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Isaach de Bankolé
ActingBORN: 1957-08-12Abidjan, 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.
Top Filmography
7.4
Black Panther
2018 // MOVIE
7.6
Casino Royale
2006 // MOVIE
7.0
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
2022 // MOVIE
6.0
The Last Witch Hunter
2015 // MOVIE
8.7
The Sopranos
1999 // TV
6.6
The Skeleton Key
2005 // MOVIE
6.0
Miami Vice
2006 // MOVIE
6.5
Shaft
2019 // MOVIE
7.8
24
2001 // TV
7.0
The Brutalist
2024 // MOVIE
8.0
S.W.A.T.
2017 // TV
8.2
White Collar
2009 // TV
6.6
Stay
2005 // MOVIE
7.3
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
1999 // MOVIE
7.6
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
2007 // MOVIE