Ériq Ebouaney

Personal Info

Birthday

October 3, 1967

(58 years old)

Place of Birth

Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France

Also Known As

Eriq Ebouanet

Eriq Ebouanay

Eriq Ebouaney

Eriq Ebouney

Ériq Ebouaney

Biography

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.

Known For

Death in Paradise

The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon

Kingdom of Heaven

Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse

Hitman

Bastille Day

Capitaine Marleau

3 Days to Kill

Filmography

2025
Hyacinthe
as Césaire
L2: Empuraan
as Kabuga
2024
Here and There
as Professeur Ibrahima
2022
Ritual
as Cézaire Nduka
De Charles de Gaulle à Emmanuel Macron, les gardiens de l'empire
as Narrator (voice)
2020
Rogue City
as Stephan Jankovic
Earth and Blood
as Adama
I Wish Someone Were Waiting for Me Somewhere
as Doctor
2019
Domino
as Ezra Tarzi
2018
Belleville Cop
as Ladji Touré
A Season in France
as Abbas Mahadjir
2017
China Salesman
as Sheik Asaid
African Storm: A Continent Under Influence
as Dolomey
Past Imperfect
as Michel
2016
Gang of the Caribbean
as Politik
Bastille Day
as Baba
2015
All Three of Us
as Adama
Mother(s)
as Alioune
2014
SMS
as Le grand flic
Le Crocodile du Botswanga
as Lieutenant Yaya
3 Days to Kill
as Jules
2013
Stalingrad Lovers
as Jupiter
Aya of Yop City
as Hyacinthe
Italian Movies
as Zahur
Dakar Trottoirs
as Maitre
2012
Henry
as Karanja
2011
Black Gold
as Hassan Dakhil
Case départ
as Isidore
Implosion
as Wilhelm
2010
The White Line
as François
In Gold We Trust
as Melchior
Carlos
as Hassan al-Tourabi
Blackout
as Monsieur-la-Bête
Le temps de la kermesse est terminé
as Lieutenant Bado
Thelma, Louise et Chantal
as Agent immobilier
The Horde
as Adewale
Fais danser la poussière
as Suleyman
2009
Omar
as Le père d'Omar
Thirst
as Immanuel
35 Shots of Rum
as Blanchard
King Guillaume
as Le curé
2008
Baby Love
as l'assistant social
Transporter 3
as Ice
Disgrace
as Petrus
Ca$h
as Letallec
Black and White
as Bertrand
2007
Hitman
as Bwana Ovie
Africa Paradise
as M'Doula
2006
The Nativity Story
as Balthasar
The Front Line
as Joe Yumba
The Trail
as Kadjiro
2005
Kingdom of Heaven
as Firuz
2004
San Antonio
as Jérémie Blanc
Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse
as Policier
2003
The Silence of the Forest
as Gonaba
2002
Femme Fatale
as Black Tie
2001
The Three Kings
as Babar le videur
My Wife Is an Actress
as Le videur de la boite
Villa mon rêve
as Touré Dialo
2000
Lumumba
as Patrice Émery Lumumba
1999
The Children of the Marshland
as 'Banania'
1998
La Mort du Chinois
as Bekate, nurse
1997
XXL
as Omar
1996
When the Cat's Away
as Ouvrier ébéniste