John Kani | |
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Born | Bonisile John Kani 30 August 1943 New Brighton, Cape Province, South Africa |
Nationality | South African |
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Years active | 1965–present |
Children | Atandwa Kani |
Honours | Order of Ikhamanga in Silver |
Bonisile John Kani (born November 30, 1942) is a South African actor, director and playwright. He is known for his role as T'Chaka in the Marvel studios blockbusters Captain America: Civil War and Black Panther and also the 2011 movie How to Steal 2 Million.
His left eye was lost in an incident with the South African police in 1975 and he now wears a prosthetic.[1]
In August 2017, Kani was cast to perform the voice of Rafiki in the 2019 CGI remake of The Lion King directed by Jon Favreau.[2]