Isaach de Bankolé
Acting
Born: 1957-08-12 in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
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.
Known For
S.W.A.T.
Aden Syed
24
Ule Matobo
The Sopranos
Father Obosi
The Good Wife
Larry Oliver
White Collar
Luc Renaud
Sacrée soirée
Self
Task
Father Daniel Georges
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
River Tribe Elder
Godfather of Harlem
Monsieur 98
Black Panther
River Tribe Elder
The Brutalist
Gordon
The Unit
General Togar
Champs-Elysées
Self
Dune: Part Three
Farok
Casino Royale
Steven Obanno
The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib
Sebastian Amadou (voice)
The Last Witch Hunter
Max Schlesinger
The Skeleton Key
Creole Gas Station Owner
Les Nuls, l'émission
Self - Guest
Miami Vice
Neptune
Stay
Professor
Parish
Tongai Sr.
Shaft
Pierro 'Gordito' Carrera
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
Raymond
Night on Earth
Cab Driver Paris
Chaos
Vincent
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Laurent
French Exit
Julius
Manderlay
Timothy
The Syringe
Calvary
Simon
Coffee and Cigarettes
Isaach (segment "No Problem")
Chocolat
Protée
Snakeeater
Frank
The Limits of Control
Lone Man
Battle in Seattle
Abasi
Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer
Femme Noire
The People We Hate at the Wedding
Henrique
The Fence
Alboury