Ériq Ebouaney
Known for Acting · 82 credits
- Born
- 1967-10-03 (age 58)
- Place of birth
- Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France
- Also known as
- Eriq Ebouanet · Eriq Ebouanay · Eriq Ebouaney · Eriq Ebouney
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.
Known For
TV Shows (12)
Death in Paradise
2011
as Theo Frazier
Vivement dimanche
1998
as Self
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon
2023
as Fallou Boukar
Capitaine Marleau
2015
as Colonel Douala
Liaison
2023
as Bob Foret
Falco
2013
as Père de Simon
Metal Hurlant Chronicles
2012
as Kaskoff
Jo
2013
as Amadou
Clash
2012
as Abel Diop, père d'Hugo
Exterminate All the Brutes
2021
as Self
Lex Africana
2024
as Racine Malik Niang
Un dîner presque parfait Afrique
2025
as Ériq Ebouaney
Movies (70)
Kingdom of Heaven
2005
as Firuz
Hitman
2007
as Bwana Ovie
Femme Fatale
2002
as Black Tie
Transporter 3
2008
as Ice
Bastille Day
2016
as Baba
3 Days to Kill
2014
as Jules
Soumsoum, the Night of the Stars
2026
as Garba
Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse
2004
as Policier
Belleville Cop
2018
as Ladji Touré
Thirst
2009
as Immanuel
The Nativity Story
2006
as Balthasar
China Salesman
2017
as Sheik Asaid
Black Gold
2011
as Hassan Dakhil
L2: Empuraan
2025
as Kabuga
Disgrace
2008
as Petrus
Le temps de la kermesse est terminé
2010
as Lieutenant Bado
The Children of the Marshland
1999
as 'Banania'
Domino
2019
as Ezra Tarzi
Aya of Yop City
2013
as Hyacinthe
The King's Necklace
2011
as Octave Bumi
Case départ
2011
as Isidore
Earth and Blood
2020
as Adama
Rogue City
2020
as Stephan Jankovic
Ca$h
2008
as Letallec
The Horde
2010
as Adewale
My Wife Is an Actress
2001
as Le videur de la boite
Thelma, Louise et Chantal
2010
as Agent immobilier
Magic Paris
2007
Past Imperfect
2017
as Michel
Omar
2009
as Le père d'Omar
Gang of the Caribbean
2016
as Politik
When the Cat's Away
1996
as Ouvrier ébéniste
Italian Movies
2013
as Zahur
XXL
1997
as Omar
Carlos
2010
as Hassan al-Tourabi
Africa Paradise
2007
as M'Doula
In Gold We Trust
2010
as Melchior
I Wish Someone Were Waiting for Me Somewhere
2020
as Doctor
Fais danser la poussière
2010
as Suleyman
Mother(s)
2015
as Alioune
All Three of Us
2015
as Adama
Ritual
2022
as Cézaire Nduka
French Wedding, Caribbean Style
2002
Le Crocodile du Botswanga
2014
as Lieutenant Yaya
Black and White
2008
as Bertrand
35 Shots of Rum
2009
as Blanchard
Baby Love
2008
as l'assistant social
The Three Kings
2001
as Babar le videur
The Front Line
2006
as Joe Yumba
San Antonio
2004
as Jérémie Blanc
Implosion
2011
as Wilhelm
King Guillaume
2009
as Le curé
Here and There
2024
as Professeur Ibrahima
La Mort du Chinois
1998
as Bekate, nurse
SMS
2014
as Le grand flic
The Silence of the Forest
2003
as Gonaba
Bàttu
2000
De Charles de Gaulle à Emmanuel Macron, les gardiens de l'empire
2022
as Narrator (voice)
Lumumba
2000
as Patrice Émery Lumumba
A Season in France
2018
as Abbas Mahadjir
The White Line
2010
as François
Villa mon rêve
2001
as Touré Dialo
Henry
2012
as Karanja
The Trail
2006
as Kadjiro
Blackout
2010
as Monsieur-la-Bête
Stalingrad Lovers
2013
as Jupiter
African Storm: A Continent Under Influence
2017
as Dolomey
Dakar Trottoirs
2013
as Maitre
Hyacinthe
2025
as Césaire
Kaniama Show
2018
About Ériq Ebouaney
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 becomin… With 82 credits spanning from 1996 to 2026, Ériq Ebouaney has appeared in 70 films and 12 TV shows.
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Most Popular Ériq Ebouaney Movies
- Kingdom of Heaven (2005) — as Firuz
- Hitman (2007) — as Bwana Ovie
- Femme Fatale (2002) — as Black Tie
- Transporter 3 (2008) — as Ice
- Bastille Day (2016) — as Baba
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