Isaach de Bankolé
ActingIsaach 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
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
River Tribe Elder
Black Panther
River Tribe Elder
Casino Royale
Steven Obanno
Dune: Part Three
Farok
The Last Witch Hunter
Max Schlesinger
The Brutalist
Gordon
The Skeleton Key
Creole Gas Station Owner
Shaft
Pierro 'Gordito' Carrera
Miami Vice
Neptune
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
Raymond
Filmography — Acting
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
River Tribe Elder
Black Panther
River Tribe Elder
Casino Royale
Steven Obanno
Dune: Part Three
Farok
The Last Witch Hunter
Max Schlesinger
The Brutalist
Gordon
The Skeleton Key
Creole Gas Station Owner
Shaft
Pierro 'Gordito' Carrera
Miami Vice
Neptune
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
Raymond
Stay
Professor
The Fence
Alboury
Night on Earth
Cab Driver Paris
Calvary
Simon
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Laurent
Manderlay
Timothy
Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer
The Limits of Control
Lone Man
The Guitar
Roscoe Wasz
Coffee and Cigarettes
Isaach (segment "No Problem")
French Exit
Julius
Battle in Seattle
Abasi
The People We Hate at the Wedding
Henrique
Muganga
Denis Mukwege
I Am Slave
Bah
Cherry
Menu Man
White Material
Boxer
Heart of Darkness
Mfumu
Chocolat
Protée
3 A.M.
Angus
No Fear, No Die
Dah
A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries
Mamadou
Double Play
Ernesto
A Violent Man
Pete
Lady Cops
Inspecteur Lacroix
From Other Worlds
Abraham
Bàttu
Saar
The Fifth Patient
Cpt. Mugambe
Where the Road Runs Out
George
The Syringe
Before It Had a Name
Waiter
Black Is Beltza
Wilson Clever (voice)
Homework
Jean
Black Mic Mac
Lemi
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Oganga, the Giver and Taker of Life
Sgt. Barthelmy
Run
Assa
Oka!
Bassoun
Casa de Lava
Leão
The Keeper
Jean Baptiste
Mirage
Francis
Noir et blanc
Snakeeater
Frank
Behind Jim Jarmusch
Self
Vanille fraise
Hippolyte N'Go
Mother of George
Ayodele Balogun
Kiss Me!
Bernard
Ada in the Jungle
Bumbo
How to Make Love to a Negro Without Getting Tired
Vieux
Chaos
Vincent
The Killing Zone
Malcolm
Comment draguer tous les mecs
Honoré Clair
Otomo
Otomo
Taxi Boy
Touré
Machetero
