Cast & creator
Isaach de Bankolé
Best known for S.W.A.T., 24, The Sopranos
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.
Also known as: Isaach De Bankole , Isaac De Bankole, Zachari Bankolé
71
film credits
13
television credits
78
1982–2026 · acting roles
6.3
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (84)
Showing 84 of 84 credits
S.W.A.T.
Aden Syed
2017
24
Ule Matobo
2001
The Sopranos
Father Obosi
1999
The Good Wife
Larry Oliver
2009
Sacrée soirée
Self
1987
White Collar
Luc Renaud
2009
Champs-Elysées
Self
1982
The Unit
General Togar
2006
The Brutalist
Gordon
2024
Godfather of Harlem
Monsieur 98
2019
Black Panther
River Tribe Elder
2018
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
River Tribe Elder
2022
Dune: Part Three
Farok
2026
Task
Father Daniel Georges
2025
Casino Royale
Steven Obanno
2006
Les Nuls, l'émission
Self - Guest
1990
The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib
Sebastian Amadou (voice)
2022
Miami Vice
Neptune
2006
The Last Witch Hunter
Max Schlesinger
2015
The Skeleton Key
Creole Gas Station Owner
2005
Parish
Tongai Sr.
2024
Stay
Professor
2005
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
Raymond
1999
Shaft
Pierro 'Gordito' Carrera
2019
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Laurent
2007
Night on Earth
Cab Driver Paris
1991
French Exit
Julius
2021
The People We Hate at the Wedding
Henrique
2022
Coffee and Cigarettes
Isaach (segment "No Problem")
2004
Manderlay
Timothy
2005
The Limits of Control
Lone Man
2009
The Fence
Alboury
2026
Calvary
Simon
2014
Battle in Seattle
Abasi
2007
Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer
2016
White Material
Boxer
2010
Black Mic Mac
Lemi
1986
Chocolat
Protée
1988
Cherry
Menu Man
1999
No Fear, No Die
Dah
1990
The Syringe
1984
Before It Had a Name
Waiter
2005
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Oganga, the Giver and Taker of Life
Sgt. Barthelmy
1999
Heart of Darkness
Mfumu
1994
Taxi Boy
Touré
1986
A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries
Mamadou
1998
Chaos
Vincent
2012
Muganga
Denis Mukwege
2025
I Am Slave
Bah
2010
Snakeeater
Frank
2024Snakeeater
Executive Producer
2024
Homework
Jean
2004Homework
Executive Producer
2004
Otomo
Otomo
1999
3 A.M.
Angus
2001
Kiss Me!
Bernard
2017
Femme Noire
2017
Oka!
Bassoun
2011
Vanille fraise
Hippolyte N'Go
1989Vanille fraise
Dialogue
1989
The Guitar
Roscoe Wasz
2008
The Keeper
Jean Baptiste
1995
Ada in the Jungle
Bumbo
1988
Black Is Beltza
Wilson Clever (voice)
2018
Where the Road Runs Out
George
2014Where the Road Runs Out
Co-Executive Producer
2014
How to Make Love to a Negro Without Getting Tired
Vieux
1989
A Violent Man
Pete
2019
Double Play
Ernesto
2017
From Other Worlds
Abraham
2004Comment draguer tous les mecs
Honoré Clair
1984
Mother of George
Ayodele Balogun
2013
Lady Cops
Inspecteur Lacroix
1987
The Fifth Patient
Cpt. Mugambe
2007
The Killing Zone
Malcolm
2003
Mirage
Francis
2014Mirage
Executive Producer
2014
Casa de Lava
Leão
1995Behind Jim Jarmusch
Self
2010
Noir et blanc
1986
Run
Assa
2014
Bàttu
Saar
2000Traveling Miles
Director
Machetero
Jean Dumont
2008