Eriq Ebouaney
Eriq Ebouaney | |
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| Years active | 1996- |
Eriq Ebouaney is a French film actor of Cameroonian descent. He is best known for his portrayal as the Congolese President Patrice Lumumba in the 2000 film Lumumba, as "Blacktie" in Brian de Palma's Femme Fataleand as "Ice" in the 2008 action film Transporter 3 in which he starred opposite Jason Statham.
Career
Ebouaney was born in Paris. He family were Cameroonian immigrants. As a child he never showed an interest in acting and was set on becoming a businessman. However, at the age of 30, he joined a theater company and then quit 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 President Patrice Lumumba. The film was shot in Beira, Mozambique.
In 2002 he starred in Brian de Palma's Femme Fatale alongside Antonio Banderas.
Notable people he has worked with include Gérard Depardieu, Jean Reno, Brian de Palma, Eric Valli, Cédric Klapisch Antonio Banderas, Orlando Bloom, Raoul Peck and Yvan Attal.
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