Does Marwan Kenzari Have a Wife? Were Sharing Everything We Know

Publish date: 2024-05-12

Marwan Kenzari is better referred to as Hot Jafar from ‘Aladdin,’ and other folks in all places need the 411 on his private existence. Here’s what we discovered.

Kate Brierley - Author

If you recall to mind Aladdin — and extra in particular, Jafar — whilst you hear Marwan Kenzari’s call, you’re no longer alone. He famously played the villain within the 2019 are living action film according to the preferred 1992 animated Disney film, in the end becoming better known as “hot Jafar.”

But the 36-year-old Dutch-Tunisian actor additionally appears in big-name films together with Murder on the Orient Express, The Mummy, What Happened to Monday, Wolf, and more.

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He’s recently starring in ‘The Old Guard’ on Netflix.

In a role that’s described as “an immortal ass-kicking mercenary” by way of Esquire Middle East, Marwan plays Joe, or Yusuf Al-Kaysani in The Old Guard. The movie is a Skydance and Netflix’s adaptation of Greg Rucka’s comic, which was once illustrated by way of Leandro Fernandez.

Marwan’s persona, Joe, is part of a group of centuries-old immortal mercenaries who battle evil on behalf of mankind — which doesn’t even know of the group’s life.

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Their fearless chief is played via none other than Charlize Theron, or Andy (brief for Andromache the Scythian).

Marwan is being identified for his portrayal of 1 half of a homosexual couple, along with his spouse Nicky being played through Luca Marinelli. Their dating takes center stage in the movie, which specializes in diversity and inclusion.

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"I'm very happy, very proud of spreading this powerful message of love through this movie," Marinelli shared with Digital Spy.

"The entire process of acting becomes a lot easier if you connect as human beings. For me, it's that simple. You might be able to achieve interesting scenes together if you hate each other outside of work, but it makes it easier, at least for me, to just get along."

The dating between Joe and Nicky, in part, was what drew director Gina Prince-Bythewood to the undertaking within the first place.

"The fact that there's this group of warriors that were from different cultures, different backgrounds, different genders, different sexual orientations that have come together to save humanity, I thought that that was such a beautiful thing,” she says.

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Is Marwan Kenzari married in real life?

As far as we know, Marwan isn’t married. But before getting too excited, he has been romantically linked to a model named Nora Ponse.

The blonde-haired beauty was first introduced to the world when she appeared by his side at the Aladdin premiere in 2019. Since then, she’s frequently featured alongside romantic captions on his personal social feeds.

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The happy couple just graced the cover of Vogue Netherlands, which is where they both live. Their cover was accompanied by a full feature spread, intimate photos, and interview footage where they look very much in love. 

"I believe it is good that we first discovered who we wanted to be in lifestyles," Nora shared. "With Marwan, the root...is powerful. Because we in finding the similar things necessary in lifestyles and because we have recognized each different for so long."

And it was actually an ex-girlfriend who got Marwan into acting.

Marwan credits his teenage girlfriend with giving him a push into the acting world. She signed them both up for a local production of the Broadway hit Chicago, although he had no previous interest in acting, and the rest was history. 

Of his subsequent success and the adoration of fans around the world, he says, “I’m very appreciative. It’s particular when people are so sort about what you do or what they see, you can simplest be appreciative.”

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