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.[6] 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.
Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer
Miami Vice
Night on Earth
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Coffee and Cigarettes
Black Panther
Calvary
Casino Royale
Manderlay
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Heart of Darkness
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
The Limits of Control
Stay
The Skeleton Key
Battle in Seattle
24: Redemption
The Guitar
The Fifth Patient
Chocolat
