
Isaach de Bankolé
Born: 1957-08-12
Place of birth: 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.
Filmography

Homework
2004

The Sopranos
1999

Les Nuls, l'émission
1990

White Collar
2009

Godfather of Harlem
2019

S.W.A.T.
2017

24
2001

The Good Wife
2009

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
2007

Casino Royale
2006

Night on Earth
1991

The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib
2022

Black Panther
2018

The Unit
2006

Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
1999

Muganga
2025

Calvary
2014

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
2022