John Kani

John Kani
OIS OBE
John Kani OIS OBE
	Kani in Rosebank, Johannesburg in 2023
Born	Bonisile John Kani; 30 August 1942 (age 82); New Brighton, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Occupations	Actor; author; director; playwright;
Years active	1965–present
Children	Atandwa Kani
Honours	Order of Ikhamanga in Silver

Bonisile John Kani OIS OBE (born 30 August 1942) 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 Colonel Ulenga in the Netflix films Murder Mystery (2019) and Murder Mystery 2 (2023).

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John Kani OIS OBE
Kani in Rosebank, Johannesburg in 2023
Born	Bonisile John Kani (1942-08-30) 30 August 1942 (age 82) New Brighton, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Occupations	Actor author director playwright
Years active	1965–present
Children	Atandwa Kani
Honours	Order of Ikhamanga in Silver^[1]