Isaach de Bankolé

August 12, 1957

Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire

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.

Actor(6)

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White Material

2009

Coffee and Cigarettes

2003

Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai

1999

Night on Earth

1991

No Fear, No Die

1990

Chocolat

1988