Omar Sy
January 20, 1978 (48 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
- 2026 · I Was a Stranger as Marwan
- 2025 · French Lover as Abel Camara
- 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
- 2023 · Father & Soldier as Bakary Diallo
- 2022 · Couch by Lena Situations as Self - Guest
- 2022 · Sherri as Self - Guest
- 2022 · The A Talks as Self - Guest
- 2022 · Jurassic World Dominion as Barry Sembène
- 2022 · The Takedown as Ousmane Diakhité
- 2022 · Drôles de familles as Self
- 2021 · Fake News as Starsky, the Uber driver
- 2021 · C ce soir, le débat as Self - Guest
- 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
- 2019 · Yao as Seydou Tall
- 2017 · Knock as Knock
- 2017 · Transformers: The Last Knight as Hot Rod (voice)
- 2016 · Two Is a Family as Samuel
- 2016 · Inferno as Christoph Bouchard
- 2016 · Quotidien as Self - Guest
- 2016 · Chocolat as Rafael Padilla, aka Chocolat
- 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
- 2011 · The Intouchables as Driss
- 2011 · Bref as Omar Sy
- 2009 · Round Da Way as Narbé (voice)
- 2009 · Safari as Youssouf Hammal
- 2009 · King Guillaume as Jean Peter
- 2008 · 2 Alone in Paris as Sammy Bouglioni
- 2008 · N'oubliez pas les paroles - Primes événementiels as Self
- 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
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Guest
- 2002 · Samouraïs as Tyson
- 2002 · Dead Weight as Malian guy
- 2001 · The Apartment as Self - Guest
- 2000 · La Cape et l'épée as Ménestrel
- 1992 · Morgenmagazin as Self
- 1990 · Fort Boyard as Self
- Future · Mercenary: An Extraction Series as
- 2027 · Dumas: Black Devil as
- 2025 · Patience (Sabali) as Sekou
- 2024 · Michel Denisot n'aime pas les anniversaires as Self
- 2022 · Cannes Festival as Self - Guest
- 2021 · Humberto as Self
- 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
- 2018 · Omar Sy, c'est ta chance as Self
- 2018 · Bonsoir ! as Self - Guest
- 2018 · Belleville Cop as Baaba Keita
- 2018 · The Perfect Day as Self
- 2017 · Au tableau - Edouard Philippe / Anne Hidalgo / Omar Sy as Self, Actor
- 2017 · Face the Classroom as Self - Guest
- 2017 · Sahara as Ajar (voice)
- 2016 · The Blues: Another Story of France as Self
- 2016 · Dans l'ombre de Teddy Riner as Himself
- 2014 · CANAL+'s 30th anniversary as Self
- 2013 · L'entrée des Trappistes as Self
- 2013 · Mood Indigo as Nicolas
- 2012 · On the Other Side of the Tracks as Ousmane Diakhité
- 2012 · Mais qui a re-tué Pamela Rose ? as Mosby
- 2012 · The Dream Team as Wéké N’Dogo
- 2011 · Fish 'n' Chips as Fish (voix)
- 2011 · The Tuche Family as Le curé
- 2011 · Marrakech du rire as Self
- 2009 · So Happy Together as Bruno
- Future · Patience as Sekou
- 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 · Micmacs as Remington
- 2009 · Special Correspondents as Jimmy
- 2008 · VERSUS as Self
- 2007 · Garage Babes as Hamidou
- 2007 · Omar et Fred - Le spectacle as Omar Sy
- 2007 · Moot-Moot as Isidore (voice)
- 2007 · Moot-Moot as Tanguy (voice)
- 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 Self - Impersonator (voices)
- 2004 · Coming-Out as Omar Sy
- 2003 · The Dope as Michel Dembélé
- 2002 · If I Was Him as Gabriel
- 2002 · Ces jours heureux as Brice
- 2002 · The Race as Sergent ONU
- 2001 · Don't Die Too Hard! as Taxi Driver
- 2000 · L'année des guignols - Ras le bol les guignols ! as Self - Impersonator (voices)
- Future · Le Chat du rabbin as Le chat
- 2000 · Jamel Debbouze - Le très très bien de Jamel as Self
- 1999 · Jamel Show as Self