

Isaach de Bankolé
Acting
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.
The Filmography


3 A.M.

Bàttu

Cherry

Otomo

A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries

The Keeper

Casa de Lava

Heart of Darkness

Night on Earth

No Fear, No Die

Vanille fraise

Ada in the Jungle

Chocolat

Lady Cops

Black Mic Mac
