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.
Awards & recognition
- César Award — Best Male Revelation
- Knight of the Legion of Honour
Filmography48 titles
The Sopranos
White Collar
Godfather of Harlem
S.W.A.T.
24
The Good Wife
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Casino Royale
Night on Earth
The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib
Black Panther
The Unit
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
Calvary
The Brutalist
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Task
Manderlay
Coffee and Cigarettes
Chocolat
White Material
The Skeleton Key
Stay
Parish
Shaft
Mirage
The People We Hate at the Wedding
Battle in Seattle
The Fifth Patient
I Am Slave
No Fear, No Die
The Last Witch Hunter
The Limits of Control
Miami Vice
Cherry
Otomo
Where the Road Runs Out
The Keeper
French Exit
Snakeeater
Black Is Beltza
Norman
Mother of George
A Violent Man
From Other Worlds
Oka!
Before It Had a Name
Double Play