Isaach de Bankolé

Personal Info

Birthday

August 12, 1957

(67 years old)

Place of Birth

Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire

Also Known As

Isaach De Bankole

Isaac De Bankole

Zachari 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 drama school.

Known For

The Sopranos

S.W.A.T.

The Good Wife

White Collar

Godfather of Harlem

The Unit

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Black Panther

Filmography

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