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.[6] 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
Black Panther
(2018)
River Tribe Elder
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
(2022)
River Tribe Elder
Casino Royale
(2006)
Steven Obanno
The Last Witch Hunter
(2015)
Max Schlesinger
Miami Vice
(2006)
Neptune
Shaft
(2019)
Pierro 'Gordito' Carrera
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
(2007)
Laurent
The Skeleton Key
(2005)
Creole Gas Station Owner
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
(1999)
Raymond
Chocolat
(1988)
Protée
Manderlay
(2005)
Timothy
French Exit
(2021)
Julius
Stay
(2005)
Professor
Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer