Portrait of Atandwa Kani

Atandwa Kani

Acting

Biography

Atandwa Kani (born June 6, 1984) is a South African actor, and the son of South African veteran actor John Kani. Kani was born in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. He was exposed to the entertainment industry at a young age by observing and learning from his father, who studied scripts for his own acting roles and took his son to theatre performances. These experiences influenced him to follow in his father's footsteps. He was educated at the University of Witwatersrand (Wits), where he studied theatre performance and participated in school productions. He graduated in 2008, with an Honours degree in theatrical performance. Kani is currently completing a MFA in Acting at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Born: June 6, 1984

Place of Birth: Port Elizabeth, South Africa

Filmography

2021
What If...?

as King T'Chaka / Black Panther (voice)

2020
Terror Lake Drive

as Professor Nkrumah

2018
Black Panther

as Young T'Chaka

2017
2013
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

as Nelson Mandela 16-23

2006