Isaach De Bankolé
Encyclopedia
Isaach or Isaac de Bankolé (born 12 August 1957; Abidjan
, Côte d'Ivoire
) is an Ivorian
actor.
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).
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.
Abidjan
Abidjan is the economic and former official capital of Côte d'Ivoire, while the current capital is Yamoussoukro. it was the largest city in the nation and the third-largest French-speaking city in the world, after Paris, and Kinshasa but before Montreal...
, Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire
The Republic of Côte d'Ivoire or Ivory Coast is a country in West Africa. It has an area of , and borders the countries Liberia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso and Ghana; its southern boundary is along the Gulf of Guinea. The country's population was 15,366,672 in 1998 and was estimated to be...
) is an Ivorian
Côte d'Ivoire
The Republic of Côte d'Ivoire or Ivory Coast is a country in West Africa. It has an area of , and borders the countries Liberia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso and Ghana; its southern boundary is along the Gulf of Guinea. The country's population was 15,366,672 in 1998 and was estimated to be...
actor.
Work
He has appeared in over 30 films, including Jim Jarmusch'sJim Jarmusch
James R. "Jim" Jarmusch is an American independent film director, screenwriter, actor, producer, editor and composer. Jarmusch has been a major proponent of independent cinema, particularly during the 1980s and 1990s.-Early life:...
Night on Earth, Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai is a 1999 American crime action film written and directed by Jim Jarmusch. Forest Whitaker stars as the title character, the mysterious "Ghost Dog", a hitman in the employ of the Mafia, who follows the ancient code of the samurai as outlined in the book of Yamamoto...
, and Coffee and Cigarettes
Coffee and Cigarettes
Coffee and Cigarettes is the title of three short films and a 2003 feature film by independent director Jim Jarmusch. The 2003 film consists of 11 short stories which share coffee and cigarettes as a common thread, and includes the earlier three films....
. 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
Ricanstruction
Ricanstruction is a New York City based Puerto Rican punk/hip hop/salsa/jazz/reggae fusion musical group and artist collective. The band consists of lead vocalist Not4Prophet , bassist Arturo "R2O" Rodriguez, drummer Joseph "SickFoot" Rodriguez from Harlem, and guitarist Eddie "Alsiva" Alsina...
. He has also appeared in Lars von Trier
Lars von Trier
Lars von Trier is a Danish film director and screenwriter. He is closely associated with the Dogme 95 collective, although his own films have taken a variety of different approaches, and have frequently received strongly divided critical opinion....
's Manderlay
Manderlay
Manderlay is the 2005 sequel to the film Dogville. It is the second part of Lars von Trier's projected USA - Land of Opportunities trilogy. Bryce Dallas Howard replaces Nicole Kidman in the role of Grace Mulligan. The film co-stars Willem Dafoe, replacing James Caan...
. He recently portrayed Steven Obanno, a terrorist, in the 2006 James Bond
James Bond
James Bond, code name 007, is a fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short story collections. There have been a six other authors who wrote authorised Bond novels or novelizations after Fleming's death in 1964: Kingsley Amis,...
film Casino Royale
Casino Royale (2006 film)
Casino Royale is the twenty-first film in the James Bond film series and the first to star Daniel Craig as fictional MI6 agent James Bond...
and also "The Lone Man", an assassin in Jim Jarmusch
Jim Jarmusch
James R. "Jim" Jarmusch is an American independent film director, screenwriter, actor, producer, editor and composer. Jarmusch has been a major proponent of independent cinema, particularly during the 1980s and 1990s.-Early life:...
's film, The Limits Of Control
The Limits of Control
-Cultural references mentioned in the dialogue:* Suspicion by Alfred Hitchcock* Stalker by Andrei Tarkovsky* The Lady from Shanghai by Orson Welles* La Vie de Bohème by Aki Kaurismäki* La vida no vale nada by Rogelio A...
(2009).
In 2000 he directed his wife, jazz vocalist Cassandra Wilson
Cassandra Wilson
Cassandra Wilson is an American jazz musician, vocalist, songwriter, and producer from Jackson, Mississippi. Described by critic Gary Giddins as "a singer blessed with an unmistakable timbre and attack [who has] expanded the playing field" by incorporating country, blues and folk music into her...
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
24 (TV series)
24 is an American television series produced for the Fox Network and syndicated worldwide, starring Kiefer Sutherland as Counter Terrorist Unit agent Jack Bauer. Each 24-episode season covers 24 hours in the life of Bauer, using the real time method of narration...
as Ule Matobo, prime minister
Prime minister
A prime minister is the most senior minister of cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. In many systems, the prime minister selects and may dismiss other members of the cabinet, and allocates posts to members within the government. In most systems, the prime...
of the fictional African country of Sangala.
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 blancNoir et BlancNoir et Blanc is a 1986 French film written and directed by Claire Devers.- Cast :*Francis Frappat, Antoine*Jacques Martial, Dominique*Catherine Belkhodja, la femme de ménage*Joséphine Fresson, Edith*Benoît Régent, l'hôtelier*Marc Berman, Roland...
(1986) - Les Keufs (1987) - Blaise Lacroix/Insp. Lacroix
- ChocolatChocolat (1988 film)Chocolat is a 1988 film directed by Claire Denis, about a French family that lives in colonial Cameroon. Marc and Aimée Dalens are the parents of France , a young girl who befriends Protée , a Cameroon native who is the family's household servant...
(1988) - Protée - Ada dans la jungle (1988) - Bumbo
- Comment faire l'amour avec un nègre sans se fatiguerHow To Make Love To A Negro Without Getting TiredHow to Make Love to A Negro Without Getting Tired is a French language film directed by Jacques W. Benoit, starring Isaach De Bankolé and written by Haitian author Dany Laferrière based on his novel of the same name.-Overview:In Montreal two African men, Man and Bouba, share an apartment...
(1989) - Vieux - Vanille fraise (1989) - Hippolyte N'Go
- S'en fout la mortS'en fout la mortNo Fear, No Die is a 1990 French feature film directed by Claire Denis and written by Denis in collaboration with Jean-Pol Fargeau. It features Isaach De Bankolé, Alex Descas and Solveig Dommartin....
(1990) - Dah - Night on Earth (1991) - Driver (Paris)
- The Young Indiana Jones ChroniclesThe Young Indiana Jones ChroniclesThe Young Indiana Jones Chronicles is an American television series that aired on ABC from March 4, 1992, to July 24, 1993. The series explores the childhood and youth of the fictional character Indiana Jones and primarily stars Sean Patrick Flanery and Corey Carrier as the title character, with...
(1992) (TV series) - Sgt. Barthelmy - Heart of Darkness (1994) (TV) - Mfumu
- Casa de LavaCasa de LavaDown to Earth is a 1995 Portuguese drama film directed by Pedro Costa. The film is set in Cape Verde Islands, a former Portuguese colony.The drama is characterized by its reduced narrative, and photographies of the volcano in the Cape Verde islands...
(1995) - Leão - The Keeper (1995) - Jean Baptiste
- A Soldier's Daughter Never CriesA Soldier's Daughter Never Cries (film)A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries is a French/U.S. film directed by James Ivory and written by James Ivory & Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. It stars Leelee Sobieski, Jesse Bradford, Kris Kristofferson, Barbara Hershey and Virginie Ledoyen...
(1998) - Mamadou - Otomo (1999) - Otomo
- Ghost Dog: The Way of the SamuraiGhost Dog: The Way of the SamuraiGhost Dog: The Way of the Samurai is a 1999 American crime action film written and directed by Jim Jarmusch. Forest Whitaker stars as the title character, the mysterious "Ghost Dog", a hitman in the employ of the Mafia, who follows the ancient code of the samurai as outlined in the book of Yamamoto...
(1999) - Raymond - Cherry (1999) - Menu Man
- Traveling Miles: Cassandra Wilson (2000)
- Bàttu (2000) - Saar
- 3 A.M.3 A.M. (film)3 A.M. is the first film directed by Lee Davis, a protege of Spike Lee. It was also written by Lee Davis and stars Danny Glover, Sergej Trifunovic, and Michelle Rodriguez. The film follows the lives of several New York taxi drivers.....
(2001) - Angus - The SopranosThe SopranosThe Sopranos is an American television drama series created by David Chase that revolves around the New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the often conflicting requirements of his home life and the criminal organization he heads...
: Amour Fou (TV Series) (2001) - Father Obosi - The Killing ZoneThe Killing Zone (film)The Killing Zone is a 1991 American action film written and directed by Addison Randall and starring Deron McBee aka. "Malibu" from American Gladiators....
(2003) - Malcolm - Coffee and CigarettesCoffee and CigarettesCoffee and Cigarettes is the title of three short films and a 2003 feature film by independent director Jim Jarmusch. The 2003 film consists of 11 short stories which share coffee and cigarettes as a common thread, and includes the earlier three films....
(2003) - Isaach (segment "No Problem") - Homework (2004) - Jean
- From Other Worlds (2004) - Abraham
- L'Évangile selon Aimé (2005) (TV) - Aîmé
- ManderlayManderlayManderlay is the 2005 sequel to the film Dogville. It is the second part of Lars von Trier's projected USA - Land of Opportunities trilogy. Bryce Dallas Howard replaces Nicole Kidman in the role of Grace Mulligan. The film co-stars Willem Dafoe, replacing James Caan...
(2005) - Timothy - The Skeleton KeyThe Skeleton KeyThe Skeleton Key is a 2005 American supernatural horror film starring Kate Hudson, Gena Rowlands, John Hurt, Peter Sarsgaard, and Joy Bryant. The film focuses on a young hospice nurse who acquires a job at a Terrebonne Parish plantation home, and becomes entangled in a mystery involving the house,...
(2005) - Creole Gas Station Owner - Before It Had a Name (2005) - Waiter
- StayStay (2005 film)Stay is a 2005 American psychological thriller film directed by Marc Forster and written by David Benioff. It stars Ewan McGregor, Ryan Gosling, Bob Hoskins and Naomi Watts, with production by Regency and distribution by 20th Century Fox...
(2005) - Professor - 5up 2down (2006) - Hunter
- Miami ViceMiami Vice (film)Miami Vice is a 2006 American crime drama film about two Miami police detectives, Crockett and Tubbs, who go undercover to fight drug trafficking operations. The film is a loose adaptation of the 1980s TV series of the same name, written, produced, and directed by Michael Mann...
(2006) - Neptune - Casino RoyaleCasino Royale (2006 film)Casino Royale is the twenty-first film in the James Bond film series and the first to star Daniel Craig as fictional MI6 agent James Bond...
(2006) - Steven Obanno - The Diving Bell and the ButterflyThe Diving Bell and the Butterfly (film)The Diving Bell and the Butterfly is a 2007 biographical drama film based on Jean-Dominique Bauby's memoir of the same name. The film depicts Bauby's life after suffering a massive stroke, on December 8, 1995, at the age of 42, which left him with a condition known as locked-in syndrome. The...
(2007) - Laurent - The Fifth PatientThe Fifth PatientThe Fifth Patient is a 2007 American thriller film written and directed by Amir Mann. The film stars Nick Chinlund as John Reilly, an American national who finds himself in an African hospital where, he learns, he has spent the last two years due to a head injury. He remembers nothing of his past...
(2007) - Cpt. Mugambe - Battle in SeattleBattle in SeattleBattle in Seattle is a 2007 film and the directorial debut of actor Stuart Townsend. It is based on the protest activity at the WTO Ministerial Conference of 1999...
(2007) - Abasi - The Guitar (2008) - Roscoe Wasz
- Machetero (2008) - Jean Dumont, French journalist
- 24: Redemption (2008) (TV) - Prime Minister Ule Matobo
- 2424 (TV series)24 is an American television series produced for the Fox Network and syndicated worldwide, starring Kiefer Sutherland as Counter Terrorist Unit agent Jack Bauer. Each 24-episode season covers 24 hours in the life of Bauer, using the real time method of narration...
(2009) (TV series) - Ule Matobo - The Limits of ControlThe Limits of Control-Cultural references mentioned in the dialogue:* Suspicion by Alfred Hitchcock* Stalker by Andrei Tarkovsky* The Lady from Shanghai by Orson Welles* La Vie de Bohème by Aki Kaurismäki* La vida no vale nada by Rogelio A...
(2009) - Lone Man - White MaterialWhite MaterialWhite Material is a 2009 French film directed by Claire Denis and co-written with Marie NDiaye.The films stars Isabelle Huppert as Maria Vial, a struggling French coffee producer in an unnamed African country, who decides to stay at her coffee plantation in spite of an erupting civil war...
(2010) - The Boxer - I Am SlaveI Am SlaveI Am Slave is a 2010 television film produced for Channel 4 on the story of one woman's fight for freedom from modern-day slavery. It premiered on Channel 4 on 30 August 2010...
(2010) - Bah - NCIS: Los Angeles (2011)