Acting
Omar Sy
FR, EN, AR cinema · 88 credits
Born
20 January 1978 (age 48)
Birthplace
Trappes, Yvelines, France
Also known as Omar
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.
Known for
Filmography
Patience
Patience
as Sekou
Artou
as Narrator, Producer
Shadow Force
as Isaac
Out of Control
as Julien, Producer
I Was a Stranger
as Marwan
French Lover
as Abel Camara
The Killer
as Sey
The Book of Clarence
as Barabbas
Father & Soldier
as Bakary Diallo, Producer
Jurassic World Dominion
as Barry Sembène
The Takedown
as Ousmane Diakhité
Fake News
as Starsky, the Uber driver
The Lost Prince
as Djibi, le père / le prince
The Call of the Wild
as Perreault
Refugee
as Marwan
Night Shift
as Aristide
Simply Black
as Omar Sy
Arctic Dogs
as Leopold (voice)
The Wolf's Call
as D'Orsi
Yao
as Seydou Tall, Producer
Belleville Cop
as Baaba Keita
The Perfect Day
as Self
The State Against Mandela and the Others
Associate Producer
Sahara
as Ajar (voice)
Knock
as Knock
Transformers: The Last Knight
as Hot Rod (voice)
Inferno
as Christoph Bouchard
Chocolat
as Rafael Padilla, aka Chocolat
Two Is a Family
as Samuel
Dans l'ombre de Teddy Riner
as Himself
Jurassic World
as Barry
Mune: Guardian of the Moon
as Sohone (voice)
Burnt
as Michel
Good People
as Khan
Samba
as Samba Cissé, Co-Producer
Mood Indigo
as Nicolas
On the Other Side of the Tracks
as Ousmane Diakhité
The Dream Team
as Wéké N’Dogo
The Intouchables
as Driss
The Tuche Family
as Le curé
The Storytelling Show
as Momo (voice)
The Not-So-Little Thumbling
as Grand Poucet, Producer
Florence Foresti : Mother Fucker
as Taxi driver
Micmacs
as Remington
King Guillaume
as Jean Peter
Safari
as Youssouf Hammal
Round Da Way
as Narbé (voice)
Murphy's Law
as Joachim Ortega / Father Joachim Ortega
So Happy Together
as Bruno
VERSUS
as Self
2 Alone in Paris
as Sammy Bouglioni
Garage Babes
as Hamidou
Omar et Fred - Le spectacle
as Omar Sy
Those Happy Days
as Joseph
Once Upon a Time in the Oued
as le génie de la lampe
The Box
as Lorenzo
Coming-Out
2004
Coming-Out
as Omar Sy
L'Année des Guignols - Un Jean-Pierre ça peut tout faire
as Self - Impersonator (voices)
The Dope
as Michel Dembélé
Samouraïs
as Tyson
The Race
as Sergent ONU
If I Was Him
as Gabriel
Ces jours heureux
as Brice
Dead Weight
as Malian guy
Don't Die Too Hard!
as Taxi Driver
L'année des guignols - Ras le bol les guignols !
as Self - Impersonator (voices)
Jamel Show
as Self