animated film ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}'', itself an adaptation of [[Literature/{{Aladdin}} the titular story]] from ''Literature/ArabianNights''. Upon being announced for the role, Kenzari quickly [[BestKnownForTheFanservice became noted as "Hot Jafar"]] on the Internet before the movie was actually released.

Prior to his international breakthrough, Kenzari was mostly known for acting in his native Netherlands, appearing in works like the {{police procedural}} ''Series/FlikkenMaastricht''.

He made his English-language debut in the 2016 film ''Collide'', followed by the remake of ''Literature/BenHur'' and historical drama ''Film/{{The Promise|2016}}''. He later appeared in Creator/KennethBranagh's [[Film/{{Murder on the Orient Express|2017}} adaptation]] of ''Film/MurderOnTheOrientExpress'' and [[Film/TheMummy2017 the reboot]] of ''Film/TheMummy'', both in 2017.

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!! Selected filmography:
* ''Series/FlikkenMaastricht'' (2008 -- 2010) as Luca de Keyzer
* ''Literature/BenHur'' (2016) as Druses
* ''Film/{{The Promise|2016}}'' (2016) as Emre Ogan
* ''Film/{{The Mummy|2017}}'' (2017) as Malik
* ''Film/WhatHappenedToMonday'' (2017) as Adrian Knowles
* ''Film/{{Murder on the Orient Express|2017}}'' (2017) as Pierre Michel
* ''Film/{{Aladdin|2019}}'' (2019) as [[UsefulNotes/GrandVizierJafar Jafar]]
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!! Kenzari's life and career provide examples of:
* AmbiguouslyBrown: Born and raised in The Netherlands by a Tunisian family.
* {{Omniglot}}: Fluent in Dutch, Arabic, English, and French.
* PlayingAgainstType: Inverted; despite being most well-known for playing a villain in ''Aladdin'', he's actually played mostly good (or at least neutral) characters among his more notable works.
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