Isaach de Bankolé
Known for Acting
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.
Filmography
Black Panther
2018
as River Tribe Elder
Dune: Part Three
2026
as Farok
Casino Royale
2006
as Steven Obanno
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
2022
as River Tribe Elder
The Last Witch Hunter
2015
as Max Schlesinger
The Brutalist
2024
as Gordon
The Skeleton Key
2005
as Creole Gas Station Owner
Miami Vice
2006
as Neptune
Stay
2005
as Professor
Shaft
2019
as Pierro 'Gordito' Carrera
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
1999
as Raymond
Manderlay
2005
as Timothy
Night on Earth
1991
as Cab Driver Paris
Cherry
1999
as Menu Man
White Material
2010
as Boxer
Coffee and Cigarettes
2004
as Isaach (segment "No Problem")
Calvary
2014
as Simon
Battle in Seattle
2007
as Abasi
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
2007
as Laurent
The Limits of Control
2009
as Lone Man