Isaach de Bankolé
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Aug 12, 1957 (69 years old)
Place of Birth
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
Biography
Isaach or Isaac de Bankolé (born 12 August 1957; Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire) is an Ivorian actor. De Bankolé was born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, to Yoruba parents from Benin. His grandparents are from Nigeria. He moved to Paris in 1975 for his last year of lycée and pursued a master's degree in physics and mathematics. He then attended an aviation school and earned a private pilot licence, before a chance encounter with French director Gérard Vergez led him to enroll in the Cours Simon, a Parisian drama school.
Known For
| 2026 | The FenceAlboury | |
| 2026 | Dune: Part ThreeFarok | |
| 2025 | MugangaDenis Mukwege | |
| 2025 | TaskFather Daniel Georges | |
| 2024 | The BrutalistGordon | |
| 2024 | SnakeeaterFrank | |
| 2024 | ParishTongai Sr. | |
| 2022 | The People We Hate at the WeddingHenrique | |
| 2022 | Black Panther: Wakanda ForeverRiver Tribe Elder | |
| 2022 | The Boss Baby: Back in the CribSebastian Amadou (voice) | |
| 2021 | French ExitJulius | |
| 2019 | A Violent ManPete | |
| 2019 | ShaftPierro 'Gordito' Carrera | |
| 2019 | Godfather of HarlemMonsieur 98 | |
| 2018 | Black PantherRiver Tribe Elder | |
| 2018 | Black Is BeltzaWilson Clever (voice) | |
| 2017 | Double PlayErnesto | |
| 2017 | Kiss Me!Bernard | |
| 2017 | Femme Noire | |
| 2017 | S.W.A.T.Aden Syed | |
| 2016 | Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer | |
| 2015 | The Last Witch HunterMax Schlesinger | |
| 2014 | CalvarySimon | |
| 2014 | RunAssa | |
| 2014 | MirageFrancis | |
| 2014 | Where the Road Runs OutGeorge | |
| 2013 | Mother of GeorgeAyodele Balogun | |
| 2012 | ChaosVincent | |
| 2011 | Oka!Bassoun | |
| 2010 | I Am SlaveBah | |
| 2010 | White MaterialBoxer | |
| 2010 | Behind Jim JarmuschSelf | |
| 2009 | The Limits of ControlLone Man | |
| 2009 | White CollarLuc Renaud | |
| 2009 | The Good WifeLarry Oliver | |
| 2008 | The GuitarRoscoe Wasz | |
| 2008 | Machetero | |
| 2007 | The Diving Bell and the ButterflyLaurent | |
| 2007 | The Fifth PatientCpt. Mugambe | |
| 2007 | Battle in SeattleAbasi | |
| 2006 | Casino RoyaleSteven Obanno | |
| 2006 | Miami ViceNeptune | |
| 2006 | The UnitGeneral Togar | |
| 2005 | ManderlayTimothy | |
| 2005 | The Skeleton KeyCreole Gas Station Owner | |
| 2005 | Before It Had a NameWaiter | |
| 2005 | StayProfessor | |
| 2004 | Coffee and CigarettesIsaach (segment "No Problem") | |
| 2004 | From Other WorldsAbraham | |
| 2004 | HomeworkJean | |
| 2003 | The Killing ZoneMalcolm | |
| 2001 | 3 A.M.Angus | |
| 2001 | 24Ule Matobo | |
| 2000 | BàttuSaar | |
| 1999 | Ghost Dog: The Way of the SamuraiRaymond | |
| 1999 | OtomoOtomo | |
| 1999 | CherryMenu Man | |
| 1999 | The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Oganga, the Giver and Taker of LifeSgt. Barthelmy | |
| 1999 | The SopranosFather Obosi | |
| 1998 | A Soldier's Daughter Never CriesMamadou | |
| 1995 | The KeeperJean Baptiste | |
| 1995 | Casa de LavaLeão | |
| 1993 | Heart of DarknessMfumu | |
| 1991 | Night on EarthCab Driver Paris | |
| 1990 | No Fear, No DieDah | |
| 1990 | Les Nuls, l'émissionSelf - Guest | |
| 1989 | How to Make Love to a Negro Without Getting TiredVieux | |
| 1989 | Vanille fraiseHippolyte N'Go | |
| 1988 | ChocolatProtée | |
| 1988 | Ada in the JungleBumbo | |
| 1987 | Lady CopsInspecteur Lacroix | |
| 1987 | Sacrée SoiréeSelf | |
| 1986 | Black Mic MacLemi | |
| 1986 | Noir et blanc | |
| 1986 | Taxi BoyTouré | |
| 1984 | The Syringe | |
| 1984 | Comment draguer tous les mecsHonoré Clair | |
| 1982 | Champs-ElyséesSelf |
| 2024 | SnakeeaterExecutive Producer | |
| 2014 | Where the Road Runs OutCo-Executive Producer | |
| 2014 | MirageExecutive Producer | |
| 2004 | HomeworkExecutive Producer |
| - | Traveling MilesDirector |
| 1989 | Vanille fraiseDialogue |