Birthday: 1967-10-03
Birthplace: Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned
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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2026-04-22 | Soumsoum, the Night of the Stars | Garba |
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2025-04-02 | Hyacinthe | Césaire |
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2025-03-27 | L2: Empuraan | Kabuga |
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2024-04-17 | Here and There | Professeur Ibrahima |
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2022-09-07 | Ritual | Cézaire Nduka |
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2020-10-30 | Rogue City | Stephan Jankovic |
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2020-04-17 | Earth and Blood | Adama |
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2020-01-22 | I Wish Someone Were Waiting for Me Somewhere | Doctor |
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2019-05-31 | Domino | Ezra Tarzi |
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2018-11-01 | Kaniama Show | |
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2018-10-17 | Belleville Cop | Ladji Touré |
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2018-01-25 | A Season in France | Abbas Mahadjir |
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2017-06-16 | China Salesman | Sheik Asaid |
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2017-03-01 | African Storm: A Continent Under Influence | Dolomey |
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2017-02-08 | Past Imperfect | Michel |
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2016-11-30 | Gang of the Caribbean | Politik |
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2016-04-22 | Bastille Day | Baba |
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2015-11-04 | All Three of Us | Adama |
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2015-09-11 | Mother(s) | Alioune |
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2014-08-20 | SMS | Le grand flic |
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2014-02-19 | Le Crocodile du Botswanga | Lieutenant Yaya |
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2014-02-14 | 3 Days to Kill | Jules |
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2013-12-11 | Stalingrad Lovers | Jupiter |
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2013-07-17 | Aya of Yop City | Hyacinthe |
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2013-07-03 | Italian Movies | Zahur |
| 2013-01-01 | Dakar Trottoirs | Maitre | |
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2012-03-02 | Henry | Karanja |
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2011-12-21 | Black Gold | Hassan Dakhil |
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2011-07-06 | Case départ | Isidore |
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2011-01-01 | Implosion | Wilhelm |
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2010-08-31 | The White Line | François |
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2010-08-25 | In Gold We Trust | Melchior |
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2010-07-07 | Carlos | Hassan al-Tourabi |
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2010-03-31 | Blackout | Monsieur-la-Bête |
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2010-03-17 | Le temps de la kermesse est terminé | Lieutenant Bado |
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2010-03-03 | Thelma, Louise et Chantal | Agent immobilier |
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2010-02-10 | The Horde | Adewale |
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2010-02-09 | Fais danser la poussière | Suleyman |
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2009-08-05 | Omar | Le père d'Omar |
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2009-04-30 | Thirst | Immanuel |
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2009-02-18 | 35 Shots of Rum | Blanchard |
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2009-01-28 | King Guillaume | Le curé |
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2008-12-18 | Baby Love | l'assistant social |
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2008-11-26 | Transporter 3 | Ice |
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2008-09-06 | Disgrace | Petrus |
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2008-04-23 | Ca$h | Letallec |
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2008-01-11 | Black and White | Bertrand |
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2007-11-21 | Hitman | Bwana Ovie |
| 2007-03-17 | Magic Paris | ||
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2007-02-28 | Africa Paradise | M'Doula |
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2006-11-30 | The Nativity Story | Balthasar |
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2006-07-16 | The Front Line | Joe Yumba |
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2006-02-08 | The Trail | Kadjiro |
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2005-05-03 | Kingdom of Heaven | Firuz |
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2004-07-21 | San Antonio | Jérémie Blanc |
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2004-02-18 | Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse | Policier |
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2003-05-19 | The Silence of the Forest | Gonaba |
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2002-10-17 | French Wedding, Caribbean Style | |
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2002-04-30 | Femme Fatale | Black Tie |
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2001-12-12 | The Three Kings | Babar le videur |
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2001-11-14 | My Wife Is an Actress | Le videur de la boite |
| 2001-11-07 | Villa mon rêve | Touré Dialo | |
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2000-09-27 | Lumumba | Patrice Émery Lumumba |
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2000-09-24 | Bàttu | |
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1999-03-03 | The Children of the Marshland | 'Banania' |
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1998-06-24 | La Mort du Chinois | Bekate, nurse |
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1997-12-10 | XXL | Omar |
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1996-04-03 | When the Cat's Away | Ouvrier ébéniste |