Isaach de Bankolé

Acting · Born 1957-08-12 in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire

Biography

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

• Coffee and Cigarettes as Isaach (segment "No Problem")
• Night on Earth as Cab Driver Paris
• Manderlay as Timothy
• The People We Hate at the Wedding as Henrique
• The Diving Bell and the Butterfly as Laurent
• Heart of Darkness as Mfumu
• Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai as Raymond
• The Limits of Control as Lone Man
• The Skeleton Key as Creole Gas Station Owner
• The Fifth Patient as Cpt. Mugambe