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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1978-01-20 (47 years old)

Place of Birth

Trappes, Yvelines, France

Omar Sy

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.

Known For

Acting

2025

Shadow Force as Isaac
Out of Control as Julien

2024

The Killer as Sey

2023

Father & Soldier as Bakary Diallo
Beau geste as Self

2022

Jurassic World Dominion as Barry Sembène
The Takedown as Ousmane Diakhité
Cannes Festival as Self - Guest

2021

Fake News as Starsky, the Uber driver
Lupin as Assane Diop
C ce soir, le débat as Self - Guest
Humberto as Self

2020

The Lost Prince as Djibi, le père / le prince
Refugee as Marwan
Night Shift as Aristide
Simply Black as Omar Sy

2019

Arctic Dogs as Leopold (voice)
The Wolf's Call as D'Orsi
Yao as Seydou Tall

2018

Belleville Cop as Baaba Keita

2017

Sahara as Ajar (voice)
Knock as Knock
Face the Classroom as Self - Guest

2016

Inferno as Christoph Bouchard
Chocolat as Rafael Padilla, aka Chocolat
Two Is a Family as Samuel
Quotidien as Self - Guest

2015

Mune: Guardian of the Moon as Sohone (voice)
Burnt as Michel

2014

Good People as Khan
Samba as Samba Cissé

2013

Mood Indigo as Nicolas

2012

On the Other Side of the Tracks as Ousmane Diakhité
The Dream Team as Wéké N’Dogo

2011

The Tuche Family as Le curé
Fish 'n' Chips as Fish (voix)
Bref as Omar Sy

2010

The Storytelling Show as Momo (voice)

2009

Micmacs as Remington
King Guillaume as Jean Peter
Safari as Youssouf Hammal
Round Da Way as Narbé (voice)
Murphy's Law as Joachim Ortega / Father Joachim Ortega

2008

VERSUS as Self
2 Alone in Paris as Sammy Bouglioni

2007

Garage Babes as Hamidou
Moot-Moot as Isidore (voice)
Moot-Moot as Tanguy (voice)

2006

Salut les Terriens ! as Self - Guest

2005

Once Upon a Time in the Oued as le génie de la lampe

2004

The Box as Lorenzo
Coming-Out as Omar Sy

2003

The Dope as Michel Dembélé

2002

Samouraïs as Tyson
The Race as Sergent ONU
If I Was Him as Gabriel
Dead Weight as Malian guy

2001

As An Aside as Self - Guest

2000

La Cape et l'épée as Ménestrel

1999

Jamel Show as Self

1992

1990

Fort Boyard as Self

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French Lover as Abel Camara

Production

2025

Out of Control as Producer

2023

Father & Soldier as Producer

2021

Lupin as Producer

2019

Yao as Producer

2014

Samba as Co-Producer

Writing

2021

Lupin as Creative Producer

Creator

2005