Isaach de Bankolé
Actor
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.
As Director
Filmography
Black Panther
as River Tribe Elder 2018
Casino Royale
as Steven Obanno 2006
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
as River Tribe Elder 2022
The Last Witch Hunter
as Max Schlesinger 2015
The Skeleton Key
as Creole Gas Station Owner 2005
Miami Vice
as Neptune 2006
Shaft
as Pierro 'Gordito' Carrera 2019
The Brutalist
as Gordon 2024
Stay
as Professor 2005
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
as Raymond 1999
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
as Laurent 2007
Calvary
as Simon 2014
Coffee and Cigarettes
as Isaach (segment "No Problem") 2004
Night on Earth
as Cab Driver Paris 1991
Manderlay
as Timothy 2005
The Limits of Control
as Lone Man 2009
Battle in Seattle
as Abasi 2007