Isaach de Bankolé

Actor

Born: August 12, 1957 (68 years old)

Place of birth: 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.

Filmography (58)

• The Sopranos (1999, ★ 8.7)
• Coffee and Cigarettes (2004, ★ 6.9)
• Night on Earth (1991, ★ 7.5)
• Manderlay (2005, ★ 6.9)
• The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007, ★ 7.6)
• Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999, ★ 7.3)
• Casino Royale (2006, ★ 7.6)
• The Skeleton Key (2005, ★ 6.6)
• Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022, ★ 7)
• Chocolat (1988, ★ 6.9)
• The Brutalist (2024, ★ 7)
• White Material (2010, ★ 6.8)
• Casa de Lava (1995, ★ 6.9)
• Muganga (2025, ★ 7.2)
• Black Panther (2018, ★ 7.4)
• The Unit (2006, ★ 7.3)
• 24 (2001, ★ 7.8)
• White Collar (2009, ★ 8.2)
• Godfather of Harlem (2019, ★ 8.1)
• Calvary (2014, ★ 7.1)
• The Good Wife (2009, ★ 7.6)
• S.W.A.T. (2017, ★ 8)
• Shaft (2019, ★ 6.5)
• Stay (2005, ★ 6.6)
• Parish (2024, ★ 6.5)
• Task (2025, ★ 6.9)
• The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib (2022, ★ 7.4)
• The People We Hate at the Wedding (2022, ★ 6.3)
• Heart of Darkness (1993, ★ 5.7)
• The Limits of Control (2009, ★ 6)