🎬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 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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Recent movies

#	Name	Character	Rating
1	Here and There (2024)	Professeur Ibrahima	-	-
2	Ritual (2022)	Cézaire Nduka	-	-
3	Rogue City (2020)	Stephan Jankovic		6
4	Domino (2019)	Ezra Tarzi		4.3
5	Belleville Cop (2018)	Ladji Touré		6
6	China Salesman (2017)	Sheik Asaid	-	-
7	Gang of the Caribbean (2016)	Politik	-	-
8	Bastille Day (2016)	Baba		7
9	Mother(s) (2015)	Alioune	-	-
10	All Three of Us (2015)	Adama	-	-
11	3 Days to Kill (2014)	Jules		6.5
12	Le Crocodile du Botswanga (2014)	Lieutenant Yaya		5
13	Case départ (2011)	Isidore	-	-
14	Black Gold (2011)	Hassan Dakhil		7.5
15	The Horde (2010)	Adewale		5.7
16	Carlos (2010)	Hassan al-Tourabi		6.5
17	In Gold We Trust (2010)	Melchior		6
18	Thirst (2009)	Immanuel		6.9
19	35 Shots of Rum (2009)	Blanchard		7
20	Baby Love (2008)	l'assistant social		6
21	Black and White (2008)	Bertrand		6
22	Ca$h (2008)	Letallec	-	-
23	Disgrace (2008)	Petrus		7
24	Transporter 3 (2008)	Ice		6.8
25	Hitman (2007)	Bwana Ovie		6.1
26	The Front Line (2006)	Joe Yumba		7
27	The Nativity Story (2006)	Balthasar		6.7
28	Kingdom of Heaven (2005)	Firuz		7.1
29	Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse (2004)	Policier		5.7
30	Femme Fatale (2002)	Black Tie		5.2
31	My Wife Is an Actress (2001)	Le videur de la boite		3
32	Lumumba (2000)	Patrice Émery Lumumba		6
33	The Children of the Marshland (1999)	'Banania'		4