John Kani

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 "" 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.