Bonisile John Kani (born November 30, 1942) is a South African actor, director and playwright. He is known for his role as T'Chaka in the Marvel studios blockbusters Captain America: Civil War and Black Panther and also the 2011 movie How to Steal 2 Million.
His left eye was lost in an incident with the South African police in 1975 and he now wears a prosthetic.
In August 2017, Kani was cast to perform the voice of Rafiki in the 2019 CGI remake of The Lion King directed by Jon Favreau.