Isaach de Bankolé
Born in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire — Aug 12 1957
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.
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S.W.A.T.
Aden Syed
24
Ule Matobo
The Sopranos
Father Obosi
The Good Wife
Larry Oliver
White Collar
Luc Renaud
The Unit
General Togar
Godfather of Harlem
Monsieur 98
Black Panther
River Tribe Elder
Task
Father Daniel Georges
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
River Tribe Elder
Dune: Part Three
Farok
Casino Royale
Steven Obanno
The Brutalist
Gordon
The Last Witch Hunter
Max Schlesinger
Parish
Tongai Sr.
The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib
Sebastian Amadou (voice)
The Skeleton Key
Creole Gas Station Owner
Miami Vice
Neptune
Stay
Professor
Shaft
Pierro 'Gordito' Carrera
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
Raymond
Night on Earth
Cab Driver Paris
Calvary
Simon
Manderlay
Timothy
French Exit
Julius
The Limits of Control
Lone Man
The People We Hate at the Wedding
Henrique
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Laurent
Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer
Battle in Seattle
Abasi
Heart of Darkness
Mfumu
Chocolat
Protée
Coffee and Cigarettes
Isaach (segment "No Problem")
White Material
Boxer
Cherry
Menu Man
I Am Slave
Bah
Muganga
Denis Mukwege
3 A.M.
Angus
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Oganga, the Giver and Taker of Life
Sgt. Barthelmy
The Guitar
Roscoe Wasz
A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries
Mamadou
Black Is Beltza
Wilson Clever (voice)
The Keeper
Jean Baptiste
The Fence
Alboury
From Other Worlds
Abraham
Double Play
Ernesto
Run
Assa
A Violent Man
Pete
Behind Jim Jarmusch
Self
Vanille fraise
Hippolyte N'Go
Oka!
Bassoun
Bàttu
Saar
Snakeeater
Frank
Black Mic Mac
Lemi
Kiss Me!
Bernard
The Syringe
Casa de Lava
Leão
Ada in the Jungle
Bumbo
The Fifth Patient
Cpt. Mugambe
Before It Had a Name
Waiter
Lady Cops
Inspecteur Lacroix
Homework
Jean
Otomo
Otomo
Taxi Boy
Touré
Noir et blanc
The Killing Zone
Malcolm
Mirage
Francis
Mother of George
Ayodele Balogun
Femme Noire
Comment draguer tous les mecs
Honoré Clair
No Fear, No Die
Dah
Where the Road Runs Out
George
Chaos
Vincent
How to Make Love to a Negro Without Getting Tired
Vieux
Machetero
Traveling Miles
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