Isaach de Bankolé

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Isaach de Bankolé

Acting 69 August 12, 1957

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 grand…

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Black Panther

Black Panther

7.4 2018 Movie
Casino Royale

Casino Royale

7.6 2006 Movie
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

7.0 2022 Movie
The Sopranos

The Sopranos

8.7 1999 TV Show
The Last Witch Hunter

The Last Witch Hunter

6.0 2015 Movie
24

24

7.8 2001 TV Show
S.W.A.T.

S.W.A.T.

8.0 2017 TV Show
The Skeleton Key

The Skeleton Key

6.6 2005 Movie
White Collar

White Collar

8.2 2009 TV Show
Miami Vice

Miami Vice

6.1 2006 Movie
The Brutalist

The Brutalist

6.9 2024 Movie
Shaft

Shaft

6.5 2019 Movie

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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

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    Dune: Part Three

    Movie Farok

  2. 2026
    The Fence

    Movie Alboury

  3. 2025
    Muganga

    Movie Denis Mukwege

  4. 2025
    Task

    TV show Father Daniel Georges

  5. 2024
    The Brutalist

    Movie Gordon

  6. 2024
    Parish

    TV show Tongai Sr.

  7. 2024
    Snakeeater

    Movie Frank

  8. 2022
    The People We Hate at the Wedding

    Movie Henrique

  9. 2022
    Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

    Movie River Tribe Elder

  10. 2022
    The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib

    TV show Sebastian Amadou (voice)

  11. 2021
    French Exit

    Movie Julius

  12. 2019
    Godfather of Harlem

    TV show Monsieur 98

  13. 2019
    Shaft

    Movie Pierro 'Gordito' Carrera

  14. 2019
    A Violent Man

    Movie Pete

  15. 2018
    Black Is Beltza

    Movie Wilson Clever (voice)

  16. 2018
    Black Panther

    Movie River Tribe Elder

More credits
  1. 2017
    S.W.A.T.

    TV show Aden Syed

  2. 2017
    Kiss Me!

    Movie Bernard

  3. 2017
    Double Play

    Movie Ernesto

  4. 2017
    Femme Noire

    Movie

  5. 2016
    Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer

    Movie

  6. 2015
    The Last Witch Hunter

    Movie Max Schlesinger

  7. 2014
    Run

    Movie Assa

  8. 2014
    Where the Road Runs Out

    Movie George

  9. 2014
    Mirage

    Movie Francis

  10. 2014
    Calvary

    Movie Simon

  11. 2013
    Mother of George

    Movie Ayodele Balogun

  12. 2012
    Chaos

    Movie Vincent

  13. 2011
    Oka!

    Movie Bassoun

  14. 2010
    I Am Slave

    Movie Bah

  15. 2010
    Behind Jim Jarmusch

    Movie Self

  16. 2010
    White Material

    Movie Boxer

  17. 2009
    White Collar

    TV show Luc Renaud

  18. 2009
    The Good Wife

    TV show Larry Oliver

  19. 2009
    The Limits of Control

    Movie Lone Man

  20. 2008
    The Guitar

    Movie Roscoe Wasz

  21. 2008
    Machetero

    Movie Jean Dumont

  22. 2007
    The Fifth Patient

    Movie Cpt. Mugambe

  23. 2007
    Battle in Seattle

    Movie Abasi

  24. 2007
    The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

    Movie Laurent