Acting · Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire · Born August 12, 1957
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.
MovieDune: Part Three
2026
as Farok
MovieThe Fence
2026
as Alboury
MovieMuganga
2025
as Denis Mukwege
TVTask
2025
as Father Daniel Georges
MovieThe Brutalist
2024
as Gordon
TVParish
2024
as Tongai Sr.
MovieSnakeeater
2024
as Frank
MovieThe People We Hate at the Wedding
2022
as Henrique
MovieBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever
2022
as River Tribe Elder
TVThe Boss Baby: Back in the Crib
2022
as Sebastian Amadou (voice)
MovieFrench Exit
2021
as Julius
TVGodfather of Harlem
2019
as Monsieur 98
MovieShaft
2019
as Pierro 'Gordito' Carrera
MovieA Violent Man
2019
as Pete
MovieBlack Is Beltza
2018
as Wilson Clever (voice)
MovieBlack Panther
2018
as River Tribe Elder
TVS.W.A.T.
2017
as Aden Syed
MovieKiss Me!
2017
as Bernard
MovieDouble Play
2017
as Ernesto
MovieFemme Noire
2017
MovieNorman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer
2016
MovieThe Last Witch Hunter
2015
as Max Schlesinger
MovieRun
2014
as Assa
MovieWhere the Road Runs Out
2014
as George
MovieMirage
2014
as Francis
MovieCalvary
2014
as Simon
MovieMother of George
2013
as Ayodele Balogun
MovieChaos
2012
as Vincent
MovieOka!
2011
as Bassoun
MovieI Am Slave
2010
as Bah
Behind Jim Jarmusch
2010
as Self
MovieWhite Material
2010
as Boxer
TVWhite Collar
2009
as Luc Renaud
TVThe Good Wife
2009
as Larry Oliver
MovieThe Limits of Control
2009
as Lone Man
MovieThe Guitar
2008
as Roscoe Wasz
Machetero
2008
as Jean Dumont
MovieThe Fifth Patient
2007
as Cpt. Mugambe
MovieBattle in Seattle
2007
as Abasi
MovieThe Diving Bell and the Butterfly
2007
as Laurent
MovieCasino Royale
2006
as Steven Obanno
MovieMiami Vice
2006
as Neptune
TVThe Unit
2006
as General Togar
MovieStay
2005
as Professor
MovieBefore It Had a Name
2005
as Waiter
MovieThe Skeleton Key
2005
as Creole Gas Station Owner
MovieManderlay
2005
as Timothy
MovieFrom Other Worlds
2004
as Abraham
MovieHomework
2004
as Jean
MovieCoffee and Cigarettes
2004
as Isaach (segment "No Problem")
MovieThe Killing Zone
2003
as Malcolm
TV24
2001
as Ule Matobo
Movie3 A.M.
2001
as Angus
MovieBàttu
2000
as Saar
MovieCherry
1999
as Menu Man
MovieOtomo
1999
as Otomo
MovieThe Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Oganga, the Giver and Taker of Life
1999
as Sgt. Barthelmy
MovieGhost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
1999
as Raymond
TVThe Sopranos
1999
as Father Obosi
MovieA Soldier's Daughter Never Cries
1998
as Mamadou
MovieThe Keeper
1995
as Jean Baptiste
MovieCasa de Lava
1995
as Leão
MovieHeart of Darkness
1994
as Mfumu
MovieNight on Earth
1991
as Cab Driver Paris
TVLes Nuls, l'émission
1990
as Self - Guest
MovieNo Fear, No Die
1990
as Dah
MovieVanille fraise
1989
as Hippolyte N'Go
MovieHow to Make Love to a Negro Without Getting Tired
1989
as Vieux
MovieAda in the Jungle
1988
as Bumbo
MovieChocolat
1988
as Protée
MovieLady Cops
1987
as Inspecteur Lacroix
TVSacrée soirée
1987
as Self
MovieTaxi Boy
1986
as Touré
MovieBlack Mic Mac
1986
as Lemi
MovieNoir et blanc
1986
MovieThe Syringe
1984
Comment draguer tous les mecs
1984
as Honoré Clair
TVChamps-Elysées
1982
as Self
