John Kani was born on November 30, 1942 in New Brighton, South Africa as Bonsile John Kani. He is an actor and writer, known for Black Panther (2018), Captain America: Civil War (2016) and The Ghost and the Darkness (1996). He won Broadway s 1975 Tony Award, along with his co-star Winston Ntshona, as Best Actor (Dramatic) for 'Sizwe Banzi is Dead and The Island.' Was also nominated with Ntshona and Athol Fugard as co-authors in the Best Play nomination for the same production. Kani lost his left eye during a beating by South African police after returning home from a Broadway production of 'Sizwe Banzi Is Dead', which was critical of Apartheid. He survived after being left for dead and subsequently won a 1975 Tony Award for his performance.