Isaach de Bankolé
Known for: Acting
Born: August 11, 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
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Night on Earth
Cab Driver Paris
Coffee and Cigarettes
Isaach (segment "No Problem")
Manderlay
Timothy
The People We Hate at the Wedding
Henrique
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Laurent
Heart of Darkness
Mfumu
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
Raymond
The Limits of Control
Lone Man
The Skeleton Key
Creole Gas Station Owner
The Fifth Patient
Cpt. Mugambe
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
River Tribe Elder
Casino Royale
Steven Obanno
Chocolat
Protée
Black Mic Mac
Lemi
The Brutalist
Gordon
I Am Slave
Bah
White Material
Boxer
The Guitar
Roscoe Wasz
The Keeper
Jean Baptiste
Oka!
Bassoun
No Fear, No Die
Dah
Lady Cops
Inspecteur Lacroix
From Other Worlds
Abraham
Casa de Lava
Leão