Isaach de Bankolé
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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
Credits
Dune: Part Three (2026)
as Farok
The Brutalist (2024)
as Gordon
Black Panther (2018)
as River Tribe Elder
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)
as River Tribe Elder
Casino Royale (2006)
as Steven Obanno
The Skeleton Key (2005)
as Creole Gas Station Owner
The Last Witch Hunter (2015)
as Max Schlesinger
Miami Vice (2006)
as Neptune
Manderlay (2005)
as Timothy
Stay (2005)
as Professor
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)
as Raymond
Shaft (2019)
as Pierro 'Gordito' Carrera
Cherry (1999)
as Menu Man
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)
as Laurent
Taxi Boy (1986)
as Touré
The Syringe (1984)
Actor
Night on Earth (1991)
as Cab Driver Paris
White Material (2010)
as Boxer
The People We Hate at the Wedding (2022)
as Henrique
Oka! (2011)
as Bassoun
Coffee and Cigarettes (2004)
as Isaach (segment "No Problem")
Chocolat (1988)
as Protée
French Exit (2021)
as Julius
Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer (2016)
Actor
The Fence (2026)
as Alboury
Calvary (2014)
as Simon
Chaos (2012)
as Vincent
Snakeeater (2024)
as Frank
The Limits of Control (2009)
as Lone Man
Battle in Seattle (2007)
as Abasi
Homework (2004)
as Jean
I Am Slave (2010)
as Bah
Black Mic Mac (1986)
as Lemi
Otomo (1999)
as Otomo
3 A.M. (2001)
as Angus
The Guitar (2008)
as Roscoe Wasz
Femme Noire (2017)
Actor
Muganga (2025)
as Denis Mukwege
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Oganga, the Giver and Taker of Life (1999)
as Sgt. Barthelmy
No Fear, No Die (1990)
as Dah
Heart of Darkness (1994)
as Mfumu
Behind Jim Jarmusch (2010)
as Self
From Other Worlds (2004)
as Abraham
Before It Had a Name (2005)
as Waiter
A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries (1998)
as Mamadou
How to Make Love to a Negro Without Getting Tired (1989)
as Vieux
Vanille fraise (1989)
as Hippolyte N'Go
The Keeper (1995)
as Jean Baptiste
Comment draguer tous les mecs (1984)
as Honoré Clair
Lady Cops (1987)
as Inspecteur Lacroix
Double Play (2017)
as Ernesto
Bàttu (2000)
as Saar
Mirage (2014)
as Francis
Where the Road Runs Out (2014)
as George
Black Is Beltza (2018)
as Wilson Clever (voice)
Ada in the Jungle (1988)
as Bumbo
Casa de Lava (1995)
as Leão
The Fifth Patient (2007)
as Cpt. Mugambe
A Violent Man (2019)
as Pete
Kiss Me! (2017)
as Bernard
Mother of George (2013)
as Ayodele Balogun
Noir et blanc (1986)
Actor
The Killing Zone (2003)
as Malcolm
Run (2014)
as Assa
Machetero (2008)
as Jean Dumont