Isaach de Bankolé

Isaach de Bankolé

Known for
Acting
Born
August 12, 1957 (age 69)
Birthplace
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire

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 drama school.

Known For

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Filmography

2026
The Fence poster

The Fence

Movie · as Alboury

2026
Dune: Part Three poster

Dune: Part Three

Movie · as Farok

2025
Muganga poster

Muganga

Movie · as Denis Mukwege

2025
Task poster

Task

TV · as Father Daniel Georges · 3 eps

2024
The Brutalist poster

The Brutalist

Movie · as Gordon

2024
Snakeeater poster

Snakeeater

Movie · as Frank

2024
Parish poster

Parish

TV · as Tongai Sr. · 1 ep

2022
The People We Hate at the Wedding poster

The People We Hate at the Wedding

Movie · as Henrique

2022
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever poster

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Movie · as River Tribe Elder

2022
The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib poster

The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib

TV · as Sebastian Amadou (voice) · 4 eps

2021
French Exit poster

French Exit

Movie · as Julius

2019
A Violent Man poster

A Violent Man

Movie · as Pete

2019
Shaft poster

Shaft

Movie · as Pierro 'Gordito' Carrera

2019
Godfather of Harlem poster

Godfather of Harlem

TV · as Monsieur 98 · 2 eps

2018
Black Panther poster

Black Panther

Movie · as River Tribe Elder

2018
Black Is Beltza poster

Black Is Beltza

Movie · as Wilson Clever (voice)

2017
Double Play poster

Double Play

Movie · as Ernesto

2017
Kiss Me! poster

Kiss Me!

Movie · as Bernard

2017
Femme Noire poster

Femme Noire

Movie

2017
S.W.A.T. poster

S.W.A.T.

TV · as Aden Syed · 1 ep

2016
Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer poster

Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer

Movie

2015
The Last Witch Hunter poster

The Last Witch Hunter

Movie · as Max Schlesinger

2014
Calvary poster

Calvary

Movie · as Simon

2014
Run poster

Run

Movie · as Assa

2014
Mirage poster

Mirage

Movie · as Francis

2014
Where the Road Runs Out poster

Where the Road Runs Out

Movie · as George

2013
Mother of George poster

Mother of George

Movie · as Ayodele Balogun

2012
Chaos poster

Chaos

Movie · as Vincent

2011
Oka! poster

Oka!

Movie · as Bassoun

2010
I Am Slave poster

I Am Slave

Movie · as Bah

2010
White Material poster

White Material

Movie · as Boxer

2010
Behind Jim Jarmusch

Behind Jim Jarmusch

Movie · as Self

2009
The Limits of Control poster

The Limits of Control

Movie · as Lone Man

2009
White Collar poster

White Collar

TV · as Luc Renaud · 3 eps

2009
The Good Wife poster

The Good Wife

TV · as Larry Oliver · 1 ep

2008
The Guitar poster

The Guitar

Movie · as Roscoe Wasz

2008
Machetero poster

Machetero

Movie · as Jean Dumont

2007
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly poster

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

Movie · as Laurent

2007
The Fifth Patient poster

The Fifth Patient

Movie · as Cpt. Mugambe

2007
Battle in Seattle poster

Battle in Seattle

Movie · as Abasi

2006
Casino Royale poster

Casino Royale

Movie · as Steven Obanno

2006
Miami Vice poster

Miami Vice

Movie · as Neptune

2006
The Unit poster

The Unit

TV · as General Togar · 1 ep

2005
Manderlay poster

Manderlay

Movie · as Timothy

2005
The Skeleton Key poster

The Skeleton Key

Movie · as Creole Gas Station Owner

2005
Before It Had a Name poster

Before It Had a Name

Movie · as Waiter

2005
Stay poster

Stay

Movie · as Professor

2004
Coffee and Cigarettes poster

Coffee and Cigarettes

Movie · as Isaach (segment "No Problem")

2004
From Other Worlds poster

From Other Worlds

Movie · as Abraham

2004
Homework poster

Homework

Movie · as Jean

2003
The Killing Zone poster

The Killing Zone

Movie · as Malcolm

2001
3 A.M. poster

3 A.M.

Movie · as Angus

2001
24 poster

24

TV · as Ule Matobo · 6 eps

2000
Bàttu poster

Bàttu

Movie · as Saar

1999
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai poster

Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai

Movie · as Raymond

1999
Otomo poster

Otomo

Movie · as Otomo

1999
Cherry poster

Cherry

Movie · as Menu Man

1999
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Oganga, the Giver and Taker of Life poster

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Oganga, the Giver and Taker of Life

Movie · as Sgt. Barthelmy

1999
The Sopranos poster

The Sopranos

TV · as Father Obosi · 1 ep

1998
A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries poster

A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries

Movie · as Mamadou

1995
The Keeper poster

The Keeper

Movie · as Jean Baptiste

1995
Casa de Lava poster

Casa de Lava

Movie · as Leão

1994
Heart of Darkness poster

Heart of Darkness

Movie · as Mfumu

1991
Night on Earth poster

Night on Earth

Movie · as Cab Driver Paris

1990
No Fear, No Die poster

No Fear, No Die

Movie · as Dah

1990
Les Nuls, l'émission poster

Les Nuls, l'émission

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

1989
How to Make Love to a Negro Without Getting Tired poster

How to Make Love to a Negro Without Getting Tired

Movie · as Vieux

1989
Vanille fraise poster

Vanille fraise

Movie · as Hippolyte N'Go

1988
Chocolat poster

Chocolat

Movie · as Protée

1988
Ada in the Jungle poster

Ada in the Jungle

Movie · as Bumbo

1987
Lady Cops poster

Lady Cops

Movie · as Inspecteur Lacroix

1987
Sacrée soirée poster

Sacrée soirée

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1986
Black Mic Mac poster

Black Mic Mac

Movie · as Lemi

1986
Noir et blanc poster

Noir et blanc

Movie

1986
Taxi Boy poster

Taxi Boy

Movie · as Touré

1984
The Syringe poster

The Syringe

Movie

1984
Comment draguer tous les mecs

Comment draguer tous les mecs

Movie · as Honoré Clair

1982
Champs-Elysées poster

Champs-Elysées

TV · as Self · 1 ep