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Isaach de Bankolé

1957 - Today

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Zachari Bankolé (born 12 August 1957), known professionally as Isaach de Bankolé, is an Ivorian actor, active primarily in France and the United States. He won the 1987 César Award for Most Promising Actor for his performance in the film Black Mic Mac, and rose to international prominence for his starring role in Claire Denis' 1988 film Chocolat. He is known to international film audiences for his roles in the films of director Jim Jarmusch, Mamadou in James Ivory's A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries (1998), Timothy in Lars von Trier's Manderlay (2005), the villain Steven Obanno in the 2006 James Bond film Casino Royale, and the River Tribe Elder in the Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero film Black Panther (2018) and its 2022 sequel. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Isaach de Bankolé has received more than 709,641 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Isaach de Bankolé is the 3,725th most popular actor (down from 3,443rd in 2019), the 14th most popular biography from Côte d'Ivoire (up from 17th in 2019) and the most popular Ivorian Actor.

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  • 710k

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  • 48.15

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.17

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.58

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Isaach de Bankolé ranks 3,725 out of 9,996Before him are Jessalyn Gilsig, Matt Smith, Michael Cudlitz, Reinhold Schünzel, Lupita Nyong'o, and Johanne Luise Heiberg. After him are Chloë Grace Moretz, Megumi Ogata, Michael Vartan, Tony Plana, Van Johnson, and Roy Thinnes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Isaach de Bankolé ranks 188Before him are Víctor Muñoz, Vladimir Tkachenko, Koji Suzuki, David Crane, Sima Samar, and Mohammed Fahim. After him are Ian Stuart Donaldson, Jackie Shroff, Theresa Russell, Zé Sérgio, Salim Idris, and Andreï Makine.

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In Côte d'Ivoire

Among people born in Côte d'Ivoire, Isaach de Bankolé ranks 14 out of 119Before him are Henri Konan Bédié (1934), Robert Guéï (1941), Ahmadou Kourouma (1927), Kolo Touré (1981), Salomon Kalou (1985), and Daniel Kablan Duncan (1943). After him are Basile Boli (1967), Jean-Pierre Kutwa (1945), Gervinho (1987), Bernard Agré (1926), Laurent Pokou (1947), and Bernard Binlin Dadié (1916).

Among ACTORS In Côte d'Ivoire

Among actors born in Côte d'Ivoire, Isaach de Bankolé ranks 1

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