Ériq Ebouaney
Skuespiller
3. oktober 1967 (58 år)
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.
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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.
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Filmography
| 2026 | Soumsoum, la nuit des astres · as Garba |
| 2025 | Fox Hunt · as Cast |
| 2025 | L2: Empuraan · as Kabuga |
| 2024 | Here & There · as Professeur Ibrahima |
| 2024 | Machine · as Vieux Maitre |
| 2023 | The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon · as Fallou Boukar |
| 2023 | Liaison · as Bob Foret |
| 2023 | Alibi.com 2 · as Monsieur Moreau |
| 2022 | Ritual · as Cézaire Nduka |
| 2022 | De Charles de Gaulle à Emmanuel Macron, les gardiens de l'empire · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2021 | Or de lui · as Yerlès |
| 2020 | Rogue City · as Stephan Jankovic |
| 2020 | Simply Black · as Le Père De Sékou Dans Black Love |
| 2020 | Earth and Blood · as Adama |
| 2019 | I Wish Someone Were Waiting for Me Somewhere · as Doctor |
| 2019 | Domino · as Ezra TarziPå Plex |
| 2018 | Belleville Cop · as Ladji Touré |
| 2017 | A Season in France · as Abbas Mahadjir |
| 2017 | Mystery at the Louvre Museum · as Vladimir |
| 2017 | China Salesman · as Sheik Asaid |
| 2017 | Riviera · as Antal |
| 2017 | Past Imperfect · as Michel |
| 2016 | Gang of the Caribbean · as Politik |
| 2016 | The Take · as Baba |
| 2015 | All Three of Us · as Adama |
| 2015 | Boomerang · as Le Psy |
| 2015 | Maman(s) · as Alioune |
| 2015 | Deep · as Kalach |
| 2014 | Captain Marleau · as Colonel Douala |
| 2014 | Paranoia Park · as Le Gardien |
| 2014 | SMS · as Le Grand Flic |
| 2014 | 3 Days to Kill · as Jules |
| 2014 | Le crocodile du Botswanga · as Lieutenant Yaya |
| 2013 | Aya of Yop City · as Hyacinthe |
| 2013 | Falco · as Père De Simon |
| 2013 | Jo · as Amadou |
| 2012 | Italian Movies · as Zahur |
| 2012 | Metal Hurlant Chronicles · as Kaskoff |
| 2012 | Stalingrad Lovers · as Jupiter |
| 2011 | Day of the Falcon · as Hassan DakhilPå Plex |
| 2011 | Death in Paradise · as Theo Frazier |
| 2011 | Case départ · as Isidore |
| 2011 | Implosion · as Wilhelm |
| 2010 | Henry · as Karanja |
| 2010 | In Gold We Trust · as Melchior |
| 2010 | Carlos · as Hassan Al-Tourabi |
| 2010 | Carlos · as Hassan Al-Tourabi |
| 2010 | Thelma, Louise et Chantal · as Agent Immobilier |
| 2010 | Dancing Forever · as Suleyman |
| 2009 | Black Out · as Monsieur-La-Bête |
| 2009 | Scènes de ménages · as Théophile |
| 2009 | Le temps de la kermesse est terminé · as Lieutenant Bado |
| 2009 | The Horde · as AdewalePå Plex |
| 2009 | Thirst · as Immanuel |
| 2009 | King Guillaume · as Le Curé |
| 2008 | 35 Shots of Rum · as Blanchard |
| 2008 | Disgrace · as PetrusPå Plex |
| 2008 | Transporter 3 · as IcePå Plex |
| 2008 | Comme les autres · as L'assistant Social |
| 2008 | Cash · as Letallec |
| 2008 | Black and White · as Bertrand |
| 2007 | Hitman · as Bwana Ovie |
| 2007 | Reporters · as Diallo |
| 2006 | Africa paradis · as M'doula |
| 2006 | The Nativity Story · as Balthasar |
| 2006 | The Front Line · as Joe Yumba |
| 2006 | Cabaret Paradis · as Le Commissaire |
| 2006 | The Trail · as Kadjiro |
| 2006 | R.I.S. Police Scientifique · as Président Campus |
| 2005 | Kingdom of Heaven · as Firuz |
| 2004 | Cape of Good Hope · as Jean Claude |
| 2004 | Cause toujours! · as L'employé De L'entreprise De Désinfection |
| 2004 | San Antonio · as Jérémie Blanc |
| 2004 | Crimson Rivers 2: Angels of the Apocalypse · as PolicierPå Plex |
| 2003 | Corto Maltese · as Cast |
| 2003 | The Forest · as Gonaba |
| 2002 | A Map of the Heart · as Strassenhändler |
| 2002 | Femme Fatale · as Black Tie |
| 2001 | Les rois mages · as Babar Le Videur |
| 2001 | My Wife Is an Actress · as Le Videur De La Boite |
| 2001 | Night Squad · as St Jean |
| 2001 | Don't Make Trouble! · as (segment "lettre À Abou") |
| 2000 | Lumumba · as Patrice Émery Lumumba |
| 1999 | The Children of the Marshland · as 'banania' |
| 1998 | Louise (Take 2) · as Cast |
| 1998 | La mort du Chinois · as Bekate, Nurse |
| 1997 | Seventh Heaven · as Cast |
| 1997 | XXL · as Omar |
| 1996 | When the Cat's Away · as Ouvrier Ébéniste |
| 1993 | The School Teacher · as Blaise |
| 1992 | Les Cordier, juge et flic · as Sissoko |
| 1992 | Julie, Police Commissioner · as Rémi Mertens |
| 2021 | Show Me More · as SelfPå Plex |
| 2021 | Exterminate All the Brutes · as Self |
| 2004 | Le grand journal de Canal+ · as Self |
| 1998 | Roll on Sunday · as Self |
| 1987 | NPA · as Self |
| 1987 | Night of the Molières · as Self - Presenter |