Acting

Isaach de Bankolé

Born 1957-08-12 · 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.

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Dune: Part Three
as Farok
2026
The Fence
as Alboury
2026
Muganga
as Denis Mukwege
2025
Task
as Father Daniel Georges
2025
The Brutalist
as Gordon
2024
Parish
as Tongai Sr.
2024
Snakeeater
as Frank
2024
Snakeeater
Executive Producer
2024
The People We Hate at the Wedding
as Henrique
2022
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
as River Tribe Elder
2022
The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib
as Sebastian Amadou (voice)
2022
French Exit
as Julius
2021
Godfather of Harlem
as Monsieur 98
2019
Shaft
as Pierro 'Gordito' Carrera
2019
A Violent Man
as Pete
2019
Black Is Beltza
as Wilson Clever (voice)
2018
Black Panther
as River Tribe Elder
2018
S.W.A.T.
as Aden Syed
2017
Kiss Me!
as Bernard
2017
Double Play
as Ernesto
2017
Femme Noire
2017
Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer
2016
The Last Witch Hunter
as Max Schlesinger
2015
Run
as Assa
2014
Where the Road Runs Out
as George
2014
Where the Road Runs Out
Co-Executive Producer
2014
Mirage
as Francis
2014
Mirage
Executive Producer
2014
Calvary
as Simon
2014
Mother of George
as Ayodele Balogun
2013
Chaos
as Vincent
2012
Oka!
as Bassoun
2011
I Am Slave
as Bah
2010
Behind Jim Jarmusch
as Self
2010
White Material
as Boxer
2010
White Collar
as Luc Renaud
2009
The Good Wife
as Larry Oliver
2009
The Limits of Control
as Lone Man
2009
The Guitar
as Roscoe Wasz
2008
Machetero
as Jean Dumont
2008
The Fifth Patient
as Cpt. Mugambe
2007
Battle in Seattle
as Abasi
2007
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
as Laurent
2007
Casino Royale
as Steven Obanno
2006
Miami Vice
as Neptune
2006
The Unit
as General Togar
2006
Stay
as Professor
2005
Before It Had a Name
as Waiter
2005
The Skeleton Key
as Creole Gas Station Owner
2005
Manderlay
as Timothy
2005
From Other Worlds
as Abraham
2004
Homework
as Jean
2004
Homework
Executive Producer
2004
Coffee and Cigarettes
as Isaach (segment "No Problem")
2003
The Killing Zone
as Malcolm
2003
24
as Ule Matobo
2001
3 A.M.
as Angus
2001
Bàttu
as Saar
2000
Cherry
as Menu Man
1999
Otomo
as Otomo
1999
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Oganga, the Giver and Taker of Life
as Sgt. Barthelmy
1999
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
as Raymond
1999
The Sopranos
as Father Obosi
1999
A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries
as Mamadou
1998
The Keeper
as Jean Baptiste
1995
Casa de Lava
as Leão
1995
Heart of Darkness
as Mfumu
1994
Night on Earth
as Cab Driver Paris
1991
Les Nuls, l'émission
as Self - Guest
1990
No Fear, No Die
as Dah
1990
Vanille fraise
as Hippolyte N'Go
1989
Vanille fraise
Dialogue
1989
How to Make Love to a Negro Without Getting Tired
as Vieux
1989
Ada in the Jungle
as Bumbo
1988
Chocolat
as Protée
1988
Lady Cops
as Inspecteur Lacroix
1987
Sacrée soirée
as Self
1987
Taxi Boy
as Touré
1986
Black Mic Mac
as Lemi
1986
Noir et blanc
1986