Cast & creator
Ériq Ebouaney
Best known for Death in Paradise, Vivement dimanche, Kingdom of Heaven
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.
Also known as: Eriq Ebouanet, Eriq Ebouanay, Eriq Ebouaney, Eriq Ebouney
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Filmography (84)
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Death in Paradise
Theo Frazier
2011
Vivement dimanche
Self
1998
Kingdom of Heaven
Firuz
2005
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon
Fallou Boukar
2023
Transporter 3
Ice
2008
Capitaine Marleau
Colonel Douala
2015
Liaison
Bob Foret
2023
Falco
Père de Simon
2013
Bastille Day
Baba
2016
3 Days to Kill
Jules
2014
Hitman
Bwana Ovie
2007
Metal Hurlant Chronicles
Kaskoff
2012
Femme Fatale
Black Tie
2002
Jo
Amadou
2013
Exterminate All the Brutes
Self
2021
The Nativity Story
Balthasar
2006
Thirst
Immanuel
2009
Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse
Policier
2004
Belleville Cop
Ladji Touré
2018
Clash
Abel Diop, père d'Hugo
2012
Black Gold
Hassan Dakhil
2011
Lex Africana
Racine Malik Niang
2024
The Horde
Adewale
2010
China Salesman
Sheik Asaid
2017
Carlos
Hassan al-Tourabi
2010
Domino
Ezra Tarzi
2019
Rogue City
Stephan Jankovic
2020
Earth and Blood
Adama
2020
Ca$h
Letallec
2008
All Three of Us
Adama
2015
Disgrace
Petrus
2008
The Children of the Marshland
'Banania'
1999
My Wife Is an Actress
Le videur de la boite
2001Judgement
Thierry Lombard
L2: Empuraan
Kabuga
2025
When the Cat's Away
Ouvrier ébéniste
1996
In Gold We Trust
Melchior
2010
Soumsoum, the Night of the Stars
Garba
2026
Here and There
Professeur Ibrahima
2024
Black and White
Bertrand
2008
XXL
Omar
1997
Gang of the Caribbean
Politik
2016
Thelma, Louise et Chantal
Agent immobilier
2010
Lingui, the Sacred Bonds
Thanks
2021
Case départ
Isidore
2011
35 Shots of Rum
Blanchard
2009
Fais danser la poussière
Suleyman
2010
Ritual
Cézaire Nduka
2022
Past Imperfect
Michel
2017
A Season in France
Abbas Mahadjir
2018
I Wish Someone Were Waiting for Me Somewhere
Doctor
2020
Aya of Yop City
Hyacinthe
2013
The King's Necklace
Octave Bumi
2011
Le temps de la kermesse est terminé
Lieutenant Bado
2010
King Guillaume
Le curé
2009
French Wedding, Caribbean Style
2002
Omar
Le père d'Omar
2009
La Mort du Chinois
Bekate, nurse
1998
De Charles de Gaulle à Emmanuel Macron, les gardiens de l'empire
Narrator (voice)
2022
Italian Movies
Zahur
2013
Africa Paradise
M'Doula
2007
The Three Kings
Babar le videur
2001
Implosion
Wilhelm
2011
Baby Love
l'assistant social
2008
The Front Line
Joe Yumba
2006
San Antonio
Jérémie Blanc
2004
The Silence of the Forest
Gonaba
2003
Un dîner presque parfait Afrique
Ériq Ebouaney
2025
Mother(s)
Alioune
2015
Le Crocodile du Botswanga
Lieutenant Yaya
2014
The Trail
Kadjiro
2006
Lumumba
Patrice Émery Lumumba
2000Magic Paris
2007
African Storm: A Continent Under Influence
Dolomey
2017
Henry
Karanja
2012
Blackout
Monsieur-la-Bête
2010
The White Line
François
2010
SMS
Le grand flic
2014Villa mon rêve
Touré Dialo
2001
Bàttu
2000
Stalingrad Lovers
Jupiter
2013
Hyacinthe
Césaire
2025
Kaniama Show
2018Dakar Trottoirs
Maitre
2013