John Kani

John Kani
Kani in Rosebank, Johannesburg in 2023
Born
Bonisile John Kani

(1942-08-30) 30 August 1942 (age 82)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • director
  • playwright
Years active1965–present
ChildrenAtandwa Kani
HonoursOrder of Ikhamanga in Silver[1]

Bonisile John Kani, OIS, OBE (born 30 August 1942) is a South African actor, author, director and playwright. He is known for portraying T'Chaka in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Captain America: Civil War (2016) and Black Panther (2018), Rafiki in The Lion King (2019) and Colonel Ulenga in the Netflix films Murder Mystery (2019) and Murder Mystery 2 (2023).

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