Acting
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Eriq Ebouaney, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Soumsoum, the Night of the Stars
Film · 2026
Hyacinthe
Film · 2025
L2: Empuraan
Film · 2025
Un dîner presque parfait Afrique
Series · 2025
Here and There
Film · 2024
Lex Africana
Series · 2024
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon
Series · 2023
Liaison
Series · 2023
De Charles de Gaulle à Emmanuel Macron, les gardiens de l'empire
Film · 2022
Ritual
Film · 2022
Exterminate All the Brutes
Series · 2021
I Wish Someone Were Waiting for Me Somewhere
Film · 2020
Earth and Blood
Film · 2020
Rogue City
Film · 2020
Domino
Film · 2019
Kaniama Show
Film · 2018
A Season in France
Film · 2018
Belleville Cop
Film · 2018
African Storm: A Continent Under Influence
Film · 2017
Past Imperfect
Film · 2017
China Salesman
Film · 2017
Bastille Day
Film · 2016
Gang of the Caribbean
Film · 2016
All Three of Us
Film · 2015
Mother(s)
Film · 2015
Capitaine Marleau
Series · 2015
SMS
Film · 2014
3 Days to Kill
Film · 2014
Le Crocodile du Botswanga
Film · 2014
Aya of Yop City
Film · 2013
Italian Movies
Film · 2013
Dakar Trottoirs
Film · 2013
Stalingrad Lovers
Film · 2013
Jo
Series · 2013
Falco
Series · 2013
Henry
Film · 2012
Clash
Series · 2012
Metal Hurlant Chronicles
Series · 2012
Case départ
Film · 2011
Implosion
Film · 2011
Black Gold
Film · 2011
The King's Necklace
Film · 2011
Death in Paradise
Series · 2011
The White Line
Film · 2010
The Horde
Film · 2010
In Gold We Trust
Film · 2010
Thelma, Louise et Chantal
Film · 2010
Le temps de la kermesse est terminé
Film · 2010
Fais danser la poussière
Film · 2010
Carlos
Film · 2010
Blackout
Film · 2010
Thirst
Film · 2009
35 Shots of Rum
Film · 2009
King Guillaume
Film · 2009
Omar
Film · 2009
Disgrace
Film · 2008
Transporter 3
Film · 2008
Ca$h
Film · 2008
Baby Love
Film · 2008
Black and White
Film · 2008
Hitman
Film · 2007
Africa Paradise
Film · 2007
Magic Paris
Film · 2007
The Nativity Story
Film · 2006
The Front Line
Film · 2006
The Trail
Film · 2006
Kingdom of Heaven
Film · 2005
San Antonio
Film · 2004
Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse
Film · 2004
The Silence of the Forest
Film · 2003
French Wedding, Caribbean Style
Film · 2002
Femme Fatale
Film · 2002
Villa mon rêve
Film · 2001
The Three Kings
Film · 2001
My Wife Is an Actress
Film · 2001
Lumumba
Film · 2000
Bàttu
Film · 2000
The Children of the Marshland
Film · 1999
La Mort du Chinois
Film · 1998
Vivement dimanche
Series · 1998
XXL
Film · 1997
When the Cat's Away
Film · 1996
Judgement
Film