Isaach de Bankolé

Acting

Isaach de Bankolé

Born August 12, 1957Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire79 credits

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.

Known For

Dune: Part Three

Dune: Part Three

Movie

2026

The Fence
5.5

The Fence

Movie

2026

Muganga
7.3

Muganga

Movie

2025

Task
6.9

Task

TV

2025

The Brutalist
7.0

The Brutalist

Movie

2024

Parish
6.5

Parish

TV

2024

Filmography

Dune: Part Three
2026Dune: Part Threeas FarokMovie
The Fence
2026The Fenceas AlbouryMovie
Muganga
2025Mugangaas Denis MukwegeMovie
Task
2025Taskas Father Daniel GeorgesTV
The Brutalist
2024The Brutalistas GordonMovie
Parish
2024Parishas Tongai Sr.TV
Snakeeater
2024Snakeeateras FrankMovie
The People We Hate at the Wedding
2022The People We Hate at the Weddingas HenriqueMovie
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
2022Black Panther: Wakanda Foreveras River Tribe ElderMovie
The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib
2022The Boss Baby: Back in the Cribas Sebastian Amadou (voice)TV
French Exit
2021French Exitas JuliusMovie
Godfather of Harlem
2019Godfather of Harlemas Monsieur 98TV
Shaft
2019Shaftas Pierro 'Gordito' CarreraMovie
A Violent Man
2019A Violent Manas PeteMovie
Black Is Beltza
2018Black Is Beltzaas Wilson Clever (voice)Movie
Black Panther
2018Black Pantheras River Tribe ElderMovie
S.W.A.T.
2017S.W.A.T.as Aden SyedTV
Kiss Me!
2017Kiss Me!as BernardMovie
Double Play
2017Double Playas ErnestoMovie
Femme Noire
2017Femme NoireMovie
Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer
2016Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York FixerMovie
The Last Witch Hunter
2015The Last Witch Hunteras Max SchlesingerMovie
Run
2014Runas AssaMovie
Where the Road Runs Out
2014Where the Road Runs Outas GeorgeMovie
Mirage
2014Mirageas FrancisMovie
Calvary
2014Calvaryas SimonMovie
Mother of George
2013Mother of Georgeas Ayodele BalogunMovie
Chaos
2012Chaosas VincentMovie
Oka!
2011Oka!as BassounMovie
I Am Slave
2010I Am Slaveas BahMovie
B
2010Behind Jim Jarmuschas SelfMovie
White Material
2010White Materialas BoxerMovie
White Collar
2009White Collaras Luc RenaudTV
The Good Wife
2009The Good Wifeas Larry OliverTV
The Limits of Control
2009The Limits of Controlas Lone ManMovie
The Guitar
2008The Guitaras Roscoe WaszMovie
M
2008MacheteroMovie
The Fifth Patient
2007The Fifth Patientas Cpt. MugambeMovie
Battle in Seattle
2007Battle in Seattleas AbasiMovie
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
2007The Diving Bell and the Butterflyas LaurentMovie
Casino Royale
2006Casino Royaleas Steven ObannoMovie
Miami Vice
2006Miami Viceas NeptuneMovie
The Unit
2006The Unitas General TogarTV
Stay
2005Stayas ProfessorMovie
Before It Had a Name
2005Before It Had a Nameas WaiterMovie
The Skeleton Key
2005The Skeleton Keyas Creole Gas Station OwnerMovie
Manderlay
2005Manderlayas TimothyMovie
From Other Worlds
2004From Other Worldsas AbrahamMovie
Homework
2004Homeworkas JeanMovie
Coffee and Cigarettes
2004Coffee and Cigarettesas Isaach (segment "No Problem")Movie
The Killing Zone
2003The Killing Zoneas MalcolmMovie
24
200124as Ule MatoboTV
3 A.M.
20013 A.M.as AngusMovie
Bàttu
2000Bàttuas SaarMovie
Cherry
1999Cherryas Menu ManMovie
Otomo
1999Otomoas OtomoMovie
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Oganga, the Giver and Taker of Life
1999The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Oganga, the Giver and Taker of Lifeas Sgt. BarthelmyMovie
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
1999Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samuraias RaymondMovie
The Sopranos
1999The Sopranosas Father ObosiTV
A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries
1998A Soldier's Daughter Never Criesas MamadouMovie
The Keeper
1995The Keeperas Jean BaptisteMovie
Casa de Lava
1995Casa de Lavaas LeãoMovie
Heart of Darkness
1993Heart of Darknessas MfumuMovie
Night on Earth
1991Night on Earthas Cab Driver ParisMovie
Les Nuls, l'émission
1990Les Nuls, l'émissionas Self - GuestTV
No Fear, No Die
1990No Fear, No Dieas DahMovie
Vanille fraise
1989Vanille fraiseas Hippolyte N'GoMovie
How to Make Love to a Negro Without Getting Tired
1989How to Make Love to a Negro Without Getting Tiredas VieuxMovie
Ada in the Jungle
1988Ada in the Jungleas BumboMovie
Chocolat
1988Chocolatas ProtéeMovie
Lady Cops
1987Lady Copsas Inspecteur LacroixMovie
Sacrée Soirée
1987Sacrée Soiréeas SelfTV
Taxi Boy
1986Taxi Boyas TouréMovie
Black Mic Mac
1986Black Mic Macas LemiMovie
Noir et blanc
1986Noir et blancMovie
The Syringe
1984The SyringeMovie
C
1984Comment draguer tous les mecsas Honoré ClairMovie
Champs-Elysées
1982Champs-Elyséesas SelfTV
T
—Traveling MilesDirectorMovie