Who is David Jonsson? Meet Marvel's new Black Panther
David Jonsson is the British actor Marvel cast as the new Black Panther at San Diego Comic-Con 2026. Fans asking who David Jonsson meet should know he will play Prince T'Challa II in Ryan Coogler's third film, due in December 2028. The RADA graduate rose to fame in Industry and Alien: Romulus.
Key Takeaways
- Marvel cast David Jonsson as the new Black Panther at San Diego Comic-Con 2026.
- He will play Prince T'Challa II, the grown son of T'Challa, in Ryan Coogler's third film set for December 2028.
- Jonsson is a London-born RADA graduate known for Industry, Rye Lane, Alien: Romulus and The Long Walk.
- He won the BAFTA rising star award in 2025 for Alien: Romulus.
Who is David Jonsson and why does this casting matter?
The announcement marks a major Marvel milestone after Chadwick Boseman's death in 2020. Boseman originated King T'Challa in the 2018 Black Panther. In the 2022 sequel, Letitia Wright's Shuri took on the mantle as T'Challa's sister.
Director Ryan Coogler told Comic-Con audiences that the next film follows T'Challa's son as he grows up and comes of age. For more celebrity breaking news, BlasterPost is covering the fallout from the reveal.
What is David Jonsson's background and career so far?
Jonsson was born in September 1993 in London, the youngest of four children. His father worked as an IT engineer at Heathrow Airport, and his mother worked for the Metropolitan Police. He trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and graduated in 2016, the same year his acting career began.
He broke through as Augustus Sackey in the BBC Two and HBO series Industry from 2020 to 2022. Critical acclaim followed for Dom in the romantic comedy Rye Lane. He later played Andy in Alien: Romulus in 2024 and Pete McVries in The Long Walk.
Other credits include Wasteman, Bonhoeffer and The Road Trip. In 2025 he won the BAFTA rising star award for Alien: Romulus. He also earned best actor in a play at the Black British Theatre Awards in 2022 and the Robert Altman Award at the Film Independent Spirit Awards in 2026.
What did Jonsson say about joining Black Panther?
According to Page Six, Jonsson received a standing ovation when he took the Comic-Con stage. "I want to say thank you so much," he said, thanking Coogler, Kevin Feige and "this amazing family" he is joining.
"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," Jonsson added. He has kept his dating life private and has not been publicly linked to anyone.