Ériq Ebouaney
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Death in Paradise
Theo Frazier
2011
Series
Vivement dimanche
Self
1998
Series
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon
Fallou Boukar
2023
Film
Kingdom of Heaven
Firuz
2005
Film
Transporter 3
Ice
2008
Series
Capitaine Marleau
Colonel Douala
2015
Series
Falco
Père de Simon
2013
Film
Hitman
Bwana Ovie
2007
Film
3 Days to Kill
Jules
2014
Series
Liaison
Bob Foret
2023
Film
Bastille Day
Baba
2016
Film
Femme Fatale
Black Tie
2002
Series
Metal Hurlant Chronicles
Kaskoff
2012
Film
Thirst
Immanuel
2009
Film
The Nativity Story
Balthasar
2006
Film
Soumsoum, the Night of the Stars
Garba
2026
Series
Jo
Amadou
2013
Film
Black Gold
Hassan Dakhil
2011
Film
Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse
Policier
2004
Series
Exterminate All the Brutes
Self
2021
Series
Clash
Abel Diop, père d'Hugo
2012
Film
Belleville Cop
Ladji Touré
2018
Film
Domino
Ezra Tarzi
2019
Film
Rogue City
Stephan Jankovic
2020
Film
My Wife Is an Actress
Le videur de la boite
2001
Film
Earth and Blood
Adama
2020
Film
China Salesman
Sheik Asaid
2017
Film
The Horde
Adewale
2010
Film
Carlos
Hassan al-Tourabi
2010
Series
Lex Africana
Racine Malik Niang
2024
Film
Disgrace
Petrus
2008
Film
Ca$h
Letallec
2008
Film
L2: Empuraan
Kabuga
2025
Film
The Children of the Marshland
'Banania'
1999
Film
Implosion
Wilhelm
2011
Film
Case départ
Isidore
2011
Film
The King's Necklace
Octave Bumi
2011
Film
XXL
Omar
1997
Film
All Three of Us
Adama
2015
Film
Aya of Yop City
Hyacinthe
2013
Film
Omar
Le père d'Omar
2009
Film
When the Cat's Away
Ouvrier ébéniste
1996
Film
In Gold We Trust
Melchior
2010
Magic Paris
2007
Film
The Three Kings
Babar le videur
2001
Film
I Wish Someone Were Waiting for Me Somewhere
Doctor
2020
Film
Ritual
Cézaire Nduka
2022
Film
Lumumba
Patrice Émery Lumumba
2000
Film
Mother(s)
Alioune
2015
Film
The Trail
Kadjiro
2006
Film
Here and There
Professeur Ibrahima
2024
Film
San Antonio
Jérémie Blanc
2004
Film
King Guillaume
Le curé
2009
Film
Fais danser la poussière
Suleyman
2010
Film
Baby Love
l'assistant social
2008
Film
35 Shots of Rum
Blanchard
2009
Film
Gang of the Caribbean
Politik
2016
Film
Thelma, Louise et Chantal
Agent immobilier
2010
Film
The Front Line
Joe Yumba
2006
Film
Le Crocodile du Botswanga
Lieutenant Yaya
2014
Film
Italian Movies
Zahur
2013
Film
De Charles de Gaulle à Emmanuel Macron, les gardiens de l'empire
Narrator (voice)
2022
Film
Black and White
Bertrand
2008
Film
Le temps de la kermesse est terminé
Lieutenant Bado
2010
Film
A Season in France
Abbas Mahadjir
2018
Film
SMS
Le grand flic
2014
Film
Past Imperfect
Michel
2017
Film
La Mort du Chinois
Bekate, nurse
1998
Film
French Wedding, Caribbean Style
2002
Series
Un dîner presque parfait Afrique
Ériq Ebouaney
2025
Film
The White Line
François
2010
Film
Africa Paradise
M'Doula
2007
Film
Blackout
Monsieur-la-Bête
2010
Film
The Silence of the Forest
Gonaba
2003
Film
Kaniama Show
2018
Film
Stalingrad Lovers
Jupiter
2013
Villa mon rêve
Touré Dialo
2001
Film
Bàttu
2000
Film
Hyacinthe
Césaire
2025
Dakar Trottoirs
Maitre
2013
Film
African Storm: A Continent Under Influence
Dolomey
2017
Film
Henry
Karanja
2012