<Li> Forest Whitaker as Zuri : An elder statesman in Wakanda and the keeper of the heart - shaped herb . Coogler called Zuri a religious and spiritual figure , referencing the spirituality of Wakanda from the comics , and compared him to Obi - Wan Kenobi from the Star Wars series . Zuri is also a `` major tie back '' to T'Chaka for T'Challa . Denzel Whitaker , who is not related to Forest , plays a young Zuri . </Li>
<Li> Forest Whitaker as Zuri : An elder statesman in Wakanda and the keeper of the heart - shaped herb . Coogler called Zuri a religious and spiritual figure , referencing the spirituality of Wakanda from the comics , and compared him to Obi - Wan Kenobi from the Star Wars series . Zuri is also a `` major tie back '' to T'Chaka for T'Challa . Denzel Whitaker , who is not related to Forest , plays a young Zuri . </Li>
who did forest whitaker play in black panther
who did forest whitaker play in black panther
Zuri
Zuri