John Kani | |
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 Kani in Rosebank, Johannesburg in 2023 | |
| Born | Bonisile John Kani 30 August 1942 New Brighton, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
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| Years active | 1965–present |
| Children | Atandwa Kani |
| Honours | Order 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).