Isaach de Bankolé
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 Isaach de Bankolé in Karlovy Vary (2009) |
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| Born | August 12, 1957 Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1984–present |
Isaach or Isaac de Bankolé (born 12 August 1957; Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire) is an Ivorian actor.[1]
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[edit] Early life
His parents came from Benin and his grandparents from Nigeria.[2]
[edit] Work
He has appeared in over 30 films, including Jim Jarmusch's Night on Earth, Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai, and Coffee and Cigarettes. He appeared in the movie Machetero, in the role of journalist interviewing an imprisoned Puerto Rican revolutionary, along with the members of the New York City based punk band Ricanstruction. He has also appeared in Lars von Trier's Manderlay. He recently portrayed Steven Obanno, a terrorist, in the 2006 James Bond film Casino Royale and also "The Lone Man", an assassin in Jim Jarmusch's film, The Limits Of Control (2009).[3]
In 2000 he directed his wife, jazz vocalist Cassandra Wilson in the concert film Traveling Miles: Cassandra Wilson (2000). De Bankolé and Wilson married in 2000.
In the US, he is best known for his recurring role in season 7 of 24 as Ule Matobo, prime minister of the fictional African country of Sangala.
[edit] Filmography
- L'Addition (1984) (uncredited)
- Comment draguer tous les mecs (1984) - Honoré Clair
- L'Arbalète (1984)
- Black Mic Mac (1986) - Lemi
- Taxi Boy (1986) - Touré
- Noir et blanc (1986)
- Les Keufs (1987) - Blaise Lacroix/Insp. Lacroix
- Chocolat (1988) - Protée
- Ada dans la jungle (1988) - Bumbo
- Comment faire l'amour avec un nègre sans se fatiguer (1989) - Vieux
- Vanille fraise (1989) - Hippolyte N'Go
- S'en fout la mort (1990) - Dah
- Night on Earth (1991) - Driver (Paris)
- The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1992) (TV series) - Sgt. Barthelmy
- Heart of Darkness (1994) (TV) - Mfumu
- Casa de Lava (1995) - Leão
- The Keeper (1995) - Jean Baptiste
- A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries (1998) - Mamadou
- Otomo (1999) - Otomo
- Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999) - Raymond
- Cherry (1999) - Menu Man
- Traveling Miles: Cassandra Wilson (2000)
- Bàttu (2000) - Saar
- 3 A.M. (2001) - Angus
- The Sopranos: Amour Fou (TV Series) (2001) - Father Obosi
- The Killing Zone (2003) - Malcolm
- Coffee and Cigarettes (2003) - Isaach (segment "No Problem")
- Homework (2004) - Jean
- From Other Worlds (2004) - Abraham
- L'Évangile selon Aimé (2005) (TV) - Aîmé
- Manderlay (2005) - Timothy
- The Skeleton Key (2005) - Creole Gas Station Owner
- Before It Had a Name (2005) - Waiter
- Stay (2005) - Professor
- 5up 2down (2006) - Hunter
- Miami Vice (2006) - Neptune
- Casino Royale (2006) - Steven Obanno
- The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007) - Laurent
- The Fifth Patient (2007) - Cpt. Mugambe
- Battle in Seattle (2007) - Abasi
- The Guitar (2008) - Roscoe Wasz
- Machetero (2008) - Jean Dumont, French journalist
- 24: Redemption (2008) (TV) - Prime Minister Ule Matobo
- 24 (2009) (TV series) - Ule Matobo
- The Limits of Control (2009) - Lone Man
- White Material (2010) - The Boxer
- I Am Slave (2010) - Bah
- NCIS: Los Angeles (2011)
[edit] Awards
- 1987 César Award for Most Promising Actor for his role in Black Mic Mac.
