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.[6] 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.
Known for
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Black Panther
Casino Royale
The Last Witch Hunter
Shaft
Miami Vice
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Manderlay
French Exit
The People We Hate at the Wedding
The Skeleton Key
Night on Earth
Stay
Coffee and Cigarettes
Calvary
24: Redemption
I Am Slave
White Material
The Guitar
Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer
The Limits of Control
Battle in Seattle
Black Is Beltza
Chocolat
Black Mic Mac
Heart of Darkness
Cherry
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Oganga, The Giver and Taker of Life
The Syringe
Casa de Lava
Ada in the Jungle
Before It Had a Name
Mother of George
Kiss Me!
Oka!
3 A.M.
From Other Worlds
No Fear, No Die
Where the Road Runs Out