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