Isaach de Bankolé
Acting
Born August 12, 1957 · 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.
Directed (1)
Acting (65)
Dune: Part Three
2026
The Fence
2026
Muganga
2025
The Brutalist
2024
Snakeeater
2024
The People We Hate at the Wedding
2022
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
2022
French Exit
2021
Shaft
2019
A Violent Man
2019
Black Is Beltza
2018
Black Panther
2018
Kiss Me!
2017
Double Play
2017
Femme Noire
2017
Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer
2016
The Last Witch Hunter
2015
Run
2014
Where the Road Runs Out
2014
Mirage
2014
Calvary
2014
Mother of George
2013
Chaos
2012
Oka!
2011
I Am Slave
2010
Behind Jim Jarmusch
2010
White Material
2010
The Limits of Control
2009
The Guitar
2008
Machetero
2008
The Fifth Patient
2007
Battle in Seattle
2007
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
2007
Casino Royale
2006
Miami Vice
2006
Stay
2005
Before It Had a Name
2005
The Skeleton Key
2005
Manderlay
2005
From Other Worlds
2004
Homework
2004
Coffee and Cigarettes
2004
The Killing Zone
2003
3 A.M.
2001
Bàttu
2000
Cherry
1999
Otomo
1999
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Oganga, the Giver and Taker of Life
1999
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
1999
A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries
1998
The Keeper
1995
Casa de Lava
1995
Heart of Darkness
1993
Night on Earth
1991
No Fear, No Die
1990
Vanille fraise
1989
How to Make Love to a Negro Without Getting Tired
1989
Ada in the Jungle
1988
Chocolat
1988
Lady Cops
1987
Taxi Boy
1986
Black Mic Mac
1986
Noir et blanc
1986
The Syringe
1984
Comment draguer tous les mecs
1984