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
- 2025 · I Was a Stranger as Marwan
- 2025 · French Lover as Abel Camara
- 2025 · Patience (Sabali) as Sekou
- 2025 · Shadow Force as Isaac
- 2025 · Out of Control as Julien
- 2024 · Michel Denisot n'aime pas les anniversaires as Self
- 2024 · The Killer as Sey
- 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 · Jurassic World Dominion as Barry Sembène
- 2021 · C ce soir, le débat as Self - Guest
- 2021 · Humberto as Self
- 2021 · Lupin as Assane Diop
- 2020 · The Call of the Wild as Perreault
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- 2019 · The Wolf's Call as D'Orsi
- 2018 · Omar Sy, c'est ta chance as Self
- 2018 · The Perfect Day as Self
- 2017 · Knock as Knock
- 2017 · Transformers: The Last Knight as Hot Rod (voice)
- 2017 · Sahara as Ajar (voice)
- 2016 · Two Is a Family as Samuel
- 2016 · Inferno as Christoph Bouchard
- 2016 · Quotidien as Self - Guest
- 2016 · The Blues: Another Story of France as Self
- 2015 · Burnt as Michel
- 2015 · Jurassic World as Barry
- 2015 · Mune: Guardian of the Moon as Sohone (voice)
- 2014 · CANAL+'s 30th anniversary as Self
- 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 · Mais qui a re-tué Pamela Rose ? as Mosby
- 2011 · Vendredi, tout est permis as Self
- 2011 · The Intouchables as Driss
- 2011 · Bref as Omar Sy
- 2009 · Murphy's Law as Joachim Ortega / Father Joachim Ortega
- 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
- 2005 · SAV des émissions as
- 2005 · Once Upon a Time in the Oued as le génie de la lampe
- 2004 · L'Année des Guignols - Un Jean-Pierre ça peut tout faire as Self - Impersonator (voices)
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Guest
- 2002 · Samouraïs as Tyson
- 2001 · The Apartment as Self - Guest
- 2001 · Don't Die Too Hard! as Taxi Driver
- 2000 · Jamel Debbouze - Le très très bien de Jamel as Self
- 1999 · Jamel Show as Self
- 1992 · Morgenmagazin as Self
- 1990 · Fort Boyard as Self
- Future · Mercenary: An Extraction Series as
- 2027 · Dumas: Black Devil as
- 2024 · The Book of Clarence as Barabbas
- 2022 · The A Talks as Self - Guest
- 2022 · Cannes Festival as Self - Guest
- 2022 · The Takedown as Ousmane Diakhité
- 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 · Simply Black as Omar Sy
- 2020 · Night Shift as Aristide
- 2020 · Refugee as Marwan
- 2020 · The Lost Prince as Djibi, le père / le prince
- 2019 · Arctic Dogs as Leopold (voice)
- 2019 · Yao as Seydou Tall
- 2018 · Bonsoir ! as Self - Guest
- 2018 · Belleville Cop as Baaba Keita
- 2017 · Au tableau - Edouard Philippe / Anne Hidalgo / Omar Sy as Self, Actor
- 2017 · Face the Classroom as Self - Guest
- 2016 · Dans l'ombre de Teddy Riner as Himself
- 2016 · Chocolat as Rafael Padilla, aka Chocolat
- 2013 · L'entrée des Trappistes as Self
- 2013 · Mood Indigo as Nicolas
- 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
- 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 · Micmacs as Remington
- 2009 · So Happy Together as Bruno
- 2009 · Round Da Way as Narbé (voice)
- 2009 · Safari as Youssouf Hammal
- 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
- 2007 · Moot-Moot as Isidore (voice)
- 2007 · Moot-Moot as Tanguy (voice)
- 2006 · Those Happy Days as Joseph
- 2004 · The Box as Lorenzo
- 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 · Dead Weight as Malian guy
- 2002 · The Race as Sergent ONU
- 2000 · La Cape et l'épée as Ménestrel
- Future · Patience as Sekou
- 2000 · L'année des guignols - Ras le bol les guignols ! as Self - Impersonator (voices)
- Future · Le Chat du rabbin as Le chat



