Isaach de Bankolé
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.
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Movies (42)
The Fence
as Alboury
2026
Muganga
as Denis Mukwege
2025
The Brutalist
as Gordon
2024
Snakeeater
as Frank
2024
The People We Hate at the Wedding
as Henrique
2022
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
as River Tribe Elder
2022
French Exit
as Julius
2021
Shaft
as Pierro 'Gordito' Carrera
2019
A Violent Man
as Pete
2019
Black Is Beltza
as Wilson Clever (voice)
2018
Black Panther
as River Tribe Elder
2018
Kiss Me!
as Bernard
2017
Double Play
as Ernesto
2017
Femme Noire
2017
Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer
2016
The Last Witch Hunter
as Max Schlesinger
2015
Run
as Assa
2014
Where the Road Runs Out
as George
2014
Mirage
as Francis
2014
Calvary
as Simon
2014
Mother of George
as Ayodele Balogun
2013
Chaos
as Vincent
2012
Oka!
as Bassoun
2011
I Am Slave
as Bah
2010
Behind Jim Jarmusch
as Self
2010
White Material
as Boxer
2010
The Limits of Control
as Lone Man
2009
The Guitar
as Roscoe Wasz
2008
Machetero
2008
The Fifth Patient
as Cpt. Mugambe
2007
Battle in Seattle
as Abasi
2007
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
as Laurent
2007
Casino Royale
as Steven Obanno
2006
Miami Vice
as Neptune
2006
Stay
as Professor
2005
Before It Had a Name
as Waiter
2005
The Skeleton Key
as Creole Gas Station Owner
2005
Manderlay
as Timothy
2005
From Other Worlds
as Abraham
2004
Homework
as Jean
2004
Coffee and Cigarettes
as Isaach (segment "No Problem")
2004
The Killing Zone
as Malcolm
2003
