David Jonsson has been announced as the next actor to take on the role of Black Panther in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, surprising fans at the 2026 San Diego Comic-Con. The British star will play Toussaint, the son of Chadwick Boseman's T'Challa, in the third Black Panther film directed by Ryan Coogler, set for release in December 2028.
Who Is David Jonsson?
David Jonsson is a British actor born in London, England, on 4 September 1993. He grew up in the Docklands area of East London, the son of an IT engineer father and a Metropolitan Police employee mother. The 32-year-old has three older siblings—one brother and two sisters. After completing his GCSEs, he lived in New York City before returning to London to study at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, graduating in 2016. He then found success in the West End, making his stage debut as William Davison in Mary Stuart at the Almeida Theatre, which transferred to the Duke of York's Theatre in early 2017. He later starred alongside David Tennant in Don Juan in Soho at Wyndham's Theatre before moving into TV and film.
What Has David Jonsson Starred In?
David made his TV debut in two episodes of the ITV detective drama Endeavour in 2018. His breakout role came as Augustus 'Gus' Sackey in the first two seasons of the HBO investment banking drama Industry from 2020 to 2022. After leaving Industry, he played the synthetic Andy in the 2024 film Alien: Romulus, a role that earned him the 2025 BAFTA Rising Star Award and is expected to return in a sequel. In 2023, he appeared in the BBC's Agatha Christie adaptation Murder Is Easy and the rom-com Rye Lane. Last year, he starred in Lena Dunham's Netflix series Too Much. More recently, he has taken on roles in the dystopian survival thriller The Long Walk and the British prison film Wasteman, which he also executive produced.
When Was David Jonsson Cast as Black Panther?
At the 2026 San Diego Comic-Con, director Ryan Coogler revealed that David would play Toussaint, the son of Chadwick Boseman's T'Challa, who was briefly introduced in a mid-credit scene of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022). Coogler told the audience: "The last time we got to make a movie, we introduced a character who is the son of the character that the great Chadwick Boseman played, our T’Challa, in that film. And today, I want to tell you that in this next film, he grows up [and] he comes of age." After stepping on stage, David added: "I want to say thank you so much. Thank you Ryan, thank you Kevin [Feige], thank you to this amazing family that I have the honor and the privilege and the blessing to join. I actually don’t want to say too much because I want to let the screen do the talking. But believe me, the honor is entirely mine."
