Isaach de Bankolé
Acting
August 12, 1957
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
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.
Movies
Casino Royale
2006
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
2022
Black Panther
2018
The Killing Zone
2003
The Brutalist
2024
The Last Witch Hunter
2015
Stay
2005
The Fifth Patient
2007
Shaft
2019
The Skeleton Key
2005
Coffee and Cigarettes
2004
Miami Vice
2006
The Fence
2026
The Keeper
1995
Mother of George
2013
Manderlay
2005
Night on Earth
1991
Lady Cops
1987
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
1999
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
2007
