Isaach de Bankolé
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1957-08-12
Place of birth: Abidjan, CĂ´te 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
Night on Earth
1991Cab Driver Paris
Coffee and Cigarettes
2004Isaach (segment "No Problem")
Manderlay
2005Timothy
The People We Hate at the Wedding
2022Henrique
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
2007Laurent
Heart of Darkness
1993Mfumu
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
1999Raymond
The Limits of Control
2009Lone Man
The Skeleton Key
2005Creole Gas Station Owner
The Fifth Patient
2007Cpt. Mugambe
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
2022River Tribe Elder
Casino Royale
2006Steven Obanno
Chocolat
1988Protée
Black Mic Mac
1986Lemi
The Brutalist
2024Gordon
I Am Slave
2010Bah
White Material
2010Boxer
The Guitar
2008Roscoe Wasz
The Keeper
1995Jean Baptiste