Isaach de Bankolé
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 12, 1957
- Birthplace
- Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
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
- Traveling Miles
Traveling Miles TBA
Director
Dune: Part Three 2026
as Farok
The Fence 2026
as Alboury
Muganga 2025
as Denis Mukwege
The Brutalist 2024
as Gordon
Snakeeater 2024
as Frank, Executive Producer
The People We Hate at the Wedding 2022
as Henrique
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever 2022
as River Tribe Elder
French Exit 2021
as Julius
Shaft 2019
as Pierro 'Gordito' Carrera
A Violent Man 2019
as Pete
Black Is Beltza 2018
as Wilson Clever (voice)
Black Panther 2018
as River Tribe Elder
Kiss Me! 2017
as Bernard
Double Play 2017
as Ernesto
Femme Noire 2017
Actor
Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer 2016
Actor
The Last Witch Hunter 2015
as Max Schlesinger
Run 2014
as Assa
Where the Road Runs Out 2014
as George, Co-Executive Producer
Mirage 2014
as Francis, Executive Producer
Calvary 2014
as Simon
Mother of George 2013
as Ayodele Balogun
Chaos 2012
as Vincent
Oka! 2011
as Bassoun
I Am Slave 2010
as Bah
- Behind Jim Jarmusch
Behind Jim Jarmusch 2010
as Self
White Material 2010
as Boxer
The Limits of Control 2009
as Lone Man
The Guitar 2008
as Roscoe Wasz
Machetero 2008
as Jean Dumont
The Fifth Patient 2007
as Cpt. Mugambe
Battle in Seattle 2007
as Abasi
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly 2007
as Laurent
Casino Royale 2006
as Steven Obanno
Miami Vice 2006
as Neptune
Stay 2005
as Professor
Before It Had a Name 2005
as Waiter
The Skeleton Key 2005
as Creole Gas Station Owner
Manderlay 2005
as Timothy
From Other Worlds 2004
as Abraham
Homework 2004
as Jean, Executive Producer
Coffee and Cigarettes 2004
as Isaach (segment "No Problem")
The Killing Zone 2003
as Malcolm
3 A.M. 2001
as Angus
Bàttu 2000
as Saar
Cherry 1999
as Menu Man
Otomo 1999
as Otomo
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Oganga, the Giver and Taker of Life 1999
as Sgt. Barthelmy
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai 1999
as Raymond
A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries 1998
as Mamadou
The Keeper 1995
as Jean Baptiste
Casa de Lava 1995
as Leão
Heart of Darkness 1994
as Mfumu
Night on Earth 1991
as Cab Driver Paris
No Fear, No Die 1990
as Dah
Vanille fraise 1989
as Hippolyte N'Go, Dialogue
How to Make Love to a Negro Without Getting Tired 1989
as Vieux
Ada in the Jungle 1988
as Bumbo
Chocolat 1988
as Protée
Lady Cops 1987
as Inspecteur Lacroix
Taxi Boy 1986
as Touré
Black Mic Mac 1986
as Lemi
Noir et blanc 1986
Actor
The Syringe 1984
Actor
- Comment draguer tous les mecs
Comment draguer tous les mecs 1984
as Honoré Clair
Credits from TMDB.