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Isaach De Bankolé

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Isaach De Bankole, C'sar award-winning actor, was born on the Ivory Coast. Isaach 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. See full bio »

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in Abidjan, Ivory Coast
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2014 Run (pre-production)
Assa
 
???? Mirage (pre-production)
 
2013 Calvary (post-production)
 
2013 Where the Road Runs Out (post-production)
George
 
2013 Mother of George
Ayodele Balogun
 
2012 Chaos
Vincent
 
2011 Oka!
Bassoun
 
2010 I Am Slave
Bah
 
2009 White Material
Le Boxeur
 
2009 The Limits of Control
The Lone Man
 
2009 24 (TV series)
Ule Matobo
– Day 7: 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. (2009) … Ule Matobo
– Day 7: 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. (2009) … Ule Matobo
– Day 7: 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. (2009) … Ule Matobo
– Day 7: 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. (2009) … Ule Matobo
– Day 7: 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. (2009) … Ule Matobo
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2008 24: Redemption (TV movie)
President Ule Matobo (as Isaach De Bankole)
 
2008 Machetero
Jean Dumont
 
2008 The Guitar
Roscoe Wasz
 
2007 Battle in Seattle
Abasi (as Isaach De Bankole)
 
2007 The Fifth Patient
Cpt. Mugambe
 
2007 The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Laurent
 
2006 Casino Royale
Steven Obanno (as Isaach De Bankole)
 
2006 The Unit (TV series)
General Togar
– Force Majeure (2006) … General Togar
 
2006 Miami Vice
Neptune (as Isaach De Bankole)
 
2006 5up 2down
Hunter
 
2005/I Stay
Professor
 
2005 Before It Had a Name
Waiter
 
2005 The Skeleton Key
Creole Gas Station Owner (as Isaach De Bankole)
 
2005 Manderlay
Timothy
 
2005 The Gospel According to Aime (TV movie)
Aîmé
 
2004 From Other Worlds
Abraham
 
2004 Homework
Jean
 
2003 Coffee and Cigarettes
Isaach (segment "No Problem")
 
2003 The Killing Zone
Malcolm
 
2001 The Sopranos (TV series)
Father Obosi
– Amour Fou (2001) … Father Obosi
 
2001 3 A.M.
Angus
 
2000 Bàttu
Saar
 
1999 Cherry
Menu Man
 
1999 Otomo
Otomo
 
1999 Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
Raymond
 
1998 A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries
Mamadou (as Isaac De Bankole)
 
1995 The Keeper
Jean Baptiste
 
1994 Casa de Lava
Leão
 
1993 Heart of Darkness (TV movie)
Mfumu
 
1992 The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (TV series)
Sgt. Barthelmy
– German East Africa, December 1916 (1992) … Sgt. Barthelmy
 
1991 Night on Earth
Driver - Paris
 
1990 No Fear, No Die
Dah
 
1989 Vanille fraise
Hippolyte N'Go
 
1989 How to Make Love to a Negro Without Getting Tired
Vieux
 
1988 Ada in the Jungle
Bumbo
 
1988 Chocolat
Protée
 
1987 Les keufs
Blaise Lacroix/Insp. Lacroix
 
1986 Noir et blanc
 
1986 Taxi Boy
Touré
 
1986 Black Mic Mac
Lemi
 
1984 The Syringe
 
1984 Comment draguer tous les mecs
Honoré Clair
 
1984 L'addition (uncredited)
 
Show ShowProducer (4 titles)
2013 Where the Road Runs Out (co-executive producer) (post-production)
 
2013 Mother of George (executive producer)
 
2006 5up 2down (co-producer)
 
2004 Homework (executive producer)
 
Show ShowDirector (1 title)
2000 Traveling Miles: Cassandra Wilson (documentary)
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
1989 Vanille fraise (dialogue advisor)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
1989 Vanille fraise (dialogue advisor)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2012/II Papa (short) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (6 titles)
2009 Cinema 3 (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 3 October 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
2009 Días de cine (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 1 October 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
2005 The Cannes Experience: Manderlay 2005 (video documentary short)
Himself/Timothy
 
2000 Traveling Miles: Cassandra Wilson (documentary)
 
1988-1989 Lunettes noires pour nuits blanches (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 23 September 1989 (1989) … Himself
– Episode dated 1 October 1988 (1988) … Himself
 
1987-1988 Mardi cinéma (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode dated 17 May 1988 (1988) … Himself
– Episode dated 8 December 1987 (1987) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2005 The Road to Manderlay (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1999 The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Oganga, the Giver and Taker of Life (video)
Sgt. Barthelmy
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Toured Africa and France in his one man show, My LIfe in the Bush of Ghosts.

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Alternate Names:

Isaach De Bankole | Isaac De Bankole

Height:

5' 9" (1.75 m)
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Trivia:

Frequently works with director Jim Jarmusch. To date he has done four films with him: Night on Earth, Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai, Coffee and Cigarettes, and The Limits of Control. See more »

Star Sign:

Leo