
Actor
Isaach de Bankolé
Born 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.
Directed
Acting

Black Panther
River Tribe Elder · 2018

Casino Royale
Steven Obanno · 2006

The Sopranos
Father Obosi · 1999

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
River Tribe Elder · 2022

White Collar
Luc Renaud · 2009

S.W.A.T.
Aden Syed · 2017

24
Ule Matobo · 2001

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Laurent · 2007

Godfather of Harlem
Monsieur 98 · 2019

Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
Raymond · 1999

Night on Earth
Cab Driver Paris · 1991

The Brutalist
Gordon · 2024

The Skeleton Key
Creole Gas Station Owner · 2005

The Last Witch Hunter
Max Schlesinger · 2015

Calvary
Simon · 2014

The Good Wife
Larry Oliver · 2009

Shaft
Pierro 'Gordito' Carrera · 2019

Stay
Professor · 2005

Coffee and Cigarettes
Isaach (segment "No Problem") · 2004

Miami Vice
Neptune · 2006

Manderlay
Timothy · 2005

Task
Father Daniel Georges · 2025

The Unit
General Togar · 2006

The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib
Sebastian Amadou (voice) · 2022
