Isaach de Bankolé
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.
Filmography
Dune: Part Three
2026
as Farok
The Fence
2026
as Alboury
Muganga
2025
as Denis Mukwege
The Brutalist
2024
as Gordon
Snakeeater
2024
as Frank
The People We Hate at the Wedding
2022
as Henrique
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
2022
as River Tribe Elder
French Exit
2021
as Julius
Shaft
2019
as Pierro 'Gordito' Carrera
A Violent Man
2019
as Pete
Black Is Beltza
2018
as Wilson Clever (voice)
Black Panther
2018
as River Tribe Elder
Kiss Me!
2017
as Bernard
Double Play
2017
as Ernesto
Femme Noire
2017
Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer
2016
The Last Witch Hunter
2015
as Max Schlesinger
Run
2014
as Assa
Where the Road Runs Out
2014
as George
Mirage
2014
as Francis
Calvary
2014
as Simon
Mother of George
2013
as Ayodele Balogun
Chaos
2012
as Vincent
Oka!
2011
as Bassoun