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Isaach de Bankolé, born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, to Yoruba parents from Benin with Nigerian ancestry, is an Ivorian actor whose life took an unexpected turn from academia to the silver screen. After moving to Paris in 1975, he completed a master’s degree in physics and mathematics and earned a private pilot’s license. A serendipitous meeting with director Gérard Vergez redirected him to Cours Simon, a Parisian drama school, marking the beginning of his acting career.
The roles that explain the career.
50 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | The Fence | Alboury | Film |
| 2026 | Dune: Part Three | Farok | Film |
| 2025 | Muganga | Denis Mukwege | Film |
| 2024 | The Brutalist | Gordon | Film |
| 2022 | The People We Hate at the Wedding | Henrique | Film |
| 2022 | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever | River Tribe Elder | Film |
| 2019 | Shaft | Pierro 'Gordito' Carrera | Film |
| 2018 | Black Is Beltza | Wilson Clever (voice) | Film |
| 2018 | Black Panther | River Tribe Elder | Film |
| 2017 | Double Play | Ernesto | Film |
| 2014 | Calvary | Simon | Film |
| 2014 | Run | Assa | Film |
| 2013 | Mother of George | Ayodele Balogun | Film |
| 2012 | Chaos | Vincent | Film |
| 2011 | Oka! | Bassoun | Film |
| 2010 | I Am Slave | Bah | Film |
| 2010 | White Material | Boxer | Film |
| 2010 | Behind Jim Jarmusch | Self | Film |
| 2009 | The Limits of Control | Lone Man | Film |
| 2008 | The Guitar | Roscoe Wasz | Film |
| 2008 | Machetero | Jean Dumont | Film |
| 2007 | The Fifth Patient | Cpt. Mugambe | Film |
| 2007 | Battle in Seattle | Abasi | Film |
| 2007 | The Diving Bell and the Butterfly | Laurent | Film |
| 2006 | Miami Vice | Neptune | Film |
| 2006 | Casino Royale | Steven Obanno | Film |
| 2005 | Before It Had a Name | Waiter | Film |
| 2005 | Manderlay | Timothy | Film |
| 2005 | The Skeleton Key | Creole Gas Station Owner | Film |
| 2005 | Stay | Professor | Film |
| 2004 | Coffee and Cigarettes | Isaach (segment "No Problem") | Film |
| 2004 | From Other Worlds | Abraham | Film |
| 2003 | The Killing Zone | Malcolm | Film |
| 2001 | 3 A.M. | Angus | Film |
| 1999 | Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai | Raymond | Film |
| 1999 | The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Oganga, the Giver and Taker of Life | Sgt. Barthelmy | Film |
| 1999 | Cherry | Menu Man | Film |
| 1998 | A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries | Mamadou | Film |
| 1995 | The Keeper | Jean Baptiste | Film |
| 1995 | Casa de Lava | Leão | Film |
| 1993 | Heart of Darkness | Mfumu | Film |
| 1991 | Night on Earth | Cab Driver Paris | Film |
| 1990 | No Fear, No Die | Dah | Film |
| 1989 | How to Make Love to a Negro Without Getting Tired | Vieux | Film |
| 1989 | Vanille fraise | Hippolyte N'Go | Film |
| 1988 | Chocolat | Protée | Film |
| 1987 | Lady Cops | Inspecteur Lacroix | Film |
| 1986 | Noir et blanc | Film | |
| 1986 | Black Mic Mac | Lemi | Film |
| 1984 | The Syringe | Film |
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