Actor Isaach Zachari Bankolé was born in Ivory Coast on August 12, 1957.
He is well-known for his parts in the Jim Jarmusch movies, Chocolat, Casino Royale, Black Panther, and its sequel.
Who is Isaach de Bankolé wife Cassandra Wilson?
Bankolé was married to American singer, and songwriter, Cassandra Wilson from 2000 to 2003.
His ex-wife was chosen “America’s Best Singer” by Time magazine in 2001. She has received numerous honors, including two Grammys.
The 66-year-old jazz singer is one of the most popular female jazz vocalists and has been dubbed “a voice blessed with a distinctive timbre and attack” by reviewer Gary Giddins.
Over fifty movies have featured De Bankolé, including Night on Earth, Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai, Coffee & Cigarettes, and The Limits of Control by Jim Jarmusch.
Along with the members of the New York-based punk band Ricanstruction, he made an appearance in the film Machetero as a journalist who conducted a riveting interview with an incarcerated Puerto Rican revolutionary.
