Danny Sapani

Biography

Danny Sapani is an English actor who was raised in Hackney, took early acting classes at Kentish Town's Weekend Arts College and went on to the Central School of Speech and Drama, where he trained. He became a familiar face on British television through Ultimate Force, Misfits, Blackout and Harlots, played Sembene in the first two seasons of Penny Dreadful, and took a guest role in Doctor Who as Colonel Manton and parts in Black Earth Rising, Killing Eve and Halo. His films include Trance (2013), Singam II (2013), Star Wars: The Last Jedi, The Siege of Jadotville (2016), Black Panther (2018) and The Amateur (2025). On stage his credits include Joe Turner's Come and Gone by August Wilson and Radio Golf, Errol John's Moon on a Rainbow Shawl and a National Theatre production of Medea, and in 2021 he acted with Adrian Lester in the Almeida's streamed Hymn.

55years old

Turns 56 on November 15in 33 days

Born November 15, 1970London
Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
Daniel Sapani (birth name)

Movie Career

Films: 9
Career span: 17 years2008 to 2025

Genres

Drama67%, 6 films
Action44%, 4 films
Thriller33%, 3 films
Adventure22%, 2 films
Crime22%, 2 films

First and latest

Danny Sapani movies on Netflix

The Amateur2025IMDb rating 6.5as Caleb
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare2024IMDb rating 6.8as Kambili 'KB' Kalu - 'The Prince of Fernando Po'
Girl2023IMDb rating 5.9as Samuel
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever2022IMDb rating 6.6as Border Tribe Elder
Ear for Eye2021IMDb rating 6.3as US Adult
Black Panther2018IMDb rating 7.3as Border Tribe Elder
The Siege of Jadotville2016IMDb rating 7.2as Moise Tshombe
Trance2013IMDb rating 6.9as Nate
The Oxford Murders2008IMDb rating 6.0as Scott

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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The Amateur2025 Action, Thrilleras Caleb
IMDb rating 6.5103K votes
Trance2013 Crime, Drama, Mysteryas Nate
IMDb rating 6.9121K votes
The Siege of Jadotville2016as Moise Tshombe
IMDb rating 7.249K votes
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare2024as Kambili 'KB' Kalu - 'The Prince of Fernando Po'
IMDb rating 6.8168K votes
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever2022as Border Tribe Elder
IMDb rating 6.6402K votes
Black Panther2018as Border Tribe Elder
IMDb rating 7.3927K votes
The Oxford Murders2008as Scott
IMDb rating 6.032K votes
Girl2023as Samuel
IMDb rating 5.9202 votes

Most often with

Ryan Coogler directed two of these films. Eleven actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Angela Bassett

Martin Freeman

Isaach De Bankolé

Michael B. Jordan

Lupita Nyong'o

Connie Chiume

Ryan CooglerDirector, 2 films

Films together

Angela Bassett2 films together, 2018 to 2022
Angela Bassett's page
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever2022IMDb rating 6.6Sapani as Border Tribe ElderBassett as Ramonda
- Black Panther2018IMDb rating 7.3Sapani as Border Tribe ElderBassett as Ramonda
Martin Freeman2 films together, 2018 to 2022
Martin Freeman's page
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever2022IMDb rating 6.6Sapani as Border Tribe ElderFreeman as Everett Ross
- Black Panther2018IMDb rating 7.3Sapani as Border Tribe ElderFreeman as Everett K. Ross
Isaach De Bankolé2 films together, 2018 to 2022
Isaach De Bankolé's page
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever2022IMDb rating 6.6Sapani as Border Tribe ElderBankolé as River Tribe Elder
- Black Panther2018IMDb rating 7.3Sapani as Border Tribe ElderBankolé as River Tribe Elder
Michael B. Jordan2 films together, 2018 to 2022
Michael B. Jordan's page
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever2022IMDb rating 6.6Sapani as Border Tribe ElderJordan as Killmonger
- Black Panther2018IMDb rating 7.3Sapani as Border Tribe ElderJordan as Erik Killmonger
Lupita Nyong'o2 films together, 2018 to 2022
Lupita Nyong'o's page
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever2022IMDb rating 6.6Sapani as Border Tribe ElderNyong'o as Nakia
- Black Panther2018IMDb rating 7.3Sapani as Border Tribe ElderNyong'o as Nakia
Connie Chiume2 films together, 2018 to 2022
Connie Chiume's page
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever2022IMDb rating 6.6Sapani as Border Tribe ElderChiume as Zawavari
- Black Panther2018IMDb rating 7.3Sapani as Border Tribe ElderChiume as Mining Tribe Elder
Ryan CooglerDirector, 2 films, 2018 to 2022
All films by Ryan Coogler
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever2022IMDb rating 6.6Sapani as Border Tribe Elder
- Black Panther2018IMDb rating 7.3Sapani as Border Tribe Elder
Also two films together5 more actors
- Letitia WrightBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) and Black Panther (2018)
- Danai GuriraBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) and Black Panther (2018)
- Winston DukeBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) and Black Panther (2018)
- Dorothy SteelBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) and Black Panther (2018)
- Florence KasumbaBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) and Black Panther (2018)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

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