Isaach de Bankolé
Actor, Producer
August 12, 1957 (68 years)
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.
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
Filmography
| 2026 | Dune: Part Three · as Farok |
| 2025 | The Fence · as Alboury |
| 2025 | Muganga, the One Who Treats · as Denis Mukwege |
| 2025 | Task · as Father Daniel Georges |
| 2024 | The Brutalist · as Gordon |
| 2024 | Parish · as Tongai Sr. |
| 2024 | Snakeeater · as FrankOn Plex |
| 2022 | The People We Hate at the Wedding · as Henrique |
| 2022 | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever · as River Tribe Elder |
| 2022 | The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib · as Sebastian Amadou (voice) |
| 2020 | French Exit · as Julius |
| 2019 | Godfather of Harlem · as Monsieur 98 |
| 2019 | Shaft · as Pierro 'gordito' Carrera |
| 2018 | Black Is Beltza · as Wilson Clever (voice) |
| 2018 | Sacred Lies · as Dr. Carter Elgin |
| 2018 | Instinct (2018) · as Ben Richfield |
| 2018 | Black Panther · as River Tribe Elder |
| 2017 | S.W.A.T. (2017) · as Aden Syed |
| 2017 | A Violent Man · as Pete |
| 2017 | Kiss Me! · as Bernard |
| 2017 | Double Play · as Ernesto |
| 2016 | |
| 2015 | The Last Witch Hunter · as Max Schlesinger |
| 2014 | Run · as Assa |
| 2014 | Mirage · as Francis |
| 2014 | Where the Road Runs Out · as George |
| 2014 | Calvary · as Simon |
| 2013 | Mother of George · as Ayodele Balogun |
| 2013 | The Ordained · as Mr. Obiku |
| 2012 | Chaos · as Vincent |
| 2011 | Oka! · as Bassoun |
| 2010 | Getting High! · as Hunter |
| 2010 | I Am Slave · as Bah |
| 2009 | White Material · as Boxer |
| 2009 | White Collar · as Luc Renaud |
| 2009 | The Good Wife · as Larry Oliver |
| 2009 | The Limits of Control · as Lone Man |
| 2008 | 24: Redemption · as President Ule Matobo |
| 2008 | The Guitar · as Roscoe Wasz |
| 2007 | The Fifth Patient · as Cpt. Mugambe |
| 2007 | Battle in Seattle · as AbasiOn Plex |
| 2007 | The Diving Bell and the Butterfly · as Laurent |
| 2006 | Casino Royale · as Steven Obanno |
| 2006 | Miami Vice · as Neptune |
| 2006 | Getting High · as Hunter |
| 2006 | The Unit · as General Togar |
| 2005 | Stay · as Professor |
| 2005 | Before It Had a Name · as Waiter |
| 2005 | The Skeleton Key · as Creole Gas Station Owner |
| 2005 | Manderlay · as Timothy |
| 2004 | From Other Worlds · as AbrahamOn Plex |
| 2003 | Coffee and Cigarettes · as Isaach (segment "no Problem")On Plex |
| 2003 | The Killing Zone · as Malcolm |
| 2001 | 24 · as Ule Matobo |
| 2001 | 3 A.M. · as Angus |
| 1999 | Cherry · as Menu ManOn Plex |
| 1999 | Otomo · as Otomo |
| 1999 | The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Oganga, the Giver and Taker of Life · as Sgt. Barthelmy |
| 1999 | Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai · as Raymond |
| 1999 | The Sopranos · as Father Obosi |
| 1998 | A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries · as Mamadou |
| 1995 | The Keeper · as Jean Baptiste |
| 1994 | Heart of Darkness · as Mfumu |
| 1994 | Down to Earth · as Leão |
| 1992 | The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles · as Sgt. Barthelmy |
| 1991 | Night on Earth · as Cab Driver Paris |
| 1990 | No Fear, No Die · as Dah |
| 1989 | Vanille fraise · as Hippolyte N'go |
| 1989 | |
| 1988 | Chocolat · as Protée |
| 1987 | Les keufs · as Inspecteur Lacroix |
| 1986 | |
| 1986 | Taxi Boy · as Touré |
| 1986 | Black Mic Mac · as Lemi |
| 1984 | |
| 1984 | L'addition · as Cast |
| 2024 | Snakeeater · as Executive ProducerOn Plex |
| 2014 | Mirage · as Executive Producer |
| 2013 | Mother of George · as Executive Producer |
| 2006 | Getting High · as Co-Producer |
| 2005 | The Road to Manderlay · as Self |
| 2000 | L'invité · as Self |
| 1995 | Metropolis · as Self |
| 1991 | Movie Days · as Self |
| 1990 | Les Nuls, The Show · as Self - Guest |
| 1987 | Night of the Molières · as Self - Presenter |
| 1982 | Champs-Elysees · as Self |
| 2014 | Where the Road Runs Out · as Co-Executive Producer |
| 1989 | Vanille fraise · as Dialogue |