Isaach de Bankolé

Actor

1957-08-12 · 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.

• Pantera Neagră (2018) — River Tribe Elder
• Casino Royale (2006) — Steven Obanno
• Pantera Neagră: Wakanda Pentru totdeauna (2022) — River Tribe Elder
• Ultimul vânător de vrăjitoare (2015) — Max Schlesinger
• Cheia schelet (2005) — Creole Gas Station Owner
• Miami Vice (2006) — Neptune
• Shaft (2019) — Pierro 'Gordito' Carrera
• Brutalistul (2024) — Gordon
• Rămâi cu noi (2005) — Professor
• Ghost Dog - Calea samuraiului (1999) — Raymond
• Scafandrul și fluturele (2007) — Laurent
• Calvarul (2014) — Simon
• Noapte pe Pământ (1991) — Cab Driver Paris
• Coffee and Cigarettes (2004) — Isaach (segment "No Problem")
• Plantația Manderlay (2005) — Timothy
• The Limits of Control (2009) — Lone Man
• Bătălie în Seattle (2007) — Abasi
• Cei pe care îi urâm la nuntă (2022) — Henrique
• Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer (2016)
• White Material (2010) — Boxer
• Fuga la Paris (2021) — Julius
• Ciocolată (1988) — Protée
• Embrasse-moi ! (2017) — Bernard
• The Guitar (2008) — Roscoe Wasz