Isaach de Bankolé
Known for: Acting
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
Series
S.W.A.T.
Aden Syed
2017
Series
The Sopranos
Father Obosi
1999
Series
24
Ule Matobo
2001
Series
The Good Wife
Larry Oliver
2009
Series
White Collar
Luc Renaud
2009
Series
Champs-Elysées
Self
1982
Series
The Unit
General Togar
2006
Series
Sacrée soirée
Self
1987
Series
Godfather of Harlem
Monsieur 98
2019
Film
Casino Royale
Steven Obanno
2006
Film
Black Panther
River Tribe Elder
2018
Film
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
River Tribe Elder
2022
Series
Task
Father Daniel Georges
2025
Film
The Brutalist
Gordon
2024
Film
Dune: Part Three
Farok
2026
Film
The Last Witch Hunter
Max Schlesinger
2015
Series
Parish
Tongai Sr.
2024
Film
Miami Vice
Neptune
2006
Series
The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib
Sebastian Amadou (voice)
2022
Film
Shaft
Pierro 'Gordito' Carrera
2019
Film
The Skeleton Key
Creole Gas Station Owner
2005
Film
Stay
Professor
2005
Series
Les Nuls, l'émission
Self - Guest
1990
Film
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
Raymond
1999
Film
Calvary
Simon
2014
Film
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Laurent
2007
Film
Manderlay
Timothy
2005
Film
Night on Earth
Cab Driver Paris
1991
Film
French Exit
Julius
2021
Film
The Limits of Control
Lone Man
2009
Film
The People We Hate at the Wedding
Henrique
2022
Film
Coffee and Cigarettes
Isaach (segment "No Problem")
2004
Film
Vanille fraise
Hippolyte N'Go
1989
Film
Chocolat
Protée
1988
Film
Battle in Seattle
Abasi
2007
Film
Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer
2016
Film
The Fence
Alboury
2026
Film
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Oganga, the Giver and Taker of Life
Sgt. Barthelmy
1999
Film
The Keeper
Jean Baptiste
1995
Film
Kiss Me!
Bernard
2017
Film
Double Play
Ernesto
2017
Film
The Guitar
Roscoe Wasz
2008
Film
White Material
Boxer
2010
Film
Homework
Jean
2004
Film
Muganga
Denis Mukwege
2025
Film
3 A.M.
Angus
2001
Film
Black Is Beltza
Wilson Clever (voice)
2018
Film
Oka!
Bassoun
2011
Film
Mirage
Francis
2014
Film
Heart of Darkness
Mfumu
1993
Film
From Other Worlds
Abraham
2004
Film
A Violent Man
Pete
2019
Film
A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries
Mamadou
1998
Film
No Fear, No Die
Dah
1990
Film
The Fifth Patient
Cpt. Mugambe
2007
Film
Before It Had a Name
Waiter
2005
Film
Mother of George
Ayodele Balogun
2013
Film
Cherry
Menu Man
1999
Film
Where the Road Runs Out
George
2014
Film
I Am Slave
Bah
2010
Film
How to Make Love to a Negro Without Getting Tired
Vieux
1989
Behind Jim Jarmusch
Self
2010
Film
Bàttu
Saar
2000
Film
Snakeeater
Frank
2024
Film
Chaos
Vincent
2012
Film
Black Mic Mac
Lemi
1986
Film
Otomo
Otomo
1999
Comment draguer tous les mecs
Honoré Clair
1984
Film
Lady Cops
Inspecteur Lacroix
1987
Film
Taxi Boy
Touré
1986
Film
Femme Noire
2017
Film
The Syringe
1984
Film
Noir et blanc
1986
Film
Ada in the Jungle
Bumbo
1988
Film
Casa de Lava
Leão
1995
Film
The Killing Zone
Malcolm
2003
Film
Run
Assa
2014
Machetero
Jean Dumont
2008