Isaach de Bankolé
Actor
- Born
- August 12, 1957 (age 69) · 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.
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Known for
Black Panther
February 13, 2018
Casino Royale
November 14, 2006
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
November 9, 2022
The Last Witch Hunter
October 21, 2015
The Skeleton Key
July 29, 2005
Miami Vice
July 27, 2006
Shaft
June 14, 2019
The Brutalist
December 20, 2024
Stay
September 24, 2005
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
October 6, 1999
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
May 23, 2007
Calvary
April 11, 2014
Acting65
- 2026Dune: Part Three as Farok
- 2026The Fence as Alboury
- 2025Muganga as Denis Mukwege
- 2024The Brutalist as Gordon
- 2024Snakeeater as Frank
- 2022The People We Hate at the Wedding as Henrique
- 2022Black Panther: Wakanda Forever as River Tribe Elder
- 2021French Exit as Julius
- 2019Shaft as Pierro 'Gordito' Carrera
- 2019A Violent Man