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.
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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Filmography (Movies)
Soumsoum, la nuit des astres
Character:
Release Date:22/04/2026
Hyacinthe
Character:Césaire
Release Date:02/04/2025
L2: Empuraan
Character:Kabuga
Release Date:27/03/2025
Here and There
Character:Professeur Ibrahima
Release Date:17/04/2024
Ritual
Character:Cézaire Nduka
Release Date:07/09/2022
De Charles de Gaulle à Emmanuel Macron, les gardiens de l'empire
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:09/03/2022
Rogue City
Character:Stephan Jankovic
Release Date:30/10/2020
Earth and Blood
Character:Adama
Release Date:17/04/2020
I Wish Someone Were Waiting for Me Somewhere
Character:Doctor
Release Date:22/01/2020
Domino
Character:Ezra Tarzi
Release Date:31/05/2019
Kaniama Show
Character:
Release Date:01/11/2018
Belleville Cop
Character:Ladji Touré
Release Date:17/10/2018
A Season in France
Character:Abbas Mahadjir
Release Date:25/01/2018
China Salesman
Character:Sheik Asaid
Release Date:16/06/2017
African Storm: A Continent Under Influence
Character:Dolomey
Release Date:01/03/2017
Past Imperfect
Character:Michel
Release Date:08/02/2017
Gang of the Caribbean
Character:Politik
Release Date:30/11/2016
Bastille Day
Character:Baba
Release Date:22/04/2016
All Three of Us
Character:Adama
Release Date:04/11/2015
Mother(s)
Character:Alioune
Release Date:11/09/2015
SMS
Character:Le grand flic
Release Date:20/08/2014
Le Crocodile du Botswanga
Character:Lieutenant Yaya
Release Date:19/02/2014
3 Days to Kill
Character:Jules
Release Date:14/02/2014
Stalingrad Lovers
Character:Jupiter
Release Date:11/12/2013
Aya of Yop City
Character:Hyacinthe
Release Date:17/07/2013
Italian Movies
Character:Zahur
Release Date:03/07/2013
Dakar Trottoirs
Character:Maitre
Release Date:01/01/2013
Henry
Character:Karanja
Release Date:02/03/2012
Black Gold
Character:Hassan Dakhil
Release Date:21/12/2011
Case départ
Character:Isidore
Release Date:06/07/2011
Implosion
Character:Wilhelm
Release Date:01/01/2011
The White Line
Character:François
Release Date:31/08/2010
In Gold We Trust
Character:Melchior
Release Date:25/08/2010
Carlos
Character:Hassan al-Tourabi
Release Date:07/07/2010
Blackout
Character:Monsieur-la-Bête
Release Date:31/03/2010
Le temps de la kermesse est terminé
Character:Lieutenant Bado
Release Date:17/03/2010
Thelma, Louise et Chantal
Character:Agent immobilier
Release Date:03/03/2010
The Horde
Character:Adewale
Release Date:10/02/2010
Fais danser la poussière
Character:Suleyman
Release Date:09/02/2010
Omar
Character:Le père d'Omar
Release Date:05/08/2009
Thirst
Character:Immanuel
Release Date:30/04/2009
35 Shots of Rum
Character:Blanchard
Release Date:18/02/2009
King Guillaume
Character:Le curé
Release Date:28/01/2009
Baby Love
Character:l'assistant social
Release Date:18/12/2008
Transporter 3
Character:Ice
Release Date:26/11/2008
Disgrace
Character:Petrus
Release Date:06/09/2008
Ca$h
Character:Letallec
Release Date:23/04/2008
Black and White
Character:Bertrand
Release Date:11/01/2008
Hitman
Character:Bwana Ovie
Release Date:21/11/2007
Magic Paris
Character:
Release Date:17/03/2007
Africa Paradise
Character:M'Doula
Release Date:28/02/2007
The Nativity Story
Character:Balthasar
Release Date:30/11/2006
The Front Line
Character:Joe Yumba
Release Date:16/07/2006
The Trail
Character:Kadjiro
Release Date:08/02/2006
Kingdom of Heaven
Character:Firuz
Release Date:03/05/2005
San Antonio
Character:Jérémie Blanc
Release Date:21/07/2004
Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse
Character:Policier
Release Date:18/02/2004
The Silence of the Forest
Character:Gonaba
Release Date:19/05/2003
French Wedding, Caribbean Style
Character:
Release Date:17/10/2002
Femme Fatale
Character:Black Tie
Release Date:30/04/2002
The Three Kings
Character:Babar le videur
Release Date:12/12/2001
My Wife Is an Actress
Character:Le videur de la boite
Release Date:14/11/2001
Villa mon rêve
Character:Touré Dialo
Release Date:07/11/2001
Lumumba
Character:Patrice Émery Lumumba
Release Date:27/09/2000
Bàttu
Character:
Release Date:24/09/2000
The Children of the Marshland
Character:'Banania'
Release Date:03/03/1999
La Mort du Chinois
Character:Bekate, nurse
Release Date:24/06/1998
XXL
Character:Omar
Release Date:10/12/1997
When the Cat's Away
Character:Ouvrier ébéniste
Release Date:03/04/1996
Television Appearances
Lex Africana
Character:Racine Malik Niang
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon
Character:Fallou Boukar
Liaison
Character:Bob Foret
Exterminate All the Brutes
Character:Self
Capitaine Marleau
Character:Colonel Douala
Falco
Character:Père de Simon
Jo
Character:Amadou
Metal Hurlant Chronicles
Character:Kaskoff
Clash
Character:Abel Diop, père d'Hugo
Death in Paradise
Character:Theo Frazier
Vivement dimanche
Character:Self
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