1. Atandwa Kani was born on 6 June 1984 and is a South African actor.
14 Facts About Atandwa Kani
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In 2019, Atandwa Kani was in the process of completing a Master of Fine Arts in acting at New York University Tisch School of the Arts.
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Atandwa Kani made his international stage debut in The Tempest, a collaboration between the Baxter Theatre Centre and the Royal Shakespeare Company, where he played Ariel alongside his father and Sir Antony Sher.
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In 2009, Atandwa Kani made his United States television debut in the CW Television Network program Life Is Wild, an American adaptation of the hugely popular ITV family drama Wild at Heart that aired in the United Kingdom from 2006 until 2012.
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The American adaptation was commissioned for only one season, but from 2010 to 2012, Atandwa Kani played the role of Thabo in series 5 and 6, plus a brief appearance in series 7, of the original British Wild at Heart, starring Stephen Tompkinson and Dawn Steele.
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In 2009, Atandwa Kani performed in two new plays, Hayani and ID Pending, which explore ideas of home and identity for young South Africans in different ways.
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Atandwa Kani has been featured in the TrueLove magazine in the first of its In Bed With.
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Atandwa Kani then went on to play the young Nelson Mandela in the movie Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, directed by Justin Chadwick, acting alongside Idris Elba, Naomie Harris and Terry Pheto.
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Atandwa Kani went on to appear as the lead on Kowethu, a SABC 1 drama directed by Rolie Nikiwe.
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Atandwa Kani performed Sizwe Banzi Is Dead in New York City, directed by Dr John Kani.
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Atandwa Kani has recently been seen in the hit Mzansi Magic TV series, It's Complicated.
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On Tuesday, 12 July 2016, Atandwa Kani attended the African premiere of The Suit, a short film in which he plays the role of Philemon, at the Old Fort of Zanzibar as part of the 19th Zanzibar International Film Festival.
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In 2018, Atandwa Kani portrayed the younger King T'Chaka, a dual part shared with his father, John Atandwa Kani, in the film Black Panther.
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Fikile and Atandwa Kani separated in 2019 and divorced amicably in 2023 based on irreconcilable differences.