Isaach De Bankole

Isaach or Isaac de Bankolé (born 12 August 1957) is an Ivorian actor.\n', ' He was born in Abidjan, to Yoruba parents from Benin. His grandparents are from Nigeria. He studied Acting at Cours Simon and earned an M.A. from the University of Paris.\n', ' He 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. He has been based in the United States since 1997. 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.\n', '