Actor

Ériq Ebouaney

October 3, 1967 · Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France

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.

Notable work

7.1
Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
as Firuz
6.2
Transporter 3 (2008)
as Ice
6.2
Hitman (2007)
as Bwana Ovie
6.1
3 Days to Kill (2014)
as Jules
6.3
Bastille Day (2016)
as Baba
7.1
Thirst (2009)
as Immanuel
8
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon (2023)
as Fallou Boukar
6.1
Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse (2004)
as Policier
6.2
Femme Fatale (2002)
as Black Tie
5.9
Rogue City (2020)
as Stephan Jankovic
6
Case départ (2011)
as Isidore
6
The Horde (2010)
as Adewale

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