Who is John Kani?

John Kani is an actor, author, director, and playwright of South African nationality. John Kani is popular for featuring in Black Panther (2018), Captain America: Civil War (2016) The Ghost and the Darkness (1996), etc.

In 2023, he will be seen as Colonel Ulenga in the mystery comedy film Murder Mystery 2 alongside other actors named Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston, Mélanie Laurent, Jodie Turner-Smith, and Tony Goldwyn.

This project is the sequel to the 2019 film Murder Mystery, and now the main characters solve the case where their friend Maharajah is unexpectedly kidnapped.

His upcoming screen projects Mufasa: The Lion King as Rafiki (voice) and I am Khama! as King Khama III (voice) are in the post-production stage and will release soon.

John Kani- Age, Parents, Ethnicity, Education

John Kani’s full birthdate is 30 Aug 1943 and he was born in New Brighton, Gqeberha, South Africa as Bonsile John Kani. Similarly, the name of his father and his mother’s identity is not known.

Further, John Kani’s ancestry is South African and as to his academics, he might have completed college studies.