John Kani
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
30 Nov 1943
Age
83 Years
Born In
New Brighton, Gqeberha, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Total Projects
47
Years Active
54 Yrs
Avg Rating
7.0 ★
Overview
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Bonsile John Kani (born 1943) is a South African actor, director and playwright. He was born in New Brighton, South Africa. Kani joined The Serpent Players (a group of actors whose first performance was in the former snake pit of the zoo, hence the name) in Port Elizabeth in 1965 and helped to create many...
Known For
Filmography
movie
Mufasa: The Lion King
Mufasa: The Lion King
as Rafiki (voice)
movie
Beyond the Light Barrier
Beyond the Light Barrier
as Narrator/Self
movie
Murder Mystery 2
Murder Mystery 2
as Colonel Ulenga
movie
Seal Team
Seal Team
as Brick (voice)
tv
What If...?
What If...?
as T'Chaka (voice)
tv
Marvel Studios Legends
Marvel Studios Legends
as T'Chaka (archive footage) (uncredited)
movie
The Lion King
The Lion King
as Rafiki (voice)
movie
The Space: Theatre of Survival
The Space: Theatre of Survival
movie
Murder Mystery
Murder Mystery
as Colonel Ulenga
movie
Black Panther
Black Panther
as T'Chaka
movie
Captain America: Civil War
Captain America: Civil War
as King T'Chaka
movie
1994: The Bloody Miracle
1994: The Bloody Miracle
as Narrator
movie
Jail Caesar
Jail Caesar
as Marius
movie
Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard
Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard
as Self
movie
How to Steal 2 Million
How to Steal 2 Million
as Julius Twala Snr.
movie
Coriolanus
Coriolanus
as General Cominius
movie
White Lion
White Lion
as Old Gisani
movie
Nothing But The Truth
Nothing But The Truth
as Sipho
movie
Endgame
Endgame
as Oliver Tambo
tv
Wallander
Wallander
as Max Khulu
movie
The Bird Can't Fly
The Bird Can't Fly
as Stone
movie
Final Solution
Final Solution
as Rev. Peter Lekota
movie
The Tichborne Claimant
The Tichborne Claimant
as Bogle
movie
Kini & Adams
Kini & Adams
as Ben
movie
The Ghost and the Darkness
The Ghost and the Darkness
as Samuel
tv
Silent Witness
Silent Witness
as Dr. Phiri
movie
Soweto Green
Soweto Green
as Dr. Curtis
movie
In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid
In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid
as Self
tv
African Skies
African Skies
movie
Sarafina!
Sarafina!
as School Principal
movie
The Native Who Caused All the Trouble
The Native Who Caused All the Trouble
movie
Othello
Othello
as Othello
movie
A Dry White Season
A Dry White Season
as Julius
movie
Options
Options
as Jonas
movie
Saturday Night at the Palace
Saturday Night at the Palace
movie
An African Dream
An African Dream
as Khatana
movie
Miss Julie
Miss Julie
as John
movie
'Master Harold'... and the Boys
'Master Harold'... and the Boys
as Willie
movie
The Grass Is Singing
The Grass Is Singing
as Moses
movie
A Sizwe Bansi Workshop
A Sizwe Bansi Workshop
as Himself
movie
Marigolds in August
Marigolds in August
as Melton
movie
Victims of Apartheid
Victims of Apartheid
as George O'Brien
movie
The Wild Geese
The Wild Geese
as Sgt. Jesse Blake
movie
Sizwe Bansi is Dead
Sizwe Bansi is Dead
as Styles/Buntu
tv
Playhouse
Playhouse
as Styles / Buntu
tv
Play for Today
Play for Today
as George O'Brien
movie
The Man in the Mirror