After being chosen from thousands of actors to be part of the international production, Atandwa joined the cast of the film titled Love By Chance, directed by Samad Davis, the producer of ‘Spirited Actor’ and ‘Top Actor’ reality TV shows.
Atandwa is acting alongside actress Terri J Vaughn best known for her role as high school secretary Lovita Alizé Jenkins-Robinson on The Steve Harvey Show as well as E. Roger Mitchell from The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.
Atandwa, son of the celebrated South African actor John Kani is no stranger to international productions. He made his international stage debut in The Tempest, a collaboration between the Baxter Theatre Centre and the Royal Shakespeare Company.
In 2009 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 . 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.
In 2009, Kani performed in two new plays, Hayani and ID Pending, which explore ideas of home and identity for young South Africans in different ways. Together with fellow actor and Wits graduate Nat Ramabulana, and directed by Warren Nebe, they premiered the productions at the Grahamstown National Arts Festival.
Atandwa played “Young Mandela” in the movie, “Long Walk To Freedom”, directed by Justin Chadwick, acting alongside Idris Elba, Naomi Harris and Terry Pheto. He was also seen in the international B.E.T series “The Book Of Negroes” alongside Cuba Gooding Jr.
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