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Isaach De Bankolé

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  • Producer
  • Director
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Isaach De Bankolé
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Isaach De Bankolé, César Award-winning actor, was born on the Ivory Coast. He was discovered on the streets of Paris while studying to be an airline pilot. He has a degree in acting from Cours Simon and a Masters in Mathematics from the Universite de Paris. Most recently, he has appeared in the films Black Panther (2018) and Shaft (2019).
BornAugust 12, 1957
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BornAugust 12, 1957
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 1 nomination total

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    Known for

    Daniel Craig in Casino Royale (2006)
    Casino Royale
    8.0
    • Steven Obanno(as Isaach De Bankole)
    • 2006
    Night on Earth (1991)
    Night on Earth
    7.7
    • Driver (segment "Paris")
    • 1991
    Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker, Martin Freeman, Michael B. Jordan, Andy Serkis, Chadwick Boseman, Danai Gurira, Lupita Nyong'o, Daniel Kaluuya, and Letitia Wright in Black Panther (2018)
    Black Panther
    7.3
    • River Tribe Elder
    • 2018
    The Skeleton Key (2005)
    The Skeleton Key
    6.5
    • Creole Gas Station Owner(as Isaach De Bankole)
    • 2005

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Task
      • Father Daniel Georges
      • Post-production
      • TV Mini Series
      • 2025
    • The Fence
      • In Production
    • Muganga
      • Denis Mukwege
      • Post-production
    • Adrien Brody in The Brutalist (2024)
      The Brutalist
      7.4
      • Gordon
      • 2024
    • Giancarlo Esposito in Parish (2024)
      Parish
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Mr. Tongai
      • 2024
    • Isaach De Bankolé in Snakeeater (2024)
      Snakeeater
      5.2
      • Frank
      • 2024
    • The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib (2022)
      The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib
      5.9
      TV Series
      • Sebastian Amadou
      • 2023
    • Godfather of Harlem (2019)
      Godfather of Harlem
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Monsieur 98
      • 2021–2023
    • Allison Janney, Kristen Bell, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, and Ben Platt in The People We Hate at the Wedding (2022)
      The People We Hate at the Wedding
      5.8
      • Henrique
      • 2022
    • Angela Bassett, Florence Kasumba, Danai Gurira, Lupita Nyong'o, Tenoch Huerta, Alex Livinalli, Michaela Coel, Letitia Wright, Mabel Cadena, and Winston Duke in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)
      Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
      6.6
      • River Tribe Elder
      • 2022
    • Isaach De Bankolé, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Abiodun Oyewole, and vagabond Beaumont in The Blind Seer of Coney Island (2021)
      The Blind Seer of Coney Island
      Short
      • Baron Saturday
      • 2021
    • Michelle Pfeiffer and Lucas Hedges in French Exit (2020)
      French Exit
      5.9
      • Julius
      • 2020
    • Shemar Moore in S.W.A.T. (2017)
      S.W.A.T.
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Aden Syed
      • 2019
    • Samuel L. Jackson, Regina Hall, Richard Roundtree, and Jessie T. Usher in Shaft (2019)
      Shaft
      6.4
      • Pierro 'Gordito' Carrera
      • 2019
    • Black Is Beltza (2018)
      Black Is Beltza
      5.9
      • Wilson Clever (voice)
      • 2018
    • Sacred Lies (2018)
      Sacred Lies
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Dr. Carter Elgin
      • 2018
    • Alan Cumming and Bojana Novakovic in Instinct (2018)
      Instinct
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Ben Richfield
      • 2018
    • Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker, Martin Freeman, Michael B. Jordan, Andy Serkis, Chadwick Boseman, Danai Gurira, Lupita Nyong'o, Daniel Kaluuya, and Letitia Wright in Black Panther (2018)
      Black Panther
      7.3
      • River Tribe Elder
      • 2018

    Producer

    • Where the Road Runs Out (2014)
      Where the Road Runs Out
      5.6
      • co-executive producer
      • 2014
    • Mirage (2014)
      Mirage
      5.4
      • executive producer
      • 2014
    • Mother of George (2013)
      Mother of George
      6.5
      • executive producer
      • 2013
    • Kirk Acevedo and Isaach De Bankolé in 5up 2down (2006)
      5up 2down
      5.3
      • co-producer
      • 2006
    • Homework
      6.6
      • executive producer
      • 2004

    Director

    • Traveling Miles: Cassandra Wilson (2000)
      Traveling Miles: Cassandra Wilson
      5.9
      • Director
      • 2000
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Videos30

    Calvary
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    Calvary
    Calvary
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    Casino Royale: Bond 50
    Clip 7:52
    Casino Royale: Bond 50
    The Limits of Control
    Clip 1:03
    The Limits of Control
    The Limits of Control
    Clip 1:40
    The Limits of Control
    Trailer
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    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Isaach De Bankole
    • Height
      • 5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
    • Born
      • August 12, 1957
      • Abidjan, Ivory Coast
    • Spouse
      • Cassandra Wilson2000 - 2003
    • Other works
      Toured Africa and France in his one man show, My LIfe in the Bush of Ghosts.
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      • 1 Article

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      He has a degree in Acting from Cours Simon and a degree in Mathematics from the Université de Paris.

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