Isaach de Bankolé
Acting Born Aug 12, 1957 Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire 24 credits
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.
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Full filmography
- S.W.A.T. (2017) as Aden Syed
- 24 (2001) as Ule Matobo
- The Sopranos (1999) as Father Obosi
- The Good Wife (2009) as Larry Oliver
- White Collar (2009) as Luc Renaud
- The Unit (2006) as General Togar
- Champs-Elysées (1982) as Self
- Black Panther (2018) as River Tribe Elder
- Godfather of Harlem (2019) as Monsieur 98
- Sacrée soirée (1987) as Self
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) as River Tribe Elder
- Casino Royale (2006) as Steven Obanno
- Les Nuls, l'émission (1990) as Self - Guest
- Dune: Part Three (2026) as Farok
- Task (2025) as Father Daniel Georges
- The Brutalist (2024) as Gordon
- The Last Witch Hunter (2015) as Max Schlesinger
- Parish (2024) as Tongai Sr.
- The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib (2022) as Sebastian Amadou (voice)
- Miami Vice (2006) as Neptune
- The Skeleton Key (2005) as Creole Gas Station Owner
- Stay (2005) as Professor
- Shaft (2019) as Pierro 'Gordito' Carrera
- Night on Earth (1991) as Cab Driver Paris