Isaach de Bankolé
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 (78 titles)
MovieDune: Part Three
Farok · 2026
5.6MovieThe Fence
Alboury · 2026
7.4MovieMuganga
Denis Mukwege · 2025
6.9ShowTask
Father Daniel Georges · 2025
7.0MovieThe Brutalist
Gordon · 2024
6.3ShowParish
Tongai Sr. · 2024
5.5MovieSnakeeater
Frank · 2024
6.3MovieThe People We Hate at the Wedding
Henrique · 2022
7.0MovieBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever
River Tribe Elder · 2022
7.4ShowThe Boss Baby: Back in the Crib
Sebastian Amadou (voice) · 2022
5.6MovieFrench Exit
Julius · 2021
8.1ShowGodfather of Harlem
Monsieur 98 · 2019
6.5MovieShaft
Pierro 'Gordito' Carrera · 2019
4.6MovieA Violent Man
Pete · 2019
5.5MovieBlack Is Beltza
Wilson Clever (voice) · 2018
7.4MovieBlack Panther
River Tribe Elder · 2018
8.0ShowS.W.A.T.
Aden Syed · 2017
5.4MovieKiss Me!
Bernard · 2017
3.5MovieDouble Play
Ernesto · 2017
MovieFemme Noire
2017
5.5MovieNorman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer
2016
6.0MovieThe Last Witch Hunter
Max Schlesinger · 2015
5.4MovieRun
Assa · 2014
5.7MovieWhere the Road Runs Out
George · 2014
6.5MovieMirage
Francis · 2014
7.1MovieCalvary
Simon · 2014
5.3MovieMother of George
Ayodele Balogun · 2013
5.5MovieChaos
Vincent · 2012
3.7MovieOka!
Bassoun · 2011
6.1MovieI Am Slave
Bah · 2010