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Ériq Ebouaney

Ériq Ebouaney

Actor · Born 1967-10-03 · Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France

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Biography

Eriq Ebouaney (born 3 October 1967) is a French actor. He is best known for his portrayal as the Congolese Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba in the 2000 film Lumumba, as "Blacktie" in Brian De Palma's Femme Fatale and as "Ice" in the 2008 action film Transporter 3 in which he starred opposite Jason Statham. Recently, Eriq appeared in the 2025 Indian-Malayalam film L2: Empuraan, playing the role of Kabuga. Ebouaney was born in Angers, France, the son of Cameroonian immigrants. As a child he didn't show any interest in acting and was set on becoming a businessman. However, at the age of 30, he joined a theatre company and left his job as a sales manager to become a professional actor. He made his film debut in 1996 in the Cédric Klapisch directed film Chacun cherche son chat. He landed a leading role in the 2000 film Lumumba in which he portrayed Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba. The film was shot in Beira, Mozambique. In 2002, he starred in Brian De Palma's Femme Fatale alongside Antonio Banderas. In 2004, he played the character of Jean Claude in Mark Bamford's debut feature Cape of Good Hope. In 2005 he starred in the award-winning Ridley Scott film, Kingdom of Heaven, in which he s…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Kingdom of Heaven (2005) — Firuz
  2. Transporter 3 (2008) — Ice
  3. Hitman (2007) — Bwana Ovie
  4. 3 Days to Kill (2014) — Jules
  5. Bastille Day (2016) — Baba
  6. Thirst (2009) — Immanuel
  7. The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon (2023) — Fallou Boukar
  8. Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse (2004) — Policier
  9. Femme Fatale (2002) — Black Tie
  10. Rogue City (2020) — Stephan Jankovic
  11. Case départ (2011) — Isidore
  12. The Horde (2010) — Adewale
  13. All Three of Us (2015) — Adama
  14. Belleville Cop (2018) — Ladji Touré
  15. Le Crocodile du Botswanga (2014) — Lieutenant Yaya
  16. The Three Kings (2001) — Babar le videur
  17. Death in Paradise (2011) — Theo Frazier
  18. Black Gold (2011) — Hassan Dakhil
  19. Earth and Blood (2020) — Adama
  20. Domino (2019) — Ezra Tarzi
  21. Ca$h (2008) — Letallec
  22. The Nativity Story (2006) — Balthasar
  23. Carlos (2010) — Hassan al-Tourabi
  24. The Children of the Marshland (1999) — 'Banania'
  25. SMS (2014) — Le grand flic
  26. China Salesman (2017) — Sheik Asaid
  27. Liaison (2023) — Bob Foret
  28. I Wish Someone Were Waiting for Me Somewhere (2020) — Doctor
  29. When the Cat's Away (1996) — Ouvrier ébéniste
  30. Disgrace (2008) — Petrus
  31. Ritual (2022) — Cézaire Nduka
  32. 35 Shots of Rum (2009) — Blanchard
  33. My Wife Is an Actress (2001) — Le videur de la boite
  34. Black and White (2008) — Bertrand
  35. Here and There (2024) — Professeur Ibrahima
  36. Metal Hurlant Chronicles (2012) — Kaskoff
  37. In Gold We Trust (2010) — Melchior
  38. King Guillaume (2009) — Le curé
  39. Baby Love (2008) — l'assistant social
  40. Aya of Yop City (2013) — Hyacinthe