Isaach de Bankolé
Acting
Born 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.
Known For · 40 titles
S.W.A.T.
The Sopranos
The Good Wife
24
White Collar
Champs-Elysées
Sacrée soirée
Godfather of Harlem
The Unit
Black Panther
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
The Brutalist
Task
Dune: Part Three
Casino Royale
Les Nuls, l'émission
The Last Witch Hunter
Miami Vice
Parish
The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib
The Skeleton Key
The Fence
Stay
Shaft
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Chaos
Manderlay
The Syringe
Coffee and Cigarettes
French Exit
Night on Earth
The People We Hate at the Wedding
Taxi Boy
Battle in Seattle
The Limits of Control
Calvary
Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer
White Material
Femme Noire