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Omar Sy

Actor

Omar Sy

Born January 20, 1978 in Trappes, Yvelines, France67 films

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.

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The Intouchables posterFirst watchThe Intouchables20118.3as DrissA true story of two men who should never have met – a quadriplegic aristocrat who was injured in a paragliding accident and a young man from the projects.View film

Essential films

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Filmography

67 films as actor
  1. TBALe Chat du rabbinLe chat
  2. TBAPatienceSekou
  3. 2027Dumas: Black Devil
  4. 2027Untitled Ocean's Prequel
  5. 2025I Was a StrangerMarwan
  6. 2025French LoverAbel Camara
  7. 2025Patience (Sabali)Sekou
  8. 2025Shadow ForceIsaac
  9. 2025Out of ControlJulien
  10. 2024The KillerSey
  11. 2024The Book of ClarenceBarabbas
  12. 2023Father & SoldierBakary Diallo
  13. 2022Jurassic World DominionBarry Sembène
  14. 2022The TakedownOusmane Diakhité
  15. 2021Fake NewsStarsky, the Uber driver
  16. 2020Simply BlackOmar Sy
  17. 2020Night ShiftAristide
  18. 2020RefugeeMarwan
  19. 2020The Call of the WildPerreault
  20. 2020The Lost PrinceDjibi, le père / le prince
  21. 2019Arctic DogsLeopold (voice)
  22. 2019The Wolf's CallD'Orsi
  23. 2019YaoSeydou Tall
  24. 2018Belleville CopBaaba Keita
  25. 2017KnockKnock
  26. 2017Transformers: The Last KnightHot Rod (voice)
  27. 2017SaharaAjar (voice)
  28. 2016Two Is a FamilySamuel
  29. 2016InfernoChristoph Bouchard
  30. 2016ChocolatRafael Padilla, aka Chocolat
  31. 2015BurntMichel
  32. 2015Jurassic WorldBarry
  33. 2015Mune: Guardian of the MoonSohone (voice)
  34. 2014SambaSamba Cissé
  35. 2014Good PeopleKhan
  36. 2014X-Men: Days of Future PastBishop
  37. 2013Mood IndigoNicolas
  38. 2012On the Other Side of the TracksOusmane Diakhité
  39. 2012Mais qui a re-tué Pamela Rose ?Mosby
  40. 2012The Dream TeamWéké N’Dogo
  41. 2011The IntouchablesDriss
  42. 2011The Tuche FamilyLe curé
  43. 2010The Storytelling ShowMomo (voice)
  44. 2010Florence Foresti : Mother FuckerTaxi driver
  45. 2010Conte de la frustrationMo
  46. 2010The Not-So-Little ThumblingGrand Poucet
  47. 2009Murphy's LawJoachim Ortega / Father Joachim Ortega
  48. 2009MicmacsRemington
  49. 2009Round Da WayNarbé (voice)
  50. 2009So Happy TogetherBruno
  51. 2009SafariYoussouf Hammal
  52. 2009King GuillaumeJean Peter
  53. 2009Special CorrespondentsJimmy
  54. 20082 Alone in ParisSammy Bouglioni
  55. 2007Garage BabesHamidou
  56. 2007Omar et Fred - Le spectacleOmar Sy
  57. 2006Those Happy DaysJoseph
  58. 2005Once Upon a Time in the Ouedle génie de la lampe
  59. 2004The BoxLorenzo
  60. 2004Coming-OutOmar Sy
  61. 2003The DopeMichel Dembélé
  62. 2002SamouraïsTyson
  63. 2002If I Was HimGabriel
  64. 2002Ces jours heureuxBrice
  65. 2002Dead WeightMalian guy
  66. 2002The RaceSergent ONU
  67. 2001Don't Die Too Hard!Taxi Driver