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