
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

Jo
2013
as Amadou

Metal Hurlant Chronicles
2012
as Kaskoff

Exterminate All the Brutes
2021
as Self

Clash
2012
as Abel Diop, père d'Hugo

Lex Africana
2024
as Racine Malik Niang

Un dîner presque parfait Afrique
2025
as Ériq Ebouaney
Movies (70)

Kingdom of Heaven
2005
as Firuz

Bastille Day
2016
as Baba

Hitman
2007
as Bwana Ovie

Transporter 3
2008
as Ice

Thirst
2009
as Immanuel

3 Days to Kill
2014
as Jules

Femme Fatale
2002
as Black Tie

Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse
2004
as Policier

Black Gold
2011
as Hassan Dakhil

China Salesman
2017
as Sheik Asaid

Belleville Cop
2018
as Ladji Touré

Rogue City
2020
as Stephan Jankovic

King Guillaume
2009
as Le curé

Domino
2019
as Ezra Tarzi

L2: Empuraan
2025
as Kabuga

Carlos
2010
as Hassan al-Tourabi

Ca$h
2008
as Letallec

The Nativity Story
2006
as Balthasar

Soumsoum, the Night of the Stars
2026
as Garba

Implosion
2011
as Wilhelm

Disgrace
2008
as Petrus

Here and There
2024
as Professeur Ibrahima

35 Shots of Rum
2009
as Blanchard

Earth and Blood
2020
as Adama

XXL
1997
as Omar

The Horde
2010
as Adewale

Africa Paradise
2007
as M'Doula

Lumumba
2000
as Patrice Émery Lumumba

Ritual
2022
as Cézaire Nduka

Case départ
2011
as Isidore

San Antonio
2004
as Jérémie Blanc

SMS
2014
as Le grand flic

My Wife Is an Actress
2001
as Le videur de la boite

When the Cat's Away
1996
as Ouvrier ébéniste

The Three Kings
2001
as Babar le videur

Baby Love
2008
as l'assistant social

Le Crocodile du Botswanga
2014
as Lieutenant Yaya

De Charles de Gaulle à Emmanuel Macron, les gardiens de l'empire
2022
as Narrator (voice)

Black and White
2008
as Bertrand

The Children of the Marshland
1999
as 'Banania'

I Wish Someone Were Waiting for Me Somewhere
2020
as Doctor

The Front Line
2006
as Joe Yumba

La Mort du Chinois
1998
as Bekate, nurse

All Three of Us
2015
as Adama

In Gold We Trust
2010
as Melchior

Aya of Yop City
2013
as Hyacinthe

Thelma, Louise et Chantal
2010
as Agent immobilier

Italian Movies
2013
as Zahur

Gang of the Caribbean
2016
as Politik

Fais danser la poussière
2010
as Suleyman

The White Line
2010
as François

Bàttu
2000

Past Imperfect
2017
as Michel

The Trail
2006
as Kadjiro
Magic Paris
2007

Omar
2009
as Le père d'Omar

The Silence of the Forest
2003
as Gonaba

African Storm: A Continent Under Influence
2017
as Dolomey

A Season in France
2018
as Abbas Mahadjir

Blackout
2010
as Monsieur-la-Bête

French Wedding, Caribbean Style
2002
Villa mon rêve
2001
as Touré Dialo

Henry
2012
as Karanja

Hyacinthe
2025
as Césaire

Le temps de la kermesse est terminé
2010
as Lieutenant Bado

Mother(s)
2015
as Alioune

Stalingrad Lovers
2013
as Jupiter
Dakar Trottoirs
2013
as Maitre

The King's Necklace
2011
as Octave Bumi

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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- Kingdom of Heaven (2005) — as Firuz
- Bastille Day (2016) — as Baba
- Hitman (2007) — as Bwana Ovie
- Transporter 3 (2008) — as Ice
- Thirst (2009) — as Immanuel
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