Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1957-08-12 (Age: 69)
Place of Birth
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
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 (65)
⭐ 0
Role:
Farok
Dune: Part Three
2026
⭐ 6.0
Role:
Alboury
The Fence
2026
⭐ 7.3
Role:
Denis Mukwege
Muganga
2025
⭐ 7.0
Role:
Gordon
The Brutalist
2024
⭐ 5.3
Role:
Frank
Snakeeater
2024
⭐ 6.3
Role:
Henrique
The People We Hate at the Wedding
2022
⭐ 7.0
Role:
River Tribe Elder
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
2022
⭐ 5.6
Role:
Julius
French Exit
2021
⭐ 6.5
Role:
Pierro 'Gordito' Carrera
Shaft
2019
⭐ 4.9
Role:
Pete
A Violent Man
2019
⭐ 5.5
Role:
Wilson Clever (voice)
Black Is Beltza
2018
⭐ 7.4
Role:
River Tribe Elder
Black Panther
2018
⭐ 5.4
Role:
Bernard
Kiss Me!
2017
⭐ 3.5
Role:
Ernesto
Double Play
2017
⭐ 0
Role:
Unknown
