Omar Sy
Acting
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.
Filmography
Acting (86)
2025
I Was a Strangeras Marwan
6.7
2025
French Loveras Abel Camara
6.0
2025
Patience (Sabali)as Sekou
2025
Shadow Forceas Isaac
6.3
2025
Out of Controlas Julien
5.8
2024
2024
The Killeras Sey
6.3
2024
The Book of Clarenceas Barabbas
5.8
2023
Father & Soldieras Bakary Diallo
6.0
2022
Jurassic World Dominionas Barry Sembène
6.6
2022
The Takedownas Ousmane Diakhité
6.1
2022
Drôles de famillesas Self
2021
Fake Newsas Starsky, the Uber driver
4.1
7.5
2020
GIMS: On the Recordas Self
7.3
2020
Anelka: Misunderstoodas Self
6.5
2020
Simply Blackas Omar Sy
5.9
2020
Night Shiftas Aristide
5.2
2020
Refugeeas Marwan
2020
The Call of the Wildas Perreault
7.5
2020
The Lost Princeas Djibi, le père / le prince
5.7
2019
Arctic Dogsas Leopold (voice)
6.0
2019
The Wolf's Callas D'Orsi
7.5
2019
Yaoas Seydou Tall
6.6
2018
Omar Sy, c'est ta chanceas Self
6.0
2018
Belleville Copas Baaba Keita
5.0
2018
The Perfect Dayas Self
7.5
2017
Au tableau - Edouard Philippe / Anne Hidalgo / Omar Syas Self, Actor
2017
Knockas Knock
6.4
2017
Transformers: The Last Knightas Hot Rod (voice)
6.1
2017
Saharaas Ajar (voice)
6.0
2016
Two Is a Familyas Samuel
7.7
2016
Infernoas Christoph Bouchard
6.1
2016
6.6
2016
Dans l'ombre de Teddy Rineras Himself
9.0
2016
Chocolatas Rafael Padilla, aka Chocolat
6.8
2015
Burntas Michel
6.5
2015
Jurassic Worldas Barry
6.7
2015
Mune: Guardian of the Moonas Sohone (voice)
7.3
2014
CANAL+'s 30th anniversaryas Self
6.0
2014
Sambaas Samba Cissé
6.3
2014
Good Peopleas Khan
5.5
2014
X-Men: Days of Future Pastas Bishop
7.5
2013
L'entrée des Trappistesas Self
6.5
2013
Mood Indigoas Nicolas
6.1
2012
On the Other Side of the Tracksas Ousmane Diakhité
5.6
2012
Mais qui a re-tué Pamela Rose ?as Mosby
5.7
2012
The Dream Teamas Wéké N’Dogo
5.0
2011
The Intouchablesas Driss
8.3
2011
The Tuche Familyas Le curé
6.0
2011
Marrakech du rireas Self
5.6
2010
The Storytelling Showas Momo (voice)
5.3
2010
Florence Foresti : Mother Fuckeras Taxi driver
7.2
2010
6.9
2010
The Not-So-Little Thumblingas Grand Poucet
4.6
2009
Murphy's Lawas Joachim Ortega / Father Joachim Ortega
5.4
2009
Micmacsas Remington
6.6
2009
Round Da Wayas Narbé (voice)
6.6
2009
So Happy Togetheras Bruno
6.5
2009
Safarias Youssouf Hammal
4.6
2009
King Guillaumeas Jean Peter
4.6
2009
Special Correspondentsas Jimmy
5.1
2008
2 Alone in Parisas Sammy Bouglioni
5.1
2008
VERSUSas Self
2007
Garage Babesas Hamidou
3.1
2007
Omar et Fred - Le spectacleas Omar Sy
6.7
2006
Those Happy Daysas Joseph
7.3
2005
Once Upon a Time in the Ouedas le génie de la lampe
5.5
2004
The Boxas Lorenzo
5.7
2004
L'Année des Guignols - Un Jean-Pierre ça peut tout faireas Self - Impersonator (voices)
7.2
2004
Coming-Outas Omar Sy
5.5
2003
The Dopeas Michel Dembélé
4.6
2002
Samouraïsas Tyson
4.0
2002
If I Was Himas Gabriel
5.0
2002
Ces jours heureuxas Brice
6.5
2002
Dead Weightas Malian guy
5.8
2002
The Raceas Sergent ONU
4.0
2001
Don't Die Too Hard!as Taxi Driver
6.4
2000
L'année des guignols - Ras le bol les guignols !as Self - Impersonator (voices)
8.0
2000
6.5
1999
Jamel Showas Self
6.0
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Le Chat du rabbinas Le chat
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Patienceas Sekou
Production & Directing (6)
2025
Out of ControlProducer
5.8
2023
Father & SoldierProducer
6.0
2019
YaoProducer
6.6
2018
The State Against Mandela and the OthersAssociate Producer
6.6
2014
SambaCo-Producer
6.3
2010
The Not-So-Little ThumblingProducer
4.6