Isaach de Bankolé
August 12, 1957 (67 years old) in 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
Credits
- 2025 · Muganga as Denis Mukwege
- 2024 · The Brutalist as Gordon
- 2024 · Parish as Tongai Sr.
- 2024 · Snakeeater as Frank
- 2022 · The People We Hate at the Wedding as Henrique
- 2022 · Black Panther: Wakanda Forever as River Tribe Elder
- 2021 · French Exit as Julius
- 2019 · Godfather of Harlem as Monsieur 98
- 2019 · Shaft as Pierro 'Gordito' Carrera
- 2019 · A Violent Man as Pete
- 2018 · Black Is Beltza as Wilson Clever (voice)
- 2018 · Black Panther as River Tribe Elder
- 2017 · S.W.A.T. as Aden Syed
- 2017 · Kiss Me! as Bernard
- 2017 · Double Play as Ernesto
- 2017 · Femme Noire as
- 2016 · Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer as
- 2015 · The Last Witch Hunter as Max Schlesinger
- 2014 · Run as Assa
- 2014 · Where the Road Runs Out as George
- 2014 · Mirage as Francis
- 2014 · Calvary as Simon
- 2013 · Mother of George as Ayodele Balogun
- 2012 · Chaos as Vincent
- 2011 · Oka! as Bassoun
- 2010 · I Am Slave as Bah
- 2010 · Behind Jim Jarmusch as Self
- 2010 · White Material as Boxer
- 2009 · White Collar as Luc Renaud
- 2009 · The Good Wife as Larry Oliver
- 2009 · The Limits of Control as Lone Man
- 2008 · The Guitar as Roscoe Wasz
- 2008 · Machetero as
- 2007 · The Fifth Patient as Cpt. Mugambe
- 2007 · Battle in Seattle as Abasi
- 2007 · The Diving Bell and the Butterfly as Laurent
- 2006 · Casino Royale as Steven Obanno
- 2006 · Miami Vice as Neptune
- 2006 · The Unit as General Togar
- 2005 · Stay as Professor
- 2005 · Before It Had a Name as Waiter
- 2005 · The Skeleton Key as Creole Gas Station Owner
- 2005 · Manderlay as Timothy
- 2004 · From Other Worlds as Abraham
- 2004 · Homework as Jean
- 2004 · Coffee and Cigarettes as Isaach (segment "No Problem")
- 2003 · The Killing Zone as Malcolm
- 2001 · 24 as
- 2001 · 24 as Prime Minister Ule Matobo
- 2001 · 3 A.M. as Angus
- 2000 · Bàttu as Saar
- 1999 · Cherry as Menu Man
- 1999 · Otomo as Otomo
- 1999 · The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Oganga, The Giver and Taker of Life as Sgt. Barthelmy
- 1999 · Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai as Raymond
- 1999 · The Sopranos as Father Obosi
- 1998 · A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries as Mamadou
- 1995 · The Keeper as Jean Baptiste
- 1995 · Casa de Lava as Leão
- 1993 · Heart of Darkness as Mfumu
- 1991 · Night on Earth as Cab Driver Paris
- 1990 · Les Nuls, l'émission as Self - Guest
- 1990 · No Fear, No Die as Dah
- 1989 · Vanille fraise as Hippolyte N'Go
- 1989 · How to Make Love to a Negro Without Getting Tired as Vieux
- 1988 · Ada in the Jungle as Bumbo
- 1988 · Chocolat as Protée
- 1987 · Lady Cops as Inspecteur Lacroix
- 1987 · Sacrée soirée as Self
- 1986 · Taxi Boy as Touré
- 1986 · Black Mic Mac as Lemi
- 1986 · Noir et blanc as
- 1984 · The Syringe as
- Future · The Cry of the Guards as Alboury
- 1984 · Comment draguer tous les mecs as
- 1982 · Champs-Elysées as Self