Isaach de Bankolé
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Night on Earth
as Cab Driver Paris
1991
Coffee and Cigarettes
as Isaach (segment "No Problem")
2004
Manderlay
as Timothy
2005
The People We Hate at the Wedding
as Henrique
2022
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
as Laurent
2007
Heart of Darkness
as Mfumu
1993
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
as Raymond
1999
The Limits of Control
as Lone Man
2009
The Skeleton Key
as Creole Gas Station Owner
2005
The Fifth Patient
as Cpt. Mugambe
2007
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
as River Tribe Elder
2022
Casino Royale
as Steven Obanno
2006
Chocolat
as Protée
1988
Black Mic Mac
as Lemi
1986
The Brutalist
as Gordon
2024
I Am Slave
as Bah
2010
White Material
as Boxer
2010
The Guitar
as Roscoe Wasz
2008
The Keeper
as Jean Baptiste
1995
Oka!
as Bassoun
2011
TV Appearances
The Sopranos
as Father Obosi
1999
The Unit
as General Togar
2006
24
as Ule Matobo
2001
White Collar
as Luc Renaud
2009
Champs-Elysées
as Self
1982
Parish
as Tongai Sr.
2024
Godfather of Harlem
as Monsieur 98
2019
Les Nuls, l'émission
as Self - Guest
1990
Sacrée Soirée
as Self
1987
The Good Wife
as Larry Oliver
2009
S.W.A.T.
as Aden Syed
2017
Task
as Father Daniel Georges
2025