Marlon Kazadi
- Actor
Marlon Sarfehjooy Kazadi (born November 16, 2004) is an award-winning actor and Music artist based out of Vancouver, BC. By the age of 14, he landed his very first lead role ("Taylor" in "Chained" 2020, directed by Titus Heckel) in which he won "Best Young Actor" by the New York International Film Awards (2021) as well as nominations for "Best Lead Performance (Male)" by UBCP/ACTRA (2021) and "Best Actor" at the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards (2021). In 2022, he landed another lead role in "Zombie Town" ("Mike Broadstreet," directed by Peter Lepeniotis) a zombie thriller based on author R.L. Stine's book of the same name. The film will premiere in theatres in 2023.
Kazadi made his acting debut in 2015 on the ABC series "The Whispers," when he was just 9 years old. Following a 3-year hiatus, Kazadi then returned to acting in 2018 where he landed the supporting role of Omar in the feature film "Child's Play," (directed by Lars Klevberg) a remake of the original classic horror film featuring the infamous Chucky doll. In that same year, he was also cast in two popular TV series: first as Young James (Jimmy) Olsen in "Supergirl," (CW) and then in a recurring role as Malcolm in "Riverdale" (Netflix).
When Marlon isn't acting, he likes to go to the studio to work on his music, as well as play basketball, and study Karate, where he won a gold medal in the Junior Canadian Shotokan Karate Tournament.
Kazadi made his acting debut in 2015 on the ABC series "The Whispers," when he was just 9 years old. Following a 3-year hiatus, Kazadi then returned to acting in 2018 where he landed the supporting role of Omar in the feature film "Child's Play," (directed by Lars Klevberg) a remake of the original classic horror film featuring the infamous Chucky doll. In that same year, he was also cast in two popular TV series: first as Young James (Jimmy) Olsen in "Supergirl," (CW) and then in a recurring role as Malcolm in "Riverdale" (Netflix).
When Marlon isn't acting, he likes to go to the studio to work on his music, as well as play basketball, and study Karate, where he won a gold medal in the Junior Canadian Shotokan Karate Tournament.
