Actor

Isaach de Bankolé

August 12, 1957 · Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire

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.

Notable work

7.4
Black Panther (2018)
as River Tribe Elder
7.6
Casino Royale (2006)
as Steven Obanno
7
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)
as River Tribe Elder
6
The Last Witch Hunter (2015)
as Max Schlesinger
8.7
The Sopranos (1999)
as Father Obosi
6.6
The Skeleton Key (2005)
as Creole Gas Station Owner
6
Miami Vice (2006)
as Neptune
6.5
Shaft (2019)
as Pierro 'Gordito' Carrera
7.8
24 (2001)
as Ule Matobo
6.9
The Brutalist (2024)
as Gordon
8.2
White Collar (2009)
as Luc Renaud
8
S.W.A.T. (2017)
as Aden Syed

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