Isaach de Bankolé
Born:
1957-08-12
From:
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.
Acting
Dune: Part Three
The Fence
Muganga
The Brutalist
Snakeeater
The People We Hate at the Wedding
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
French Exit
Shaft
A Violent Man
Black Is Beltza
Black Panther
Kiss Me!
Double Play
Femme Noire
Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer
The Last Witch Hunter
Run
Where the Road Runs Out
Mirage
Calvary
Mother of George
Chaos
Oka!
