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