Personal Info
Known Credits
64
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1957-08-12 (68 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
Also Known For
Isaach De Bankole Isaac De BankoleZachari Bankolé
Isaach de Bankolé
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 dr ...
Known For
Acting
2025 --
Muganga
| Denis Mukwege
2024 --
The Brutalist
| Gordon
2024 --
Snakeeater
| Frank
2022 --
The People We Hate at the Wedding
| Henrique
2022 --
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
| River Tribe Elder
2021 --
French Exit
| Julius
2019 --
Shaft
| Pierro 'Gordito' Carrera
2019 --
A Violent Man
| Pete
2018 --
Black Is Beltza
| Wilson Clever (voice)
2018 --
Black Panther
| River Tribe Elder
2017 --
Kiss Me!
| Bernard
2017 --
Double Play
| Ernesto
2017 --
Femme Noire
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2016 --
Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer
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2015 --
The Last Witch Hunter
| Max Schlesinger
2014 --
Run
| Assa
2014 --
Where the Road Runs Out
| George
2014 --
Mirage
| Francis
2014 --
Calvary
| Simon
2013 --
Mother of George
| Ayodele Balogun
2012 --
Chaos
| Vincent
2011 --
Oka!
| Bassoun
2010 --
I Am Slave
| Bah
2010 --
Behind Jim Jarmusch
| Self
2010 --
White Material
| Boxer
2009 --
The Limits of Control
| Lone Man
2008 --
The Guitar
| Roscoe Wasz
2008 --
Machetero
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2007 --
The Fifth Patient
| Cpt. Mugambe
2007 --
Battle in Seattle
| Abasi
2007 --
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
| Laurent
2006 --
Casino Royale
| Steven Obanno
2006 --
Miami Vice
| Neptune
2005 --
Stay
| Professor
2005 --
Before It Had a Name
| Waiter
2005 --
The Skeleton Key
| Creole Gas Station Owner
2005 --
Manderlay
| Timothy
2004 --
From Other Worlds
| Abraham
2004 --
Homework
| Jean
2004 --
Coffee and Cigarettes
| Isaach (segment "No Problem")
2003 --
The Killing Zone
| Malcolm
2001 --
3 A.M.
| Angus
2000 --
Bàttu
| Saar
1999 --
Cherry
| Menu Man
1999 --
Otomo
| Otomo
1999 --
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Oganga, The Giver and Taker of Life
| Sgt. Barthelmy
1999 --
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
| Raymond
1998 --
A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries
| Mamadou
1995 --
The Keeper
| Jean Baptiste
1995 --
Casa de Lava
| Leão
1993 --
Heart of Darkness
| Mfumu
1991 --
Night on Earth
| Cab Driver Paris
1990 --
No Fear, No Die
| Dah
1989 --
Vanille fraise
| Hippolyte N'Go
1989 --
How to Make Love to a Negro Without Getting Tired
| Vieux
1988 --
Ada in the Jungle
| Bumbo
1988 --
Chocolat
| Protée
1987 --
Lady Cops
| Inspecteur Lacroix
1986 --
Taxi Boy
| Touré
1986 --
Black Mic Mac
| Lemi
1986 --
Noir et blanc
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1984 --
The Syringe
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1984 --
Comment draguer tous les mecs
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