
John Kani
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in the former snake pit of the zoo, hence the name) in Port Elizabeth in 1965 and helped to create many plays that went unpublished but were performed to...
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in the former snake pit of the zoo, hence the name) in Port Elizabeth in 1965 and helped to create many plays that went unpublished but were performed to...
Known For
Cast Credits
Mufasa: The Lion King
as Rafiki (voice)
Murder Mystery 2
as Colonel Ulenga
Seal Team
as Brick (voice)
The Lion King
as Rafiki (voice)
Murder Mystery
as Colonel Ulenga
Black Panther
as T'Chaka
Captain America: Civil War
as King T'Chaka
Jail Caesar
as Marius
How to Steal 2 Million
as Julius Twala Snr.
Coriolanus
as General Cominius
White Lion
as Old Gisani
Nothing But The Truth
as Sipho
Endgame
as Oliver Tambo
The Bird Can't Fly
as Stone
Final Solution
as Rev. Peter Lekota
The Tichborne Claimant
as Bogle
Kini & Adams
as Ben
The Ghost and the Darkness
as Samuel
Soweto Green
as Dr. Curtis
Sarafina!
as School Principal
Othello
as Othello
A Dry White Season
as Julius
Options
as Jonas
An African Dream
as Khatana
Miss Julie
as John
'Master Harold'... and the Boys
as Willie
The Grass Is Singing
as Moses
Marigolds in August
as Melton
Crew Credits
Nothing But The Truth
Director
Sizwe Bansi is Dead
Writer