Isaach de Bankolé
Acting
Born 1957-08-12 · 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.
Acting
Dune: Part Three
Farok
The Fence
Alboury
Muganga
Denis Mukwege
Task
Father Daniel Georges
The Brutalist
Gordon
Parish
Tongai Sr.
Snakeeater
Frank
The People We Hate at the Wedding
Henrique
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
River Tribe Elder
The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib
Sebastian Amadou (voice)
French Exit
Julius
Godfather of Harlem
Monsieur 98
Shaft
Pierro 'Gordito' Carrera
A Violent Man
Pete
Black Is Beltza
Wilson Clever (voice)
Black Panther
River Tribe Elder
S.W.A.T.
Aden Syed
Kiss Me!
Bernard
Double Play
Ernesto
Femme Noire
Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer
The Last Witch Hunter
Max Schlesinger
Run
Assa
Where the Road Runs Out
George
Mirage
Francis
Calvary
Simon
Mother of George
Ayodele Balogun
Chaos
Vincent
Oka!
Bassoun
I Am Slave
Bah
