Isaach de Bankolé
Acting·August 12, 1957 — 68 years old·Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
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
Filmography · 79
—Traveling MilesDirector2026Dune: Part ThreeFarok2026The FenceAlboury2025MugangaDenis Mukwege2025TaskTVFather Daniel Georges2024The BrutalistGordon2024ParishTVTongai Sr.2024SnakeeaterFrank · Executive Producer2022The People We Hate at the WeddingHenrique2022Black Panther: Wakanda ForeverRiver Tribe Elder2022The Boss Baby: Back in the CribTVSebastian Amadou (voice)2021French ExitJulius2019Godfather of HarlemTVMonsieur 982019ShaftPierro 'Gordito' Carrera2019A Violent ManPete2018Black Is BeltzaWilson Clever (voice)2018Black PantherRiver Tribe Elder2017S.W.A.T.TVAden Syed2017Kiss Me!Bernard2017Double PlayErnesto2017Femme Noire2016Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer2015The Last Witch HunterMax Schlesinger2014RunAssa2014Where the Road Runs OutGeorge · Co-Executive Producer2014MirageFrancis · Executive Producer2014CalvarySimon2013Mother of GeorgeAyodele Balogun2012ChaosVincent2011Oka!Bassoun2010I Am SlaveBah2010Behind Jim JarmuschSelf2010White MaterialBoxer2009White CollarTVLuc Renaud2009The Good WifeTVLarry Oliver2009The Limits of ControlLone Man2008The GuitarRoscoe Wasz2008MacheteroJean Dumont2007The Fifth PatientCpt. Mugambe2007Battle in SeattleAbasi2007The Diving Bell and the ButterflyLaurent2006Casino RoyaleSteven Obanno2006Miami ViceNeptune2006The UnitTVGeneral Togar2005StayProfessor2005Before It Had a NameWaiter2005The Skeleton KeyCreole Gas Station Owner2005ManderlayTimothy2004From Other WorldsAbraham2004HomeworkJean · Executive Producer2004Coffee and CigarettesIsaach (segment "No Problem")2003The Killing ZoneMalcolm200124TVUle Matobo20013 A.M.Angus2000BàttuSaar1999CherryMenu Man1999OtomoOtomo1999The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Oganga, the Giver and Taker of LifeSgt. Barthelmy1999Ghost Dog: The Way of the SamuraiRaymond1999The SopranosTVFather Obosi1998A Soldier's Daughter Never CriesMamadou1995The KeeperJean Baptiste1995Casa de LavaLeão1993Heart of DarknessMfumu1991Night on EarthCab Driver Paris1990Les Nuls, l'émissionTVSelf - Guest1990No Fear, No DieDah1989Vanille fraiseHippolyte N'Go · Dialogue1989How to Make Love to a Negro Without Getting TiredVieux1988Ada in the JungleBumbo1988ChocolatProtée1987Lady CopsInspecteur Lacroix1987Sacrée soiréeTVSelf1986Taxi BoyTouré1986Black Mic MacLemi1986Noir et blanc1984The Syringe1984Comment draguer tous les mecsHonoré Clair1982Champs-ElyséesTVSelf