Acting
Isaach de Bankolé
Born Aug 12, 1957 · 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. 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.
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Acting
Dune: Part Three
2026
Science Fiction · Adventure
The Fence
2026
Drama
Muganga
2025
History · Drama
Task
2025
Crime · Drama
The Brutalist
2024
Drama
Parish
2024
Drama
Snakeeater
2024
Horror
The People We Hate at the Wedding
2022
Comedy
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
2022
Action · Adventure · Science Fiction
The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib
2022
Animation · Comedy · Family
French Exit
2021
Comedy · Drama
Godfather of Harlem
2019
Drama · Crime
Shaft
2019
Action · Crime · Comedy
A Violent Man
2019
Crime · Drama
Black Is Beltza
2018
Animation · Drama · Thriller
Black Panther
2018
Action · Adventure · Science Fiction
S.W.A.T.
2017
Crime · Action & Adventure · Drama
Kiss Me!
2017
Romance · Comedy
Double Play
2017
Drama · History
Femme Noire
2017
Music
Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer
2016
Comedy · Thriller · Drama
The Last Witch Hunter
2015
Action · Adventure · Fantasy
Run
2014
Drama · Thriller
Where the Road Runs Out
2014
Romance · Drama · Family
Mirage
2014
Western · Action · Thriller
Calvary
2014
Comedy · Drama
Mother of George
2013
Drama
Chaos
2012
Thriller
Oka!
2011
Drama
I Am Slave
2010
Drama · Thriller
White Material
2010
Drama
White Collar
2009
Crime · Drama · Mystery
The Good Wife
2009
Drama
The Limits of Control
2009
Crime · Mystery
The Guitar
2008
Romance · Drama · Music
Machetero
2008
Drama · Crime
The Fifth Patient
2007
Drama · Action · Thriller
Battle in Seattle
2007
Action · Drama
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
2007
Drama · History
Casino Royale
2006
Adventure · Action · Thriller
Miami Vice
2006
Action · Crime · Thriller
The Unit
2006
Action & Adventure · Drama
Stay
2005
Mystery · Thriller · Drama
Before It Had a Name
2005
Drama · Romance
The Skeleton Key
2005
Drama · Horror · Mystery
Manderlay
2005
Drama
From Other Worlds
2004
Science Fiction · Comedy
Homework
2004
Drama
Coffee and Cigarettes
2004
Comedy · Drama
The Killing Zone
2003
Thriller · Drama
24
2001
Action & Adventure · Drama · Crime
3 A.M.
2001
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Bàttu
2000
Comedy
Cherry
1999
Romance · Comedy
Otomo
1999
Drama
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Oganga, the Giver and Taker of Life
1999
Action · Adventure · War
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
1999
Crime · Drama
The Sopranos
1999
Crime · Drama
A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries
1998
Drama
The Keeper
1995
Drama · Thriller · Crime
Casa de Lava
1995
Drama
Heart of Darkness
1994
Drama · TV Movie
Night on Earth
1991
Comedy · Drama
No Fear, No Die
1990
Drama
Vanille fraise
1989
Comedy · Romance · Adventure
How to Make Love to a Negro Without Getting Tired
1989
Comedy
Ada in the Jungle
1988
Action · Comedy
Chocolat
1988
Drama
Lady Cops
1987
Romance · Comedy
Taxi Boy
1986
Comedy · Drama
Black Mic Mac
1986
Comedy
Noir et blanc
1986
Drama
The Syringe
1984
Crime · Action
Written
Vanille fraise
1989
Comedy · Romance · Adventure