Omar Sy
- Acting
- 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
Filmography
- Dumas: Black Devil
- Untitled Ocean's Prequel
- Artou · Narrator, Producer
- I Was a Stranger · Marwan
- French Lover · Abel Camara
- Patience (Sabali) · Sekou
- Shadow Force · Isaac
- Out of Control · Julien, Producer
- Michel Denisot n'aime pas les anniversaires · Self
- The Killer · Sey
- The Book of Clarence · Barabbas
- Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma · Self
- Beau geste · Self
- Father & Soldier · Bakary Diallo, Producer
- Sherri · Self
- The A Talks · Self
- Jurassic World Dominion · Barry Sembène
- Cannes Festival · Self
- The Takedown · Ousmane Diakhité
- Drôles de familles · Self
- Fake News · Starsky, the Uber driver
- C ce soir · Self
- Humberto · Self
- Lupin · Assane Diop, Creative Producer
- La télé d'Omar et Fred
- GIMS: On the Record · Self
- Anelka: Misunderstood · Self
- Simply Black · Omar Sy
- Night Shift · Aristide
- Refugee · Marwan
- The Call of the Wild · Perreault
- The Lost Prince · Djibi, le père / le prince
- Arctic Dogs · Leopold (Voice)
- The Kelly Clarkson Show · Self
- The Wolf's Call · D'Orsi
- Yao · Seydou Tall, Producer
- Omar Sy, c'est ta chance · Self
- Bonsoir ! · Self
- Belleville Cop · Baaba Keita
- The State Against Mandela and the Others · Associate Producer
- The Perfect Day · Self
- Au tableau - Edouard Philippe / Anne Hidalgo / Omar Sy · Self, Actor
- Knock · Knock
- Transformers: The Last Knight · Hot Rod (Voice)
- Face the Classroom · Self
- Sahara · Ajar (Voice)
- Two Is a Family · Samuel
- Inferno · Christoph Bouchard
- Quotidien · Self
- The Blues: Another Story of France · Self
- Dans l'ombre de Teddy Riner · Self
- Chocolat · Rafael Padilla, aka Chocolat
- Burnt · Michel
- Jurassic World · Barry
- Mune: Guardian of the Moon · Sohone (Voice)
- CANAL+'s 30th anniversary · Self
- Samba · Samba Cissé, Co-producer
- X-Men: Days of Future Past - Classification: M · Self
- Good People · Khan
- X-Men: Days of Future Past · Bishop
- L'entrée des Trappistes · Self
- Mood Indigo · Nicolas
- On the Other Side of the Tracks · Ousmane Diakhité
- Mais qui a re-tué Pamela Rose ? · Mosby
- The Dream Team · Wéké N’Dogo
- Vendredi, tout est permis · Self
- Fish 'n' Chips · Fish (voix)
- The Intouchables · Driss
- Bref · Omar Sy
- The Tuche Family · Le curé
- Marrakech du rire · Self
- The Storytelling Show · Momo (Voice)
- Florence Foresti : Mother Fucker · Taxi driver
- Conte de la frustration · Mo
- The Not-So-Little Thumbling · Grand Poucet, Producer
- Murphy's Law · Joachim Ortega / Father Joachim Ortega
- Micmacs · Remington
- Uppsala Doctor's · Sillas Westin
- Round Da Way · Narbé (Voice)
- So Happy Together · Bruno