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Isaach de Bankolé
Acting

Isaach de Bankolé

Born August 12, 1957Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire

Yearbook Entry

Class of… whatever timeline this is.

“I was voted most likely to survive the post-credit scene.”

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 cha...

In THE MULTIxVERSE

Dune: Part Three — Messiah

Dune: Part Three — Messiah

as Farok

Dune

Casino Royale

Casino Royale

as Steven Obanno

OTHERverse

Isaach de Bankolé in Cinematic Lore

All Lore

Lore entries connected to movies featuring this actor.

Mythology

The Bloodline of Betrayal

From Agamemnon's doomed homecoming to the fall of House Atreides, the oldest wars are often fought inside the family.

DEPTH IV
Phrase

Shaken, Not Stirred

The most famous drink order in cinema history.

DEPTH III
Philosophy

The Bond Mythos

Not a man. A mythology.

DEPTH IV
Ritual

The Water Discipline of the Fremen

Love measured by what a people refuses to waste.

DEPTH V
Doctrine

The Bene Gesserit Breeding Program

Bloodlines shaped into prophecy by patient control.

DEPTH V
Cosmic Entity

Sandworms as Ecological Gods

The planet’s gods move beneath the sand.

DEPTH V
Location

Arrakis

A desert planet that teaches empire humility.

DEPTH IV
Ritual

The Gom Jabbar

Pain as the doorway between animal and human.

DEPTH IV
Substance

Spice Melange

The sacred drug that makes empire possible.

DEPTH IV
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Also Known For

The Brutalist

The Brutalist

2024

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

2022

Black Panther

Black Panther

2018

Miami Vice

Miami Vice

2006

The Last Witch Hunter

The Last Witch Hunter

2015

The Skeleton Key

The Skeleton Key

2005

Stay

Stay

2005

Shaft

Shaft

2019

Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai

Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai

1999

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

2007

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