John Matshikiza

Biography

John Matshikiza was a South African actor, director of theatre, poet, and journalist born in Johannesburg on November 26, 1954. Due to apartheid, his family fled to London in 1961, where he later trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama before working with prominent UK theater companies. He became active in the exiled African National Congress and held directorial roles in various cultural institutions across Africa and the US.