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Marlon Kazadi (born Nov. 16, 2004) is a Canadian actor and music artist from Vancouver, British Columbia.[1]

Early life

Marlon S. Kazadi moved to Vancouver, B.C. from the Democratic Republic of Congo, at the age of 7, with his mother, Fatou Kazadi; who later married music producer Kayvon Sarfehjooy (K-Salaam). Marlon Kazadi attended French speaking schools – Ecole Anne Hébert and Ecole des Pionniers, before continuing his education in English.  

Career

Kazadi made his first acting debut at 9 years old,[2] on the ABC series The Whispers. He then took a three-year hiatus from acting to pursue a career as a professional soccer player.[1]

He returned to acting in 2018, where he landed the supporting role of Omar in the feature film Child's Play, a remake of the original classic horror film featuring the infamous Chucky doll.

That same year, Kazadi was cast in two popular series: first as Young James (Jimmy) Olsen in Supergirl, and then in a recurring role as Malcolm in Riverdale. Shortly after, he landed his first lead role as Taylor in the feature film Chained,[3] (2020) a crime thriller by Titus Heckel, in which Kazadi won “Best Young Actor” from the New York International Film Awards, and a nomination for Best Actor for a Canadian Film at the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards.[4] Kazadi also landed a role in the new Ghostbusters: Afterlife.

References

External links

• Marlon Kazadi at IMDb

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