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Omar Sy

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

Jan 20, 1978 (48 years old)

Place of Birth

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

Acting
2027Dumas: Black Devil
2025Shadow ForceIsaac
2025Out of ControlJulien
2025I Was a StrangerMarwan
2025French LoverAbel Camara
2025Patience (Sabali)Sekou
2024The KillerSey
2024The Book of ClarenceBarabbas
2024Michel Denisot n'aime pas les anniversairesSelf
2023Father & SoldierBakary Diallo
2023Beau gesteSelf
2023Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinémaSelf - Guest
2022Drôles de famillesSelf
2022Jurassic World DominionBarry Sembène
2022The TakedownOusmane Diakhité
2022Cannes FestivalSelf - Guest
2022SherriSelf - Guest
2022The A TalksSelf - Guest
2022Couch by Lena SituationsSelf - Guest
2021Fake NewsStarsky, the Uber driver
2021LupinAssane Diop
2021C ce soir, le débatSelf - Guest
2021HumbertoSelf
2020GIMS: On the RecordSelf
2020The Lost PrinceDjibi, le père / le prince
2020The Call of the WildPerreault
2020RefugeeMarwan
2020Night ShiftAristide
2020Simply BlackOmar Sy
2020Anelka: MisunderstoodSelf
2020La télé d'Omar et Fred
2019Arctic DogsLeopold (voice)
2019The Wolf's CallD'Orsi
2019YaoSeydou Tall
2019The Kelly Clarkson ShowSelf
2018Belleville CopBaaba Keita
2018Omar Sy, c'est ta chanceSelf
2018The Perfect DaySelf
2018Bonsoir !Self - Guest
2017SaharaAjar (voice)
2017KnockKnock
2017Transformers: The Last KnightHot Rod (voice)
2017Au tableau - Edouard Philippe / Anne Hidalgo / Omar SySelf, Actor
2017Face the ClassroomSelf - Guest
2016InfernoChristoph Bouchard
2016ChocolatRafael Padilla, aka Chocolat
2016Two Is a FamilySamuel
2016The Blues: Another Story of FranceSelf
2016Dans l'ombre de Teddy RinerHimself
2016QuotidienSelf - Guest
2015Jurassic WorldBarry
2015Mune: Guardian of the MoonSohone (voice)
2015BurntMichel
2014CANAL+'s 30th anniversarySelf
2014X-Men: Days of Future PastBishop
2014Good PeopleKhan
2014SambaSamba Cissé
2013L'entrée des TrappistesSelf
2013Mood IndigoNicolas
2012On the Other Side of the TracksOusmane Diakhité
2012The Dream TeamWéké N’Dogo
2012Mais qui a re-tué Pamela Rose ?Mosby
2011The IntouchablesDriss
2011The Tuche FamilyLe curé
2011Marrakech du rireSelf
2011Fish 'n' ChipsFish (voix)
2011BrefOmar Sy
2011Vendredi, tout est permisSelf
2010The Storytelling ShowMomo (voice)
2010The Not-So-Little ThumblingGrand Poucet
2010Conte de la frustrationMo
2010Florence Foresti : Mother FuckerTaxi driver
2009Special CorrespondentsJimmy
2009MicmacsRemington
2009King GuillaumeJean Peter
2009SafariYoussouf Hammal
2009Round Da WayNarbé (voice)
2009Murphy's LawJoachim Ortega / Father Joachim Ortega
2009So Happy TogetherBruno
2008VERSUSSelf
20082 Alone in ParisSammy Bouglioni
2008N'oubliez pas les paroles - Primes événementielsSelf
2007Garage BabesHamidou
2007Omar et Fred - Le spectacleOmar Sy
2007Moot-MootIsidore (voice)
2007Moot-MootTanguy (voice)
2006Those Happy DaysJoseph
2006Salut les Terriens !Self - Guest
2006On n'est pas couchéSelf - Guest
2005Once Upon a Time in the Ouedle génie de la lampe
2005SAV des émissions
2004The BoxLorenzo
2004Coming-OutOmar Sy
2004L'Année des Guignols - Un Jean-Pierre ça peut tout faireSelf - Impersonator (voices)
2003The DopeMichel Dembélé
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self - Guest
2002SamouraïsTyson
2002The RaceSergent ONU
2002If I Was HimGabriel
2002Ces jours heureuxBrice
2002Dead WeightMalian guy
2001Don't Die Too Hard!Taxi Driver
2001The ApartmentSelf - Guest
2000Jamel Debbouze - Le très très bien de JamelSelf
2000L'année des guignols - Ras le bol les guignols !Self - Impersonator (voices)
2000La Cape et l'épéeMénestrel
1999Jamel ShowSelf
1992MorgenmagazinSelf
1990Fort BoyardSelf
-Le Chat du rabbinLe chat
-PatienceSekou
-Mercenary: An Extraction Series
Production
2025Out of ControlProducer
2023Father & SoldierProducer
2021LupinProducer
2019YaoProducer
2018The State Against Mandela and the OthersAssociate Producer
2014SambaCo-Producer
-11817Producer
Writing
2021LupinCreative Producer