
Isaach de Bankolé
ActingAlso Known As
Isaach De Bankole , Isaac De Bankole, Zachari 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.
Movies
(64 total)
Black Panther
as River Tribe Elder

Casino Royale
as Steven Obanno

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
as River Tribe Elder

The Last Witch Hunter
as Max Schlesinger

The Skeleton Key
as Creole Gas Station Owner

Miami Vice
as Neptune

Shaft
as Pierro 'Gordito' Carrera

The Brutalist
as Gordon

Stay
as Professor

Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
as Raymond

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
as Laurent

Calvary
as Simon

Coffee and Cigarettes
as Isaach (segment "No Problem")

Night on Earth
as Cab Driver Paris

Manderlay
as Timothy

The Limits of Control
as Lone Man

Battle in Seattle
as Abasi

The People We Hate at the Wedding
as Henrique

White Material
as Boxer
TV Shows
(12 total)
The Sopranos
as Father Obosi

24
as Ule Matobo

S.W.A.T.
as Aden Syed

White Collar
as Luc Renaud

Godfather of Harlem
as Monsieur 98

The Good Wife
as Larry Oliver

Task
as Father Daniel Georges

The Unit
as General Togar

Parish
as Tongai Sr.

Champs-Elysées
as Self

Les Nuls, l'émission
as Self - Guest

Sacrée Soirée
as Self
