Isaach de Bankolé
Born 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 Appearances
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Stay
Shaft
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Chaos
Manderlay
The Syringe
Coffee and Cigarettes
French Exit
Night on Earth
The People We Hate at the Wedding
Taxi Boy
Battle in Seattle
The Limits of Control
Calvary
Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer
White Material
Femme Noire
Heart of Darkness
Oka!
Snakeeater
Chocolat
Cherry
Muganga
I Am Slave
3 A.M.
Otomo
Black Mic Mac
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Oganga, the Giver and Taker of Life
Homework
The Guitar
Before It Had a Name
A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries
From Other Worlds
A Violent Man
Double Play
Lady Cops
Black Is Beltza
Kiss Me!
Vanille fraise
No Fear, No Die
How to Make Love to a Negro Without Getting Tired
The Fifth Patient
Ada in the Jungle
Where the Road Runs Out
The Killing Zone
Mother of George
Mirage
Bàttu
The Keeper
Casa de Lava
Run
