Isaach de Bankolé
Acting
Isaach or Isaac de Bankolé (born 12 August 1957; Abidjan, CÎte 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.
Known for
2026The Fence
Alboury
2026Dune: Part Three
Farok
2025Muganga
Denis Mukwege
2024The Brutalist
Gordon
2024Snakeeater
Frank
2022The People We Hate at the Wedding
Henrique
2022Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
River Tribe Elder
2021French Exit
Julius
2019A Violent Man
Pete
2019Shaft
Pierro 'Gordito' Carrera
2018Black Panther
River Tribe Elder
2018Black Is Beltza
Wilson Clever (voice)
2017Double Play
Ernesto
2017Kiss Me!
Bernard
2017Femme Noire
2016Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer
2015The Last Witch Hunter
Max Schlesinger
2014Calvary
Simon
2014Run
Assa
2014Mirage
Francis
2014Where the Road Runs Out
George
2013Mother of George
Ayodele Balogun
2012Chaos
Vincent
2011Oka!
Bassoun