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

19 films

Isaach de Bankolé

Biography

Filmography

Muganga

The Brutalist

The People We Hate at the Wedding

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

French Exit

Shaft

Black Panther

The Last Witch Hunter

Calvary

The Limits of Control

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

Casino Royale

Miami Vice

Stay

The Skeleton Key

Manderlay

Coffee and Cigarettes

Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai

Night on Earth