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. 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 | 66 Fair |
| 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 | 69 Fair |
| 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 | 58 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 | 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 | 58 Average |
| 1999 | Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai | Actor | Raymond | 68 Fair |
| 1998 | A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries | Actor | Mamadou | 58 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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| Celui qui soigne - Muganga | Actor | Denis Mukwege | N/A N/A |
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| The Cry of the Guards | Actor | Alboury | 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 |