John Kani

Bonisile John Kani (born August 30, 1942) is a South African Broadway actor, director and playwright who has won a Tony Award for his performances in The Island and Sizwe Banzi is Dead.
==Biography==
Kani performed with the acting troupe the Serpent Players (named for the former snake pit at a zoo in which they first performed) in 1965, during which time he contributed to the conception of many plays that were performed, but not published. He later co-wrote two more famous plays: Sizwe Banzi is Dead and This Island.
Since then, Kani has starred in numerous films and television series. Some of the more prominent titles include Captain America: Civil War, Black Panther, and Sarafina!.
==Significant Roles==
*Sarafina! - School Principal
*The Ghost and the Darkness - Samuel
*Marvel Cinematic Universe (Captain America: Civil War and Black Panther) - King T'Chaka
*The Lion King (2019) - Rafiki
==Roles==
*Disney's Dreamers - Old Gotoma
*Batman: Arkham Origins (2024 film) - Bird
==Quotes==
==Trivia==
*John Kani is the father of Atandwa Kani.
*John Kani’s left eye is a glass prosthetic, losing his real eye in a clash with Apartheid police.
*Kani speaks fluent in the African language Xhosa and for his role in Captain America: Civil War, he taught Chadwick Boseman real phrases of Xhosa to make their interactions more realistic.
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