- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- August 12, 1957
- Place of Birth
- Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
Isaach de Bankolé
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.
Filmography
movieDune: Part Three
2026 · Farok
movieThe Fence
2026 · Alboury
movieMuganga
2025 · Denis Mukwege
tvTask
2025 · Father Daniel Georges
movieThe Brutalist
2024 · Gordon
tvParish
2024 · Tongai Sr.
movieSnakeeater
2024 · Frank, Executive Producer
movieThe People We Hate at the Wedding
2022 · Henrique
movieBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever
2022 · River Tribe Elder
tvThe Boss Baby: Back in the Crib
2022 · Sebastian Amadou (voice)
movieFrench Exit
2021 · Julius
tvGodfather of Harlem
2019 · Monsieur 98
movieShaft
2019 · Pierro 'Gordito' Carrera
movieA Violent Man
2019 · Pete
movieBlack Is Beltza
2018 · Wilson Clever (voice)
movieBlack Panther
2018 · River Tribe Elder
tvS.W.A.T.
2017 · Aden Syed
movieKiss Me!
2017 · Bernard
movieDouble Play
2017 · Ernesto
movieFemme Noire
2017
movieNorman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer
2016
movieThe Last Witch Hunter
2015 · Max Schlesinger
movieRun
2014 · Assa
movieWhere the Road Runs Out
2014 · George, Co-Executive Producer
movieMirage
2014 · Francis, Executive Producer
movieCalvary
2014 · Simon
movieMother of George
2013 · Ayodele Balogun
movieChaos
2012 · Vincent
movieOka!
2011 · Bassoun
movieI Am Slave
2010 · Bah
Behind Jim Jarmusch
movieBehind Jim Jarmusch
2010 · Self
movieWhite Material
2010 · Boxer
tvWhite Collar
2009 · Luc Renaud
tvThe Good Wife
2009 · Larry Oliver
movieThe Limits of Control
2009 · Lone Man
movieThe Guitar
2008 · Roscoe Wasz
Machetero
movieMachetero
2008 · Jean Dumont
movieThe Fifth Patient
2007 · Cpt. Mugambe
movieBattle in Seattle
2007 · Abasi
movieThe Diving Bell and the Butterfly
2007 · Laurent
movieCasino Royale
2006 · Steven Obanno
movieMiami Vice
2006 · Neptune
tvThe Unit
2006 · General Togar
movieStay
2005 · Professor
movieBefore It Had a Name
2005 · Waiter
movieThe Skeleton Key
2005 · Creole Gas Station Owner
movieManderlay
2005 · Timothy
movieFrom Other Worlds
2004 · Abraham
movieHomework
2004 · Jean, Executive Producer
movieCoffee and Cigarettes
2004 · Isaach (segment "No Problem")
movieThe Killing Zone
2003 · Malcolm
tv24
2001 · Ule Matobo
movie3 A.M.
2001 · Angus
movieBàttu
2000 · Saar
movieCherry
1999 · Menu Man
movieOtomo
1999 · Otomo
movieThe Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Oganga, the Giver and Taker of Life
1999 · Sgt. Barthelmy
movieGhost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
1999 · Raymond
tvThe Sopranos
1999 · Father Obosi
movieA Soldier's Daughter Never Cries
1998 · Mamadou
movieThe Keeper
1995 · Jean Baptiste
movieCasa de Lava
1995 · Leão
movieHeart of Darkness
1993 · Mfumu
movieNight on Earth
1991 · Cab Driver Paris
tvLes Nuls, l'émission
1990 · Self - Guest
movieNo Fear, No Die
1990 · Dah
movieVanille fraise
1989 · Hippolyte N'Go, Dialogue
movieHow to Make Love to a Negro Without Getting Tired
1989 · Vieux
movieAda in the Jungle
1988 · Bumbo
movieChocolat
1988 · Protée
movieLady Cops
1987 · Inspecteur Lacroix
tvSacrée soirée
1987 · Self
movieTaxi Boy
1986 · Touré
movieBlack Mic Mac
1986 · Lemi
movieNoir et blanc
1986
movieThe Syringe
1984
Comment draguer tous les mecs
movieComment draguer tous les mecs
1984 · Honoré Clair
tvChamps-Elysées
1982 · Self
Traveling Miles
movieTraveling Miles
— · Director