
Ériq Ebouaney
Biography
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

Hyacinthe

L2: Empuraan

Here and There

Ritual

De Charles de Gaulle à Emmanuel Macron, les gardiens de l'empire

Rogue City

Earth and Blood

I Wish Someone Were Waiting for Me Somewhere

Domino

Kaniama Show

Belleville Cop

A Season in France

China Salesman

African Storm: A Continent Under Influence

Past Imperfect

Gang of the Caribbean

Bastille Day

All Three of Us

Mother(s)

SMS

Le Crocodile du Botswanga

3 Days to Kill

Stalingrad Lovers

Aya of Yop City

Italian Movies

Dakar Trottoirs

Henry

Black Gold

Case départ

Implosion

The White Line

In Gold We Trust

Carlos

Blackout

Le temps de la kermesse est terminé

Thelma, Louise et Chantal

The Horde

Fais danser la poussière

Omar

Thirst

35 Shots of Rum

King Guillaume

Baby Love

Transporter 3

Disgrace

Ca$h

Black and White

Hitman

Magic Paris

Africa Paradise

The Nativity Story

The Front Line

The Trail

Kingdom of Heaven

San Antonio

Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse

The Silence of the Forest

French Wedding, Caribbean Style

Femme Fatale

The Three Kings

My Wife Is an Actress

Villa mon rêve

Bàttu

Lumumba

The Children of the Marshland

La Mort du Chinois

XXL
