Acting
John Kani
- Born
- Nov 30, 1943 · Age 82
- Place of birth
- New Brighton, Gqeberha, Eastern Cape, South Africa
- Gender
- Male
- Movie credits
- 40
- TV credits
- 7
- Directing credits
- 1
Also known as (1)
- Bonsile John Kani
Biography
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in the former snake pit of the zoo, hence the name) in Port Elizabeth in 1965 and helped to create many plays that went unpublished but were performed to a resounding reception. These were followed by the more famous Sizwe Banzi is Dead and The Island, co-written with Athol Fugard and Winston Ntshona, in the early 1970s. He also received an Olivier…
