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