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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.
The roles that explain the career.
42 credits across 1 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Soumsoum, the Night of the Stars | Garba | Film |
| 2024 | Here and There | Professeur Ibrahima | Film |
| 2020 | Earth and Blood | Adama | Film |
| 2020 | Rogue City | Stephan Jankovic | Film |
| 2017 | China Salesman | Sheik Asaid | Film |
| 2016 | Bastille Day | Baba | Film |
| 2015 | All Three of Us | Adama | Film |
| 2014 | 3 Days to Kill | Jules | Film |
| 2014 | SMS | Le grand flic | Film |
| 2013 | Aya of Yop City | Hyacinthe | Film |
| 2012 | Henry | Karanja | Film |
| 2011 | Black Gold | Hassan Dakhil | Film |
| 2011 | Case départ | Isidore | Film |
| 2011 | The King's Necklace | Octave Bumi | Film |
| 2011 | Implosion | Wilhelm | Film |
| 2010 | In Gold We Trust | Melchior | Film |
| 2010 | Thelma, Louise et Chantal | Agent immobilier | Film |
| 2010 | Blackout | Monsieur-la-Bête | Film |
| 2010 | Carlos | Hassan al-Tourabi | Film |
| 2010 | The Horde | Adewale | Film |
| 2010 | Le temps de la kermesse est terminé | Lieutenant Bado | Film |
| 2009 | 35 Shots of Rum | Blanchard | Film |
| 2009 | King Guillaume | Le curé | Film |
| 2009 | Thirst | Immanuel | Film |
| 2008 | Black and White | Bertrand | Film |
| 2008 | Baby Love | l'assistant social | Film |
| 2008 | Ca$h | Letallec | Film |
| 2008 | Disgrace | Petrus | Film |
| 2008 | Transporter 3 | Ice | Film |
| 2007 | Hitman | Bwana Ovie | Film |
| 2007 | Africa Paradise | M'Doula | Film |
| 2006 | The Trail | Kadjiro | Film |
| 2006 | The Nativity Story | Balthasar | Film |
| 2006 | The Front Line | Joe Yumba | Film |
| 2005 | Kingdom of Heaven | Firuz | Film |
| 2004 | Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse | Policier | Film |
| 2004 | San Antonio | Jérémie Blanc | Film |
| 2002 | Femme Fatale | Black Tie | Film |
| 2001 | My Wife Is an Actress | Le videur de la boite | Film |
| 2000 | Lumumba | Patrice Émery Lumumba | Film |
| 1999 | The Children of the Marshland | 'Banania' | Film |
| 1996 | When the Cat's Away | Ouvrier ébéniste | Film |
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