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Actor
Isaach de Bankolé
- Born August 12, 1957 in 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.
Known for
Black Panther2018
Casino Royale2006
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever2022
The Last Witch Hunter2015
The Sopranos1999
The Skeleton Key2005
Miami Vice2006
Shaft2019
Filmography
- TBATraveling MilesFilmDirector
- 2026The FenceFilmAlboury
- 2026Dune: Part ThreeFilmFarok
- 2025TaskSeriesFather Daniel Georges
- 2025MugangaFilmDenis Mukwege
- 2024The BrutalistFilmGordon
- 2024ParishSeriesTongai Sr.
- 2024SnakeeaterFilmFrank, Executive Producer
- 2022Black Panther: Wakanda ForeverFilmRiver Tribe Elder
- 2022The People We Hate at the WeddingFilmHenrique
- 2022The Boss Baby: Back in the CribSeriesSebastian Amadou (voice)
- 2021French ExitFilmJulius
- 2019ShaftFilmPierro 'Gordito' Carrera
- 2019Godfather of HarlemSeriesMonsieur 98
- 2019A Violent ManFilmPete
- 2018Black PantherFilmRiver Tribe Elder
- 2018Black Is BeltzaFilmWilson Clever (voice)
- 2017S.W.A.T.SeriesAden Syed
- 2017Kiss Me!FilmBernard
- 2017Double PlayFilmErnesto
- 2017Femme NoireFilm
- 2016Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York FixerFilm
- 2015The Last Witch HunterFilmMax Schlesinger
- 2014CalvaryFilmSimon
- 2014Where the Road Runs OutFilmGeorge, Co-Executive Producer
- 2014RunFilmAssa
- 2014MirageFilmFrancis, Executive Producer
- 2013Mother of GeorgeFilmAyodele Balogun
- 2012ChaosFilmVincent
- 2011Oka!FilmBassoun
- 2010White MaterialFilmBoxer
- 2010I Am SlaveFilmBah
- 2010Behind Jim JarmuschFilmSelf
- 2009White CollarSeriesLuc Renaud
- 2009The Good WifeSeriesLarry Oliver
- 2009The Limits of ControlFilmLone Man
- 2008The GuitarFilmRoscoe Wasz
- 2008MacheteroFilmJean Dumont
- 2007The Diving Bell and the ButterflyFilmLaurent
- 2007Battle in SeattleFilmAbasi
- 2007The Fifth PatientFilmCpt. Mugambe
- 2006Casino RoyaleFilmSteven Obanno
- 2006Miami ViceFilmNeptune
- 2006The UnitSeriesGeneral Togar
- 2005The Skeleton KeyFilmCreole Gas Station Owner
- 2005StayFilmProfessor
- 2005ManderlayFilmTimothy
- 2005Before It Had a NameFilmWaiter
- 2004Coffee and CigarettesFilmIsaach (segment "No Problem")
- 2004From Other WorldsFilmAbraham
- 2004HomeworkFilmJean, Executive Producer
- 2003The Killing ZoneFilmMalcolm
- 200124SeriesUle Matobo
- 20013 A.M.FilmAngus
- 2000BàttuFilmSaar
- 1999The SopranosSeriesFather Obosi
- 1999Ghost Dog: The Way of the SamuraiFilmRaymond
- 1999The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Oganga, the Giver and Taker of LifeFilmSgt. Barthelmy
- 1999CherryFilmMenu Man
- 1999OtomoFilmOtomo
- 1998A Soldier's Daughter Never CriesFilmMamadou
- 1995Casa de LavaFilmLeão
- 1995The KeeperFilmJean Baptiste
- 1994Heart of DarknessFilmMfumu
- 1991Night on EarthFilmCab Driver Paris
- 1990No Fear, No DieFilmDah
- 1990Les Nuls, l'émissionSeriesSelf - Guest
- 1989Vanille fraiseFilmHippolyte N'Go, Dialogue
- 1989How to Make Love to a Negro Without Getting TiredFilmVieux
- 1988ChocolatFilmProtée
- 1988Ada in the JungleFilmBumbo
- 1987Lady CopsFilmInspecteur Lacroix
- 1987Sacrée soiréeSeriesSelf
- 1986Black Mic MacFilmLemi
- 1986Noir et blancFilm
- 1986Taxi BoyFilmTouré
- 1984The SyringeFilm
- 1984Comment draguer tous les mecsFilmHonoré Clair
- 1982Champs-ElyséesSeriesSelf