Isaach de Bankolé
Acting
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Acting Credits
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 dr...
Known For
Filmography
The Fence
2026
as Alboury
Dune: Part Three
2026
as Farok
Muganga
2025
as Denis Mukwege
Task
2025
as Father Daniel Georges
The Brutalist
2024
as Gordon
Snakeeater
2024
as Frank
Parish
2024
as Tongai Sr.
The People We Hate at the Wedding
2022
as Henrique
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
2022
as River Tribe Elder
The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib
2022
as Sebastian Amadou (voice)
French Exit
2021
as Julius
A Violent Man
2019
as Pete
Shaft
2019
as Pierro 'Gordito' Carrera
Godfather of Harlem
2019
as Monsieur 98
Black Panther
2018
as River Tribe Elder
Black Is Beltza
2018
as Wilson Clever (voice)
Double Play
2017
as Ernesto
Kiss Me!
2017
as Bernard
Femme Noire
2017
S.W.A.T.
2017
as Aden Syed
Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer
2016
The Last Witch Hunter
2015
as Max Schlesinger
Calvary
2014
as Simon
Run
2014
as Assa
Mirage
2014
as Francis
Where the Road Runs Out
2014
as George
Mother of George
2013
as Ayodele Balogun
Chaos
2012
as Vincent
Oka!
2011
as Bassoun
I Am Slave
2010
as Bah
White Material
2010
as Boxer
Behind Jim Jarmusch
2010
as Self
The Limits of Control
2009
as Lone Man
White Collar
2009
as Luc Renaud
The Good Wife
2009
as Larry Oliver
The Guitar
2008
as Roscoe Wasz
Machetero
2008
as Jean Dumont
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
2007
as Laurent
The Fifth Patient
2007
as Cpt. Mugambe
Battle in Seattle
2007
as Abasi
Casino Royale
2006
as Steven Obanno
Miami Vice
2006
as Neptune
The Unit
2006
as General Togar
Manderlay
2005
as Timothy
The Skeleton Key
2005
as Creole Gas Station Owner
Before It Had a Name
2005
as Waiter
Stay
2005
as Professor
Coffee and Cigarettes
2004
as Isaach (segment "No Problem")
From Other Worlds
2004
as Abraham
Homework
2004
as Jean
The Killing Zone
2003
as Malcolm
3 A.M.
2001
as Angus
24
2001
as Ule Matobo
Bàttu
2000
as Saar
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
1999
as Raymond
Otomo
1999
as Otomo
Cherry
1999
as Menu Man
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Oganga, the Giver and Taker of Life
1999
as Sgt. Barthelmy
The Sopranos
1999
as Father Obosi
A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries
1998
as Mamadou
The Keeper
1995
as Jean Baptiste
Casa de Lava
1995
as Leão
Heart of Darkness
1994
as Mfumu
Night on Earth
1991
as Cab Driver Paris
No Fear, No Die
1990
as Dah
Les Nuls, l'émission
1990
as Self - Guest
How to Make Love to a Negro Without Getting Tired
1989
as Vieux
Vanille fraise
1989
as Hippolyte N'Go
Chocolat
1988
as Protée
Ada in the Jungle
1988
as Bumbo
Lady Cops
1987
as Inspecteur Lacroix
Sacrée soirée
1987
as Self
Black Mic Mac
1986
as Lemi
Noir et blanc
1986
Taxi Boy
1986
as Touré
The Syringe
1984
Comment draguer tous les mecs
1984
as Honoré Clair
Champs-Elysées
1982
as Self