Ériq Ebouaney
Born: 1967-10-03 in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France
Known For: Acting
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 starred alongside Michael Sheen, Liam Neeson, Orlando Bloom, David Thewlis, Martin Hancock and Nathalie Cox. In 2006, he starred in The Front Line and La piste. In 2008, he played a supporting role in the critically acclaimed Australian film Disgrace featuring American actor John Malkovich, a small role in the Italian film Bianco e nero and later was cast as "Ice" in Transporter 3, featuring British actor Jason Statham. Description above from the Wikipedia article Eriq Ebouaney, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2026
- Soumsoum, the Night of the Stars as Garba
2025
- L2: Empuraan as Kabuga
- Un dîner presque parfait Afrique as Ériq Ebouaney
- Hyacinthe as Césaire
2024
- Lex Africana as Racine Malik Niang
- Here and There as Professeur Ibrahima
2023
- The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon as Fallou Boukar
- Liaison as Bob Foret
2022
- Ritual as Cézaire Nduka
- De Charles de Gaulle à Emmanuel Macron, les gardiens de l'empire as Narrator (voice)
2021
- Exterminate All the Brutes as Self
- Lingui, the Sacred Bonds ... (Thanks)
2020
- Rogue City as Stephan Jankovic
- Earth and Blood as Adama
- I Wish Someone Were Waiting for Me Somewhere as Doctor
2019
- Domino as Ezra Tarzi
2018
- Belleville Cop as Ladji Touré
- A Season in France as Abbas Mahadjir
- Kaniama Show
2017
- China Salesman as Sheik Asaid
- Past Imperfect as Michel
- African Storm: A Continent Under Influence as Dolomey
2016
- Bastille Day as Baba
- Gang of the Caribbean as Politik
2015
- Capitaine Marleau as Colonel Douala
- Mother(s) as Alioune
- All Three of Us as Adama
2014
- 3 Days to Kill as Jules
- Le Crocodile du Botswanga as Lieutenant Yaya
- SMS as Le grand flic
2013
- Falco as Père de Simon
- Jo as Amadou
- Aya of Yop City as Hyacinthe
- Italian Movies as Zahur
- Dakar Trottoirs as Maitre
- Stalingrad Lovers as Jupiter
2012
- Metal Hurlant Chronicles as Kaskoff
- Clash as Abel Diop, père d'Hugo
- Henry as Karanja
2011
- Death in Paradise as Theo Frazier
- Black Gold as Hassan Dakhil
- The King's Necklace as Octave Bumi
- Case départ as Isidore
- Implosion as Wilhelm
2010
- The Horde as Adewale
- Le temps de la kermesse est terminé as Lieutenant Bado
- Carlos as Hassan al-Tourabi
- Thelma, Louise et Chantal as Agent immobilier
- Fais danser la poussière as Suleyman
- In Gold We Trust as Melchior
- The White Line as François
- Blackout as Monsieur-la-Bête
2009
- Thirst as Immanuel
- Omar as Le père d'Omar
- 35 Shots of Rum as Blanchard
- King Guillaume as Le curé
2008
- Transporter 3 as Ice
- Disgrace as Petrus
- Ca$h as Letallec
- Baby Love as l'assistant social
- Black and White as Bertrand
2007
- Hitman as Bwana Ovie
- Africa Paradise as M'Doula
- Magic Paris
2006
- The Nativity Story as Balthasar
- The Front Line as Joe Yumba
- The Trail as Kadjiro
2005
- Kingdom of Heaven as Firuz
2004
- Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse as Policier
- San Antonio as Jérémie Blanc
2003
- The Silence of the Forest as Gonaba
2002
- Femme Fatale as Black Tie
- French Wedding, Caribbean Style
2001
- My Wife Is an Actress as Le videur de la boite
- The Three Kings as Babar le videur
- Villa mon rêve as Touré Dialo
1999
- The Children of the Marshland as 'Banania'
1998
- Vivement dimanche as Self
- La Mort du Chinois as Bekate, nurse
1997
- XXL as Omar
1996
- When the Cat's Away as Ouvrier ébéniste