Ériq Ebouaney
Actor
Known for
Ériq Ebouaney has built a long career as a French actor with credits spread across cinema, television and everything between. Very few actors keep finding work for 30 years. Of everything on the filmography, 'Kingdom of Heaven' is the work that traveled the furthest. Among the rest of the work, 'Transporter 3' stands out. Action is where the largest part of the work sits.
Ériq Ebouaney
Actor
Ériq Ebouaney has built a long career as a French actor with credits spread across cinema, television and everything between. Very few actors keep finding work for 30 years. Of everything on the filmography, 'Kingdom of Heaven' is the work that traveled the furthest. Among the rest of the work, 'Transporter 3' stands out. Action is where the largest part of the work sits.
Movies (62 titles)
Plays Firuz
Kingdom of Heaven
2005
Plays Ice
Transporter 3
2008
Plays Jules
3 Days to Kill
2014
Plays Bwana Ovie
Hitman
2007
Plays Black Tie
Femme Fatale
2002
Plays Policier
Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse
2004
Plays Baba
Bastille Day
2016
Plays Immanuel
Thirst
2009
Plays Ladji Touré
Belleville Cop
2018
Plays Stephan Jankovic
Rogue City
2020
Plays Zahur
Italian Movies
2013
Plays Balthasar
The Nativity Story
2006
Plays Hassan Dakhil
Black Gold
2011
Plays Sheik Asaid
China Salesman
2017
Plays Hassan al-Tourabi
Carlos
2010
Plays Ezra Tarzi
Domino
2019
Plays Omar
XXL
1997
Plays Letallec
Ca$h
2008
Plays Le videur de la boite
My Wife Is an Actress
2001
Plays 'Banania'
The Children of the Marshland
1999
Plays Melchior
In Gold We Trust
2010
Plays Adewale
The Horde
2010
Plays Adama
Earth and Blood
2020
Plays Petrus
Disgrace
2008
Plays Michel
Past Imperfect
2017
Plays Kabuga
L2: Empuraan
2025
Plays Ouvrier ébéniste
When the Cat's Away
1996
Plays Agent immobilier
Thelma, Louise et Chantal
2010
Plays Adama
All Three of Us
2015
Plays Isidore
Case départ
2011
Plays Babar le videur
The Three Kings
2001
Plays M'Doula
Africa Paradise
2007
Plays Abbas Mahadjir
A Season in France
2018
Plays Garba
Soumsoum, the Night of the Stars
2026
Plays Cézaire Nduka
Ritual
2022
Plays Le curé
King Guillaume
2009
Plays Professeur Ibrahima
Here and There
2024
Plays Wilhelm
Implosion
2011
Plays Le père d'Omar
Omar
2009
Plays Blanchard
35 Shots of Rum
2009
Plays Alioune
Mother(s)
2015
Plays Hyacinthe
Aya of Yop City
2013
Plays Lieutenant Yaya
Le Crocodile du Botswanga
2014
Plays l'assistant social
Baby Love
2008
Plays Politik
Gang of the Caribbean
2016
Plays Patrice Émery Lumumba
Lumumba
2000
Plays Doctor
I Wish Someone Were Waiting for Me Somewhere
2020
Plays Joe Yumba
The Front Line
2006
Plays Bertrand
Black and White
2008
Plays Kadjiro
The Trail
2006
TV Shows (9 titles)
Plays Fallou Boukar
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon
2023
Plays Amadou
Jo
2013
Plays Racine Malik Niang
Lex Africana
2024
Plays Abel Diop, père d'Hugo
Clash
2012
Plays Bob Foret
Liaison
2023
Plays Kaskoff
Metal Hurlant Chronicles
2012
Plays Père de Simon
Falco
2013
Plays Colonel Douala
Capitaine Marleau
2015
Plays Theo Frazier
Death in Paradise
2011
Latest Trailers
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Soumsoum, the Night of the Stars
Garba
2026
Hyacinthe
Césaire
2025
L2: Empuraan
Kabuga
2025
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon
Fallou Boukar
2024Season 2
Lex Africana
Racine Malik Niang · 6 episodes
2024–
Here and There
Professeur Ibrahima
2024
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon
Fallou Boukar
2023Season 1
Liaison
Bob Foret · 6 episodes
2023–
Ritual
Cézaire Nduka
2022
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Ériq Ebouaney and where are they from?
Ériq Ebouaney is 59 years old, born on October 3, 1967 in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France.
What are the most famous roles of Ériq Ebouaney?
Ériq Ebouaney is best known for roles in Kingdom of Heaven, Transporter 3, Hitman.
How many movies has Ériq Ebouaney been in?
Over a 30-year career (since 1996), Ériq Ebouaney has appeared in 62 movies and 9 TV shows.
What was Ériq Ebouaney's first movie?
The career of Ériq Ebouaney began with When the Cat's Away (1996).
What is Ériq Ebouaney's most recent movie or series?
Ériq Ebouaney's most recent release is Soumsoum, the Night of the Stars, which premiered on April 22, 2026.
What TV shows has Ériq Ebouaney appeared in?
On television, Ériq Ebouaney has appeared in The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, Death in Paradise, Liaison, Metal Hurlant Chronicles.
Ériq Ebouaney
1967-10-03 · 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. 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.Eriq Ebouaney, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.