Omar Sy

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

1978-01-20

Place of Birth

Trappes, Yvelines, France
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Omar Sy

Biography

Omar Sy (born 20 January 1978) is a French film actor, best known for his duo with Fred Testot, Omar et Fred, and for his role in The Intouchables, written and directed by Olivier Nakache and Éric Toledano, which became the second highest grossing French film of all time in the French box office. He received the César Award for Best Actor on 24 February 2012 for his role in The Intouchables and in doing so also became the first black actor to win the honorary French award. The role also earned him a nomination for a Satellite Award for Best Actor.

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Acting History

2027
Dumas: Black Devil
2026
I Was a Stranger as Marwan
2025
French Lover as Abel Camara
2025
Patience (Sabali) as Sekou
2025
Shadow Force as Isaac
2025
Out of Control as Julien
2024
Michel Denisot n'aime pas les anniversaires as Self
2024
The Killer as Sey
2024
The Book of Clarence as Barabbas
2023
Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma as Self - Guest
2023
Beau geste as Self
2023
Father & Soldier as Bakary Diallo
2022
Couch by Lena Situations as Self - Guest
2022
Sherri as Self - Guest
2022
The A Talks as Self - Guest
2022
Jurassic World Dominion as Barry Sembène
2022
Cannes Festival as Self - Guest
2022
The Takedown as Ousmane Diakhité
2022
Drôles de familles as Self
2021
Fake News as Starsky, the Uber driver
2021
C ce soir, le débat as Self - Guest
2021
Humberto as Self
2021
Lupin as Assane Diop
2020
La télé d'Omar et Fred
2020
GIMS: On the Record as Self
2020
Anelka: Misunderstood as Self
2020
Simply Black as Omar Sy
2020
Night Shift as Aristide
2020
Refugee as Marwan
2020
The Call of the Wild as Perreault
2020
The Lost Prince as Djibi, le père / le prince
2019
Arctic Dogs as Leopold (voice)
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
2019
The Wolf's Call as D'Orsi
2019
Yao as Seydou Tall
2018
Omar Sy, c'est ta chance as Self
2018
Bonsoir ! as Self - Guest
2018
Belleville Cop as Baaba Keita
2018
The Perfect Day as Self
2017
Au tableau - Edouard Philippe / Anne Hidalgo / Omar Sy as Self, Actor
2017
Knock as Knock
2017
Transformers: The Last Knight as Hot Rod (voice)
2017
Face the Classroom as Self - Guest
2017
Sahara as Ajar (voice)
2016
Two Is a Family as Samuel
2016
Inferno as Christoph Bouchard
2016
Quotidien as Self - Guest
2016
The Blues: Another Story of France as Self
2016
Dans l'ombre de Teddy Riner as Himself
2016
Chocolat as Rafael Padilla, aka Chocolat
2015
Burnt as Michel
2015
Jurassic World as Barry
2015
Mune: Guardian of the Moon as Sohone (voice)
2014
CANAL+'s 30th anniversary as Self
2014
Samba as Samba Cissé
2014
Good People as Khan
2014
X-Men: Days of Future Past as Bishop
2013
L'entrée des Trappistes as Self
2013
Mood Indigo as Nicolas
2012
On the Other Side of the Tracks as Ousmane Diakhité
2012
Mais qui a re-tué Pamela Rose ? as Mosby
2012
The Dream Team as Wéké N’Dogo
2011
Fish 'n' Chips as Fish (voix)
2011
The Intouchables as Driss
2011
Bref as Omar Sy
2011
The Tuche Family as Le curé
2011
Marrakech du rire as Self
2010
The Storytelling Show as Momo (voice)
2010
Florence Foresti : Mother Fucker as Taxi driver
2010
Conte de la frustration as Mo
2010
The Not-So-Little Thumbling as Grand Poucet
2009
Murphy's Law as Joachim Ortega / Father Joachim Ortega
2009
Micmacs as Remington
2009
So Happy Together as Bruno
2009
Round Da Way as Narbé (voice)
2009
Safari as Youssouf Hammal
2009
King Guillaume as Jean Peter
2009
Special Correspondents as Jimmy
2008
2 Alone in Paris as Sammy Bouglioni
2008
VERSUS as Self
2008
N'oubliez pas les paroles - Primes événementiels as Self
2007
Garage Babes as Hamidou
2007
Omar et Fred - Le spectacle as Omar Sy
2007
Moot-Moot as Isidore (voice)
2007
Moot-Moot as Tanguy (voice)
2006
Salut les Terriens ! as Self - Guest
2006
On n'est pas couché as Self - Guest
2006
Those Happy Days as Joseph
2005
SAV des émissions
2005
Once Upon a Time in the Oued as le génie de la lampe
2004
The Box as Lorenzo
2004
L'Année des Guignols - Un Jean-Pierre ça peut tout faire as Self - Impersonator (voices)
2004
Coming-Out as Omar Sy
2003
The Dope as Michel Dembélé
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
2002
Samouraïs as Tyson
2002
If I Was Him as Gabriel
2002
Ces jours heureux as Brice
2002
Dead Weight as Malian guy
2002
The Race as Sergent ONU
2001
The Apartment as Self - Guest
2001
Don't Die Too Hard! as Taxi Driver
2000
La Cape et l'épée as Ménestrel
2000
L'année des guignols - Ras le bol les guignols ! as Self - Impersonator (voices)
2000
Jamel Debbouze - Le très très bien de Jamel as Self
1999
Jamel Show as Self
1992
Morgenmagazin as Self
1990
Fort Boyard as Self
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Extraction
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Le Chat du rabbin as Le chat
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Patience as Sekou