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