Isaach de Bankolé
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
All Movies (65)
- Dune: Part Three2026 · as Farok
- The Fence2026 · as Alboury
- Muganga2025 · as Denis Mukwege
- The Brutalist2024 · as Gordon
- Snakeeater2024 · as Frank
- The People We Hate at the Wedding2022 · as Henrique
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever2022 · as River Tribe Elder
- French Exit2021 · as Julius
- Shaft2019 · as Pierro 'Gordito' Carrera
- A Violent Man2019 · as Pete
- Black Is Beltza2018 · as Wilson Clever (voice)
- Black Panther2018 · as River Tribe Elder
- Kiss Me!2017 · as Bernard
- Double Play2017 · as Ernesto
- Femme Noire2017
- Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer2016
- The Last Witch Hunter2015 · as Max Schlesinger
- Run2014 · as Assa
- Where the Road Runs Out2014 · as George
- Mirage2014 · as Francis
- Calvary2014 · as Simon
- Mother of George2013 · as Ayodele Balogun
- Chaos2012 · as Vincent
- Oka!2011 · as Bassoun
- I Am Slave2010 · as Bah
- Behind Jim Jarmusch2010 · as Self
- White Material2010 · as Boxer
- The Limits of Control2009 · as Lone Man
- The Guitar2008 · as Roscoe Wasz
- Machetero2008 · as Jean Dumont
- The Fifth Patient2007 · as Cpt. Mugambe
- Battle in Seattle2007 · as Abasi
- The Diving Bell and the Butterfly2007 · as Laurent
- Casino Royale2006 · as Steven Obanno
- Miami Vice2006 · as Neptune
- Stay2005 · as Professor
- Before It Had a Name2005 · as Waiter
- The Skeleton Key2005 · as Creole Gas Station Owner
- Manderlay2005 · as Timothy
- From Other Worlds2004 · as Abraham
- Homework2004 · as Jean
- Coffee and Cigarettes2004 · as Isaach (segment "No Problem")
- The Killing Zone2003 · as Malcolm
- 3 A.M.2001 · as Angus
- Bàttu2000 · as Saar
- Cherry1999 · as Menu Man
- Otomo1999 · as Otomo
- The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Oganga, the Giver and Taker of Life1999 · as Sgt. Barthelmy
- Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai1999 · as Raymond
- A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries1998 · as Mamadou
- The Keeper1995 · as Jean Baptiste
- Casa de Lava1995 · as Leão
- Heart of Darkness1993 · as Mfumu
- Night on Earth1991 · as Cab Driver Paris
- No Fear, No Die1990 · as Dah
- Vanille fraise1989 · as Hippolyte N'Go
- How to Make Love to a Negro Without Getting Tired1989 · as Vieux
- Ada in the Jungle1988 · as Bumbo
- Chocolat1988 · as Protée
- Lady Cops1987 · as Inspecteur Lacroix
- Taxi Boy1986 · as Touré
- Black Mic Mac1986 · as Lemi
- Noir et blanc1986
- The Syringe1984
- Comment draguer tous les mecs1984 · as Honoré Clair
All TV Shows (13)
- Task2025 · as Father Daniel Georges
- Parish2024 · as Tongai Sr.
- The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib2022 · as Sebastian Amadou (voice)
- Godfather of Harlem2019 · as Monsieur 98
- S.W.A.T.2017 · as Aden Syed
- White Collar2009 · as Luc Renaud
- The Good Wife2009 · as Larry Oliver
- The Unit2006 · as General Togar
- 242001 · as Ule Matobo
- The Sopranos1999 · as Father Obosi
- Les Nuls, l'émission1990 · as Self - Guest
- Sacrée soirée1987 · as Self
- Champs-Elysées1982 · as Self