Omar Sy
Born January 20, 1978 (Age: 48)
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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.
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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Filmography
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Dumas: Black Devil
2027
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as
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Age: 49
Shadow Force
2025
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as Isaac
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Age: 47
The Killer
2024
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as Sey
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Age: 46
The Book of Clarence
2024
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as Barabbas
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Age: 45
Father & Soldier
2023
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as Bakary Diallo
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Age: 44
Jurassic World Dominion
2022
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as Barry Sembène
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Age: 44
Fake News
2021
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as Starsky, the Uber driver
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Age: 43
Night Shift
2020
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as Aristide
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Age: 42
The Call of the Wild
2020
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as Perreault
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Age: 42
The Wolf's Call
2019
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as D'Orsi
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Age: 41
Yao
2019
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as Seydou Tall
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Age: 41
Transformers: The Last Knight
2017
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as Hot Rod (voice)
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Age: 39
Sahara
2017
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as Ajar (voice)
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Age: 39
Two Is a Family
2016
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as Samuel
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Age: 38
Inferno
2016
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as Christoph Bouchard
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Age: 38
Burnt
2015
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as Michel
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Age: 37
Jurassic World
2015
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as Barry
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Age: 37
Mune: Guardian of the Moon
2015
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as Sohone (voice)
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Age: 37
Samba
2014
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as Samba Cissé
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Age: 36
Good People
2014
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as Khan
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Age: 36
X-Men: Days of Future Past
2014
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as Bishop
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Age: 36
Mood Indigo
2013
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as Nicolas
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Age: 34
On the Other Side of the Tracks
2012
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as Ousmane Diakhité
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Age: 34
The Intouchables
2011
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as Driss
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Age: 33
The Tuche Family
2011
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as Le curé
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Age: 33
Micmacs
2009
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as Remington
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Age: 31
Those Happy Days
2006
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as Joseph
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Age: 28
Jamel Show
1999
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as Self
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Age: 21