John Kani
South African actor and author (born 1942)
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- Fame53.9
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- South Africa rank#185
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Born 1943 · age 83South Africa
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Updated 2026-06-26
Bonisile John Kani is a South African actor. 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 Mufasa: The Lion King as well as Colonel Ulenga in the Netflix films Murder Mystery (2019) and Murder Mystery 2 (2023). Also a playwright, Kani co-wrote with Athol Fugard and Winston Ntshona the 1975 anti-apartheid play Sizwe Banzi Is Dead, as well as performing in it.
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- Officer of the Order of the British Empire
- Order of Ikhamanga in Silver
- Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play
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