Ériq Ebouaney
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…
Filmography
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Soumsoum, the Night of the Stars
2026
Un dîner presque parfait Afrique
2025
Hyacinthe
2025
L2: Empuraan
2025
Lex Africana
2024
Here and There
2024
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon
2023
Liaison
2023
Ritual
2022
De Charles de Gaulle à Emmanuel Macron, les gardiens de l'empire
2022
Exterminate All the Brutes
2021
Rogue City
2020
Earth and Blood
2020
I Wish Someone Were Waiting for Me Somewhere
2020
Domino
2019
Kaniama Show
2018
Belleville Cop
2018
A Season in France
2018
China Salesman
2017
African Storm: A Continent Under Influence
2017
Past Imperfect
2017
Gang of the Caribbean
2016
Bastille Day
2016
All Three of Us
2015
Capitaine Marleau
2015
Mother(s)
2015
SMS
2014
Le Crocodile du Botswanga
2014
3 Days to Kill
2014
Stalingrad Lovers
2013
Aya of Yop City
2013
Italian Movies
2013
Falco
2013
Jo
2013
Dakar Trottoirs
Dakar Trottoirs
2013
Metal Hurlant Chronicles
2012
Clash
2012
Henry
2012
Black Gold
2011
Death in Paradise
2011
Case départ
2011
The King's Necklace
2011
Implosion
2011
The White Line
2010
In Gold We Trust
2010
Carlos
2010
Blackout
2010
Le temps de la kermesse est terminé
2010
Thelma, Louise et Chantal
2010
The Horde
2010
Fais danser la poussière
2010
Omar
2009
Thirst
2009
35 Shots of Rum
2009
King Guillaume
2009
Baby Love
2008
Transporter 3
2008
Disgrace
2008
Ca$h
2008
Black and White
2008
Hitman
2007
Magic Paris
Magic Paris
2007
Africa Paradise
2007
The Nativity Story
2006
The Front Line
2006
The Trail
2006
Kingdom of Heaven
2005
San Antonio
2004
Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse
2004
The Silence of the Forest
2003
French Wedding, Caribbean Style
2002
Femme Fatale
2002
The Three Kings
2001
My Wife Is an Actress
2001
Villa mon rêve
Villa mon rêve
2001
Lumumba
2000
Bàttu
2000
The Children of the Marshland
1999
Vivement dimanche
1998
La Mort du Chinois
1998