About
Isaach de Bankolé
Overview
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.[6] 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
Acting |
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| 2024 | The Brutalist | Actor | Gordon | 58 Average |
| 2024 | Snakeeater | Actor | Frank | N/A N/A |
| 2022 | The People We Hate at the Wedding | Actor | Henrique | 59 Average |
| 2022 | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever | Actor | River Tribe Elder | 70 Good |
| 2021 | French Exit | Actor | Julius | 58 Average |
| 2019 | Shaft | Actor | Pierro 'Gordito' Carrera | 63 Fair |
| 2019 | A Violent Man | Actor | Pete | 59 Average |
| 2018 | Black Is Beltza | Actor | Wilson Clever (voice) | 58 Average |
| 2018 | Black Panther | Actor | River Tribe Elder | 73 Good |
| 2017 | Kiss Me! | Actor | Bernard | 58 Average |
| 2017 | Double Play | Actor | Ernesto | 58 Average |
| 2016 | Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer | Actor | 57 Average |
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| 2015 | The Last Witch Hunter | Actor | Max Schlesinger | 59 Average |
| 2014 | Run | Actor | Assa | 58 Average |
| 2014 | Where the Road Runs Out | Actor | George | 58 Average |
| 2014 | Mirage | Actor | Francis | 58 Average |
| 2014 | Calvary | Actor | Simon | 66 Fair |
| 2013 | Mother of George | Actor | Ayodele Balogun | 58 Average |
| 2012 | Chaos | Actor | Vincent | 59 Average |
| 2011 | Oka! | Actor | Bassoun | 58 Average |
| 2010 | I Am Slave | Actor | Bah | 59 Average |
| 2010 | Behind Jim Jarmusch | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 2010 | White Material | Actor | Boxer | 60 Fair |
| 2009 | The Limits of Control | Actor | Lone Man | 59 Average |
| 2008 | 24: Redemption | Actor | President Ule Matobo | 58 Average |
| 2008 | The Guitar | Actor | Roscoe Wasz | 58 Average |
| 2008 | Machetero | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 2007 | The Fifth Patient | Actor | Cpt. Mugambe | 59 Average |
| 2007 | Battle in Seattle | Actor | Abasi | 60 Fair |
| 2007 | The Diving Bell and the Butterfly | Actor | Laurent | 70 Good |
| 2006 | Casino Royale | Actor | Steven Obanno | 74 Good |
| 2006 | Miami Vice | Actor | Neptune | 59 Average |
| 2005 | Stay | Actor | Professor | 64 Fair |
| 2005 | Before It Had a Name | Actor | Waiter | 58 Average |
| 2005 | The Skeleton Key | Actor | Creole Gas Station Owner | 64 Fair |
| 2005 | Manderlay | Actor | Timothy | 62 Fair |
| 2004 | From Other Worlds | Actor | Abraham | 58 Average |
| 2004 | Homework | Actor | Jean | N/A N/A |
| 2004 | Coffee and Cigarettes | Actor | Isaach (segment "No Problem") | 65 Fair |
| 2003 | The Killing Zone | Actor | Malcolm | 59 Average |
| 2002 | The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Oganga, The Giver and Taker of Life | Actor | Sgt. Barthelmy | 58 Average |
| 2001 | 3 A.M. | Actor | Angus | 58 Average |
| 2000 | Bàttu | Actor | Saar | N/A N/A |
| 1999 | Cherry | Actor | Menu Man | 58 Average |
| 1999 | Otomo | Actor | Otomo | 59 Average |
| 1999 | Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai | Actor | Raymond | 69 Fair |
| 1998 | A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries | Actor | Mamadou | 59 Average |
| 1995 | The Keeper | Actor | Jean Baptiste | 58 Average |
| 1995 | Casa de Lava | Actor | Leão | 59 Average |
| 1993 | Heart of Darkness | Actor | Mfumu | 59 Average |
| 1991 | Night on Earth | Actor | Cab Driver Paris | 69 Fair |
| 1990 | No Fear, No Die | Actor | Dah | 58 Average |
| 1989 | Vanille fraise | Actor | Hippolyte N'Go | 59 Average |
| 1989 | How to Make Love to a Negro Without Getting Tired | Actor | Vieux | 58 Average |
| 1988 | Ada in the Jungle | Actor | Bumbo | 58 Average |
| 1988 | Chocolat | Actor | Protée | 60 Fair |
| 1987 | Lady Cops | Actor | Inspecteur Lacroix | 58 Average |
| 1986 | Taxi Boy | Actor | Touré | 58 Average |
| 1986 | Black Mic Mac | Actor | Lemi | 58 Average |
| 1986 | Noir et blanc | Actor | 58 Average |
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| 1984 | The Syringe | Actor | 58 Average |
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| 1984 | Comment draguer tous les mecs | Actor | 59 Average |
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| The Cry of the Guards | Actor | Alboury | N/A N/A |
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| Celui qui soigne - Muganga | Actor | Denis Mukwege | N/A N/A |
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Directing |
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| Traveling Miles | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
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Writing |
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| 1989 | Vanille fraise | Writing | Dialogue | 59 Average |
Production |
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| 2024 | Snakeeater | Production | Executive Producer | N/A N/A |
| 2014 | Where the Road Runs Out | Production | Co-Executive Producer | 58 Average |
| 2014 | Mirage | Production | Executive Producer | 58 Average |
| 2004 | Homework | Production | Executive Producer | N/A N/A |