Acting
Omar Sy
Born January 20, 1978 · Trappes, Yvelines, France
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.
Known for
6.9
Jurassic World
Barry
8.5
The Intouchables
Driss
7.9
X-Men: Days of Future Past
Bishop
5.6
Jurassic World Dominion
Barry Sembène
5.2
Transformers: The Last Knight
Hot Rod (voice)
6.2
Inferno
Christoph Bouchard
6.7
The Call of the Wild
Perreault
6.6
Burnt
Michel
7.3
Two Is a Family
Samuel
7.5
Lupin
Assane Diop, Creative Producer
6.9
The Wolf's Call
D'Orsi
5.5
The Tuche Family
Le curé
6.8
Those Happy Days
Joseph
6.7
Samba
Samba Cissé, Co-Producer
5.8
Don't Die Too Hard!
Taxi Driver
7.0
Chocolat
Rafael Padilla, aka Chocolat
5.4
The Dream Team
Wéké N’Dogo
5.8
On the Other Side of the Tracks
Ousmane Diakhité
7.1
Micmacs
Remington
6.5
Mood Indigo
Nicolas
Filmography
- 2027Dumas: Black DevilMovie
- 2027Untitled Ocean's PrequelMovie
- 2026ArtouNarrator, ProducerMovie
- 2025I Was a StrangerMarwanMovie
- 2025French LoverAbel CamaraMovie
- 2025Patience (Sabali)SekouMovie
- 2025Shadow ForceIsaacMovie
- 2025Out of ControlJulien, ProducerMovie
- 2024Michel Denisot n'aime pas les anniversairesSelfMovie
- 2024The KillerSeyMovie
- 2024The Book of ClarenceBarabbasMovie
- 2023Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinémaSelf - GuestSeries
- 2023Beau gesteSelfSeries
- 2023Father & SoldierBakary Diallo, ProducerMovie
- 2022SherriSelf - GuestSeries
- 2022The A TalksSelf - GuestSeries
- 2022Jurassic World DominionBarry SembèneMovie
- 2022Cannes FestivalSelf - GuestSeries
- 2022The TakedownOusmane DiakhitéMovie
- 2022Drôles de famillesSelfMovie
- 2021Fake NewsStarsky, the Uber driverMovie
- 2021C ce soirSelf - GuestSeries
- 2021HumbertoSelfSeries
- 2021LupinAssane Diop, Creative ProducerSeries
- 2020La télé d'Omar et FredMovie
- 2020GIMS: On the RecordSelfMovie
- 2020Anelka: MisunderstoodSelfMovie
- 2020Simply BlackOmar SyMovie
- 2020Night ShiftAristideMovie
- 2020RefugeeMarwanMovie
- 2020The Call of the WildPerreaultMovie
- 2020The Lost PrinceDjibi, le père / le princeMovie
- 2019Arctic DogsLeopold (voice)Movie
- 2019The Kelly Clarkson ShowSelfSeries
- 2019The Wolf's CallD'OrsiMovie
- 2019YaoSeydou Tall, ProducerMovie
- 2018Omar Sy, c'est ta chanceSelfMovie
- 2018Bonsoir !Self - GuestSeries
- 2018Belleville CopBaaba KeitaMovie
- 2018The State Against Mandela and the OthersAssociate ProducerMovie
- 2018The Perfect DaySelfMovie
- 2017Au tableau - Edouard Philippe / Anne Hidalgo / Omar SySelf, ActorMovie
- 2017KnockKnockMovie
- 2017Transformers: The Last KnightHot Rod (voice)Movie
- 2017Face the ClassroomSelf - GuestSeries
- 2017SaharaAjar (voice)Movie
- 2016Two Is a FamilySamuelMovie
- 2016InfernoChristoph BouchardMovie
- 2016QuotidienSelf - GuestSeries
- 2016The Blues: Another Story of FranceSelfMovie
- 2016Dans l'ombre de Teddy RinerHimselfMovie
- 2016ChocolatRafael Padilla, aka ChocolatMovie
- 2015BurntMichelMovie
- 2015Jurassic WorldBarryMovie
- 2015Mune: Guardian of the MoonSohone (voice)Movie
- 2014CANAL+'s 30th anniversarySelfMovie
- 2014SambaSamba Cissé, Co-ProducerMovie
- 2014X-Men: Days of Future Past - Classification: MSelfMovie
- 2014Good PeopleKhanMovie
- 2014X-Men: Days of Future PastBishopMovie
- 2013L'entrée des TrappistesSelfMovie
- 2013Mood IndigoNicolasMovie
- 2012On the Other Side of the TracksOusmane DiakhitéMovie
- 2012Mais qui a re-tué Pamela Rose ?MosbyMovie
- 2012The Dream TeamWéké N’DogoMovie
- 2011Vendredi, tout est permisSelfSeries
- 2011Fish 'n' ChipsFish (voix)Series
- 2011The IntouchablesDrissMovie
- 2011BrefOmar SySeries
- 2011The Tuche FamilyLe curéMovie
- 2011Marrakech du rireSelfMovie
- 2010The Storytelling ShowMomo (voice)Movie
- 2010Florence Foresti : Mother FuckerTaxi driverMovie
- 2010Conte de la frustrationMoMovie
- 2010The Not-So-Little ThumblingGrand Poucet, ProducerMovie
- 2009Murphy's LawJoachim Ortega / Father Joachim OrtegaMovie
- 2009MicmacsRemingtonMovie
- 2009Uppsala Doctor'sSillas WestinSeries
- 2009So Happy TogetherBrunoMovie
- 2009Round Da WayNarbé (voice)Movie
- 2009SafariYoussouf HammalMovie
- 2009King GuillaumeJean PeterMovie
- 2009Special CorrespondentsJimmyMovie
- 20082 Alone in ParisSammy BouglioniMovie
- 2008N'oubliez pas les paroles - Primes événementielsSelfSeries
- 2008VERSUSSelfMovie
- 2007Garage BabesHamidouMovie
- 2007Omar et Fred - Le spectacleOmar SyMovie
- 2007Moot-MootIsidore (voice), Tanguy (voice)Series
- 2006Salut les Terriens !Self - GuestSeries
- 2006On n'est pas couchéSelf - GuestSeries
- 2006Those Happy DaysJosephMovie
- 2005SAV des émissionsSeries
- 2005Once Upon a Time in the Ouedle génie de la lampeMovie
- 2004The BoxLorenzoMovie
- 2004L'Année des Guignols - Un Jean-Pierre ça peut tout faireSelf - Impersonator (voices)Movie
- 2004Coming-OutOmar SyMovie
- 2003The DopeMichel DembéléMovie
- 2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self - GuestSeries
- 2002SamouraïsTysonMovie
- 2002If I Was HimGabrielMovie
- 2002Ces jours heureuxBriceMovie
- 2002Dead WeightMalian guyMovie
- 2002The RaceSergent ONUMovie
- 2001The ApartmentSelf - GuestSeries
- 2001Don't Die Too Hard!Taxi DriverMovie
- 2000La Cape et l'épéeMénestrelSeries
- 2000L'année des guignols - Ras le bol les guignols !Self - Impersonator (voices)Movie
- 2000Jamel Debbouze - Le très très bien de JamelSelfMovie
- 1999Jamel ShowSelfMovie
- 1992MorgenmagazinSelfSeries
- 1990Fort BoyardSelfSeries
- —Le Chat du rabbinLe chatMovie
- —PatienceSekouMovie
- —Mercenary: An Extraction SeriesSeries