Ériq Ebouaney

Personal context

Summary

Ériq Ebouaney is a French actor of Cameroonian descent whose work includes playing Patrice Lumumba in Lumumba and roles in French and international film and television. He has repeatedly criticized the limited, stereotyped roles available to black actors in French cinema and called for stories that reflect France’s diversity. In 2020, he wrote and signed a public appeal for greater inclusion of people from overseas territories and African and Asian immigrant backgrounds in French cinema. His public record centers on racial representation in film; no public partisan campaigning or affiliation is on record.