Isaach de Bankolé
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Born | Zachari Bankolé 12 August 1957 Abidjan, Ivory Coast |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1984–present |
Spouse |
Zachari Bankolé[1] (born 12 August 1957), known as Isaach or Isaac de Bankolé, is an Ivorian-French-American actor.[2][3][4]
Early life and education
De Bankolé was born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, to Yoruba parents from Benin.[5] His grandparents are from Nigeria.[6] 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.[7]
Career
De Bankolé has appeared in over fifty films, including Jim Jarmusch's Night on Earth, Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai, Coffee and Cigarettes and The Limits of Control.[8] He has been based in the United States since 1997.[5] 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.
De Bankolé has also appeared in Lars von Trier's Manderlay. He portrayed Steven Obanno, a terrorist, in the 2006 James Bond film Casino Royale, and "The Lone Man", an assassin in Jim Jarmusch's film, The Limits of Control (2009).[9] In 2013, he starred as Ayodele Balogun in Andrew Dosunmu's Mother of George, which premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival and was the closing night selection for Maryland Film Festival 2013. He has also had roles in Calvary, The Last Witch Hunter, and Black Panther.
Personal life
De Bankolé is fluent in Yoruba, Bambara, English, French, German, and speaks some Italian.[5] He was married to musician Cassandra Wilson from 2000 to 2003.
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1984 | Asphalt Warriors | The Blackie | |
Comment draguer tous les mecs | Honoré Clair | ||
L'addition | |||
1986 | Black Mic Mac | Lemi | César Award for Most Promising Actor |
Taxi Boy | Touré | ||
Noir et Blanc | |||
1987 | Lady Cops | Inspector Blaise Lacroix | |
1988 | Chocolat | Protée | |
Ada dans la jungle | Bumbo | Gérard Zingg | |
1989 | How to Make Love to a Negro Without Getting Tired | The Old | |
Vanille fraise | Hippolyte N'Go | Also writer | |
1990 | No Fear, No Die | Dah | |
1991 | Night on Earth | The Driver | |
1992 | The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles | Sgt. Barthelmy | TV series (1 episode) |
1993 | Heart of Darkness | Mfumu | TV movie |
1994 | Down to Earth | Leão | |
1995 | The Keeper | Jean Baptiste | |
1998 | A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries | Mamadou | |
1999 | Otomo | Frederic Otomo | |
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai | Raymond | ||
Cherry | Menu Man | ||
2000 | Bàttu | Saar | |
2001 | 3 A.M. | Angus | |
The Sopranos | Father Obosi | TV series (1 episode, "Amour Fou") | |
2003 | Coffee and Cigarettes | Isaach | |
The Killing Zone | Malcolm | New York VisionFest - Outstanding Achievement Award - Acting | |
2004 | From Other Worlds | Abraham | |
Homework | Jean | ||
2005 | Manderlay | Timothy | |
Stay | Professor | ||
The Skeleton Key | Gas Station Owner | ||
Before It Had a Name | Waiter | ||
L'évangile selon Aîmé | Aîmé | TV movie | |
2006 | Casino Royale | Steven Obanno | |
Miami Vice | Neptune | ||
5up 2down | Hunter | ||
The Unit | General Togar | TV series (1 episode) | |
2007 | The Diving Bell and the Butterfly | Laurent | |
Battle in Seattle | Abasi | ||
The Fifth Patient | Captain Mugambe | ||
2008 | The Guitar | Roscoe Wasz | |
Machetero | Jean Dumont | ||
24: Redemption | President Ule Matobo | TV movie | |
2009 | White Material | The Boxer | |
The Limits of Control | The Lone Man | ||
24 | President Ule Matobo | TV series (6 episodes) | |
2010 | I Am Slave | Bah | TV movie |
Getting High! | Hunter | Short | |
2011 | Oka ! | Bassoun | |
2012 | Désordres | Vincent | |
2013 | Mother of George | Ayodele Balogun | |
The Ordained | Mr. Obiku | TV movie | |
2014 | Calvary | Simon | |
Run | Assa | Nominated - Trophees du Cinema - Best Supporting Actor | |
Mirage | Francis | ||
Where the Road Runs Out | George | ||
White Collar | Luc Renaud | TV series (2 episodes) | |
2015 | The Last Witch Hunter | Max Schlesinger | |
The Good Wife | Larry Oliver | TV series (1 episode) | |
2016 | Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer | Jacques | |
2017 | Double Play | Ernesto | |
2018 | Black Panther | River Tribe Elder | |
2019 | Shaft | Pierro 'Gordito' Carrera | |
2020 | French Exit | Julius |
Theatre
Year | Title | Author | Director | Notes |
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1986 | Quay West | Bernard-Marie Koltès | Patrice Chéreau | Théâtre Nanterre-Amandiers |
1987 | Dans la solitude des champs de coton | Bernard-Marie Koltès | Patrice Chéreau (2) | Théâtre Nanterre-Amandiers |
1988 | Le Retour au désert | Bernard-Marie Koltès | Patrice Chéreau (3) | Théâtre Renaud-Barrault |
1989 | La Force d'aimer | Martin Luther King Jr. | Patrice Chéreau (4) | Théâtre Renaud-Barrault |
Awards
- 1987 César Award for Most Promising Actor for his role in Black Mic Mac.
References
- ^ "JORF No. 84 du 8 avril 2007, p. 6583, texte No. 3". legifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ "Isaach De Bankolé: De Black Mic Mac à Black Panther". NOFI. 23 February 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ "New York Times". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2012. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
- ^ "Isaach De Bankolé An Unexpected Gentleman". MADMUSEUM. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ^ a b c Segun Oguntola (6 June 2011). "Isaach De Bankolé: A Flower of the Tribe". Nigerians in America. Archived from the original on 31 March 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
- ^ "Jim Jarmusch interviews Isaach De Bankole" (in German). Filmgalerie451.de. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
- ^ Bélanger, Denis (June–August 1989). "Entretien avec Isaach de Bankolé" (PDF). Ciné-Bulles. p. 38. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- ^ "The Limits of Control". The Guardian. United Kingdom. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ^ Dargis, Manohla (30 April 2009). "New York Times". Movies.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
External links
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- 1957 births
- 20th-century Ivorian male actors
- 21st-century Ivorian male actors
- Ivorian emigrants to the United States
- Ivorian expatriates in France
- Ivorian male actors
- Ivorian people of Nigerian descent
- Ivorian people of Yoruba descent
- Living people
- Male actors in Yoruba cinema
- Most Promising Actor César Award winners
- People from Abidjan
- University of Paris alumni