Marlon Kazadi – Wikipedia

Marlon S. Kazadi (born Nov. 16, 2004) is a Canadian actor and music artist. He is known for the  role of “Taylor” in the Independent film Chained, (2020). This was Kazadi’s first lead role, in which he won “Best Young Actor” from the New York International Film Awards, and nominations for Best Actor for a Canadian Film at the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards. as well as Best Lead Performance, Male at the UBCP/ACTRA Awards.

Early life[edit]

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 remarried 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.  

Kazadi made his first acting debut at 9 years old, on the ABC series The Whispers. He decided to respond to an open call after his Mother suggested that he may take a liking to acting, as she noticed his talent from him replaying movie characters that he watched as a child.  

Marlon then took a three-year hiatus from acting to pursue a career as a professional soccer player, which was his first dream. One day during his soccer training, Kazadi had an epiphany and realized that acting was his true calling. In 2018 he made his return to acting; 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.

By the age of 15, Marlon landed his first lead role as Taylor in the feature film Chained, (2020) a crime thriller by Titus Heckel, in which Kazadi won, and was nominated for multiple awards based off of his performance.

His work in “Chained” caught the eyes of various producers, which eventually landed him another lead role, this time as Mike Broadstreet in “Zombie Town,” a zombie thriller directed by Peter Lepeniotis, based on author R.L. Stine’s book of the same name. The film will premiere in theatres in 2023.

Filmography[edit]

Film & Television

Year	Title	Role	Note
2022	Zombie Town	Mike Broadstreet	Lead Actor
2021	Chained	Taylor	Lead Actor
2020	Christmas In evergreen: Bells Are Ringing	David	Main Cast
2019	Child’s Play	Omar	Main Cast
2019	Supergirl	Young James	Episode 419: “American Dreamer”
2019-2021	Riverdale	Malcolm	Episodes: Chapter Sixty: Dog Day Afternoon Chapter Sixty-Four: The Ice Storm Chapter Seventy-Two: To Die For Chapter Seventy-Eight: The Preppy Murders Chapter Seventy-Nine: Graduation
2019	Christmas In Evergreen: Tidings of Joy	David	Main Cast
2018	Christmas In Evergreen: Letters to Santa	David	Main Cast
2015	The Whispers	Nomad Boy	Episode 2: “Hide & Seek”

Awards & Nomination[edit]

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Year	Award	Category	Nominated Work	Result
2021	New York International Film Awards	Best Young Lead Actor	Chained	Won
2021	UBCP/ACTRA Awards, Vancouver	Best Lead Performance, Male	Chained	Nominated
2021	VFCC Awards	Best Actor in a Canadian Film	Chained	Nominated

References[edit]

1. ^ Jump up to:
a b “An Interview with NextGen Actor Marlon Kazadi on His New Feature Film ‘Chained’“. We Are Entertainment News. June 24, 2021. Retrieved August 11, 2021.

2. ^ “Chained: Marlon Kazadi on Leading New Feature Film – Exclusive Interview“. Courageous Nerd. June 14, 2021. Retrieved August 11, 2021.

3. ^ Médias, Groupe des Nouveaux. “Radio-Canada.ca | Information, radio, télé, sports, Arts et divertissement“. Radio-Canada (in Canadian French).
Retrieved August 11, 2021.

4. ^ “‘Mank’ leads Vancouver Film Critics nominations“. AwardsWatch. February
21, 2021. Retrieved August 11, 2021.

5.“https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/dan-aykroyd-chevy- chase-zombie-town-rl-stine-1235206863/ Hollywood Reporter, August 29, 2022. Retrieved Feb. 28, 2023.

6. “https://newyorkinternationalfilmawards.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/ 10/2021/05/WINNERS-NYIFA-APRIL-2021.pdf” New York International Film Awards, April 2021. Retrieved August 11, 2021.

7. “https://www.ubcpactra.ca/ubcp-actra-awards-2021-nominees/#Lead-Male” UBCP Actra, April 2021. Retrieved August 11, 2021.

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