Isaach de Bankolé
Acting
Born August 12, 1957 · 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
Dune: Part Three
2026 · Farok
Muganga
2025 · Denis Mukwege
The Brutalist
2024 · Gordon
The People We Hate at the Wedding
2022 · Henrique
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
2022 · River Tribe Elder
French Exit
2021 · Julius
Shaft
2019 · Pierro 'Gordito' Carrera
Black Panther
2018 · River Tribe Elder
Black Is Beltza
2018 · Wilson Clever (voice)
Double Play
2017 · Ernesto
Kiss Me!
2017 · Bernard
Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer
2016
The Last Witch Hunter
2015 · Max Schlesinger
Calvary
2014 · Simon
Run
2014 · Assa
Mirage
2014 · Francis
Where the Road Runs Out
2014 · George
Mother of George
2013 · Ayodele Balogun
I Am Slave
2010 · Bah
White Material
2010 · Boxer
The Limits of Control
2009 · Lone Man
The Guitar
2008 · Roscoe Wasz
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
2007 · Laurent
The Fifth Patient
2007 · Cpt. Mugambe
Battle in Seattle
2007 · Abasi
Casino Royale
2006 · Steven Obanno
Miami Vice
2006 · Neptune
Manderlay
2005 · Timothy
The Skeleton Key
2005 · Creole Gas Station Owner
Before It Had a Name
2005 · Waiter
Stay
2005 · Professor
Coffee and Cigarettes
2004 · Isaach (segment "No Problem")
From Other Worlds
2004 · Abraham
3 A.M.
2001 · Angus
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
1999 · Raymond
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Oganga, the Giver and Taker of Life
1999 · Sgt. Barthelmy
A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries
1998 · Mamadou
Casa de Lava
1995 · Leão
Heart of Darkness
1993 · Mfumu
Night on Earth
1991 · Cab Driver Paris
No Fear, No Die
1990 · Dah
Vanille fraise
1989 · Hippolyte N'Go
Chocolat
1988 · Protée
Lady Cops
1987 · Inspecteur Lacroix
Black Mic Mac
1986 · Lemi
The Syringe
1984