Ériq Ebouaney
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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.
Known for
Credits
Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
as Firuz
Transporter 3 (2008)
as Ice
Bastille Day (2016)
as Baba
Hitman (2007)
as Bwana Ovie
3 Days to Kill (2014)
as Jules
Femme Fatale (2002)
as Black Tie
The Nativity Story (2006)
as Balthasar
Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse (2004)
as Policier
Thirst (2009)
as Immanuel
Black and White (2008)
as Bertrand
Belleville Cop (2018)
as Ladji Touré
Rogue City (2020)
as Stephan Jankovic
Black Gold (2011)
as Hassan Dakhil
China Salesman (2017)
as Sheik Asaid
Carlos (2010)
as Hassan al-Tourabi
My Wife Is an Actress (2001)
as Le videur de la boite
Domino (2019)
as Ezra Tarzi
Soumsoum, the Night of the Stars (2026)
as Garba
All Three of Us (2015)
as Adama
Disgrace (2008)
as Petrus
Earth and Blood (2020)
as Adama
Ca$h (2008)
as Letallec
The Horde (2010)
as Adewale
Thelma, Louise et Chantal (2010)
as Agent immobilier
In Gold We Trust (2010)
as Melchior
XXL (1997)
as Omar
When the Cat's Away (1996)
as Ouvrier ébéniste
The Children of the Marshland (1999)
as 'Banania'
Here and There (2024)
as Professeur Ibrahima
Judgement (—)
as Thierry Lombard
Ritual (2022)
as Cézaire Nduka
L2: Empuraan (2025)
as Kabuga
Case départ (2011)
as Isidore
I Wish Someone Were Waiting for Me Somewhere (2020)
as Doctor
Past Imperfect (2017)
as Michel
Omar (2009)
as Le père d'Omar
King Guillaume (2009)
as Le curé
De Charles de Gaulle à Emmanuel Macron, les gardiens de l'empire (2022)
as Narrator (voice)
Le Crocodile du Botswanga (2014)
as Lieutenant Yaya
Mother(s) (2015)
as Alioune
Gang of the Caribbean (2016)
as Politik
The Three Kings (2001)
as Babar le videur
Baby Love (2008)
as l'assistant social
Italian Movies (2013)
as Zahur
Implosion (2011)
as Wilhelm
La Mort du Chinois (1998)
as Bekate, nurse
Aya of Yop City (2013)
as Hyacinthe
Fais danser la poussière (2010)
as Suleyman
Le temps de la kermesse est terminé (2010)
as Lieutenant Bado
The King's Necklace (2011)
as Octave Bumi
A Season in France (2018)
as Abbas Mahadjir
35 Shots of Rum (2009)
as Blanchard
French Wedding, Caribbean Style (2002)
Actor
San Antonio (2004)
as Jérémie Blanc
Africa Paradise (2007)
as M'Doula
Henry (2012)
as Karanja
Magic Paris (2007)
Actor
Lumumba (2000)
as Patrice Émery Lumumba
The Front Line (2006)
as Joe Yumba
The Trail (2006)
as Kadjiro
The Silence of the Forest (2003)
as Gonaba
The White Line (2010)
as François
SMS (2014)
as Le grand flic
African Storm: A Continent Under Influence (2017)
as Dolomey
Bàttu (2000)
Actor
Hyacinthe (2025)
as Césaire
Villa mon rêve (2001)
as Touré Dialo
Blackout (2010)
as Monsieur-la-Bête
Stalingrad Lovers (2013)
as Jupiter
Kaniama Show (2018)
Actor
Dakar Trottoirs (2013)
as Maitre