Isaach de Bankolé
Acting
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.
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Dune: Part Three
2026
Known for
Dune: Part Three
2026
The Brutalist
2024
Black Panther
2018
Casino Royale
2006
The Skeleton Key
2005
Miami Vice
2006
Stay
2005
Taxi Boy
1986
Shaft
2019
The Syringe
1984
Manderlay
2005
Chaos
2012
Oka!
2011
White Material
2010
Snakeeater
2024
Femme Noire
2017
Cherry
1999
Night on Earth
1991
