Omar Sy
January 20, 1978 (47 years old) in Trappes, Yvelines, France
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
Credits
- 2025 · Shadow Force as Isaac
- 2025 · Out of Control as Julien
- 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
- 2022 · Sherri as Self - Guest
- 2022 · Les Rencontres du Papotin as Self
- 2022 · Jurassic World Dominion as Barry Sembène
- 2022 · Cannes Festival as Self - Guest
- 2022 · The Takedown as Ousmane Diakhité
- 2021 · C ce soir, le débat as Self - Guest
- 2021 · Humberto as Self
- 2021 · Lupin as Assane Diop
- 2020 · Simply Black as Omar Sy
- 2020 · The Call of the Wild as Perreault
- 2019 · Arctic Dogs as Leopold (voice)
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- 2019 · The Wolf's Call as D'Orsi
- 2018 · Bonsoir ! as Self - Guest
- 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
- 2015 · Burnt as Michel
- 2015 · Jurassic World as Barry
- 2015 · Mune: Guardian of the Moon as Sohone (voice)
- 2014 · Samba as Samba Cissé
- 2014 · Good People as Khan
- 2014 · X-Men: Days of Future Past as Bishop
- 2012 · On the Other Side of the Tracks as Ousmane Diakhité
- 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
- 2009 · Micmacs as Remington
- 2009 · So Happy Together as Bruno
- 2009 · Safari as Youssouf Hammal
- 2008 · N'oubliez pas les paroles - Primes événementiels as Self
- 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 as
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- 2001 · As An Aside as Self - Guest
- 2000 · La Cape et l'épée as Ménestrel
- 1992 · Morgenmagazin as Self
- 1990 · Fort Boyard as Self
- Future · Mercenary as
- 2027 · Dumas: Black Devil as
- 2025 · The Strangers' Case as Marwan
- 2025 · Patience (Sabali) as Sekou
- 2024 · Michel Denisot n'aime pas les anniversaires as Self
- 2023 · Father & Soldier as Bakary Diallo
- 2022 · Drôles de familles as Self
- 2021 · Fake News as Starsky, the Uber driver
- 2020 · La télé d'Omar et Fred as
- 2020 · GIMS: On the Record as Self
- 2020 · Anelka: Misunderstood as Self
- 2020 · Night Shift as Aristide
- 2020 · Refugee as Marwan
- 2020 · The Lost Prince as Djibi, le père / le prince
- 2019 · Yao as Seydou Tall
- 2018 · Omar Sy, c'est ta chance as Self
- 2018 · Belleville Cop as Baaba Keita
- 2018 · The Perfect Day as Self
- 2017 · Au tableau - Edouard Philippe / Anne Hidalgo / Omar Sy as Self, Actor
- 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
- 2014 · CANAL+'s 30th anniversary as Self
- 2013 · L'entrée des Trappistes as Self
- 2013 · Mood Indigo as Nicolas
- 2012 · Mais qui a re-tué Pamela Rose ? as Mosby
- 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 · Round Da Way as Narbé (voice)
- 2009 · King Guillaume as Jean Peter
- 2009 · Special Correspondents as Jimmy
- 2008 · 2 Alone in Paris as Sammy Bouglioni
- 2008 · VERSUS as Self
- 2007 · Garage Babes as Hamidou
- 2007 · Omar et Fred - Le spectacle as Omar Sy
- 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 Impersonator (voices)
- 2004 · Coming-Out as Omar Sy
- 2003 · The Dope as Michel Dembélé
- 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 · La Tour Montparnasse Infernale as Le Taxi
- 2000 · Jamel Debbouze - Le très très bien de Jamel as Self
- Future · French Lover as Abel Camara
- 2000 · L'année des guignols - Ras le bol les guignols ! as impersonation (voices)
- 1999 · Jamel Show as Self
- Future · Le Chat du rabbin as Le chat
- Future · Patience as Sekou