Isaach de Bankolé
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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.
Filmography
Black Panther
as River Tribe Elder
Casino Royale
as Steven Obanno
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
as River Tribe Elder
The Last Witch Hunter
as Max Schlesinger
The Skeleton Key
as Creole Gas Station Owner
Miami Vice
as Neptune
Shaft
as Pierro 'Gordito' Carrera
The Brutalist
as Gordon
Stay
as Professor
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
as Raymond
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
as Laurent
Calvary
as Simon
Coffee and Cigarettes
as Isaach (segment "No Problem")
Night on Earth
as Cab Driver Paris
Manderlay
as Timothy
The Limits of Control
as Lone Man
Battle in Seattle
as Abasi
The People We Hate at the Wedding
as Henrique
White Material
as Boxer