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Isaach de Bankolé
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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.
Known For
The Sopranos
1999
24
2001
S.W.A.T.
2017
The Good Wife
2009
White Collar
2009
The Unit
2006
Godfather of Harlem
2019
Black Panther
2018
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
2022
Task
2025
Casino Royale
2006
Parish
2024
The Brutalist
2024
The Last Witch Hunter
2015
The Skeleton Key
2005
Stay
2005
Manderlay
2005
Miami Vice
2006
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
1999
Shaft
2019
White Material
2010
Night on Earth
1991
Coffee and Cigarettes
2004
Calvary
2014
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
2007
French Exit
2021
The People We Hate at the Wedding
2022
The Limits of Control
2009
Chocolat
1988
Battle in Seattle
2007
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