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Omar Sy

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Jan 20, 1978(age: 48)
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Omar Sy

Biography of Omar Sy:

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 has acted in:

Dumas: Black Devil(2027)
Untitled Ocean's Prequel(2027)
I Was a Stranger(2025) ... as Marwan
French Lover(2025) ... as Abel Camara
Patience (Sabali)(2025) ... as Sekou
Shadow Force(2025) ... as Isaac
Out of Control(2025) ... as Julien
Michel Denisot n'aime pas les anniversaires(2024) ... as Self
The Killer(2024) ... as Sey
The Book of Clarence(2024) ... as Barabbas
Father & Soldier(2023) ... as Bakary Diallo
Jurassic World Dominion(2022) ... as Barry Sembène
The Takedown(2022) ... as Ousmane Diakhité
Drôles de familles(2022) ... as Self
Fake News(2021) ... as Starsky, the Uber driver
La télé d'Omar et Fred(2020)
GIMS: On the Record(2020) ... as Self
Anelka: Misunderstood(2020) ... as Self
Simply Black(2020) ... as Omar Sy
Night Shift(2020) ... as Aristide
Refugee(2020) ... as Marwan
The Call of the Wild(2020) ... as Perreault
The Lost Prince(2020) ... as Djibi, le père / le prince
Arctic Dogs(2019) ... as Leopold (voice)
The Wolf's Call(2019) ... as D'Orsi
Yao(2019) ... as Seydou Tall
Omar Sy, c'est ta chance(2018) ... as Self
Belleville Cop(2018) ... as Baaba Keita
The Perfect Day(2018) ... as Self
Au tableau - Edouard Philippe / Anne Hidalgo / Omar Sy(2017) ... as Self, Actor
Knock(2017) ... as Knock
Transformers: The Last Knight(2017) ... as Hot Rod (voice)
Sahara(2017) ... as Ajar (voice)
Two Is a Family(2016) ... as Samuel
Inferno(2016) ... as Christoph Bouchard
The Blues: Another Story of France(2016) ... as Self
Dans l'ombre de Teddy Riner(2016) ... as Himself
Chocolat(2016) ... as Rafael Padilla, aka Chocolat
Burnt(2015) ... as Michel
Jurassic World(2015) ... as Barry
Mune: Guardian of the Moon(2015) ... as Sohone (voice)
CANAL+'s 30th anniversary(2014) ... as Self
Samba(2014) ... as Samba Cissé
X-Men: Days of Future Past - Classification: M(2014) ... as Self
Good People(2014) ... as Khan
X-Men: Days of Future Past(2014) ... as Bishop
L'entrée des Trappistes(2013) ... as Self
Mood Indigo(2013) ... as Nicolas
On the Other Side of the Tracks(2012) ... as Ousmane Diakhité
Mais qui a re-tué Pamela Rose ?(2012) ... as Mosby
The Dream Team(2012) ... as Wéké N’Dogo
The Intouchables(2011) ... as Driss
The Tuche Family(2011) ... as Le curé
Marrakech du rire(2011) ... as Self
The Storytelling Show(2010) ... as Momo (voice)
Florence Foresti : Mother Fucker(2010) ... as Taxi driver
Conte de la frustration(2010) ... as Mo
The Not-So-Little Thumbling(2010) ... as Grand Poucet
Murphy's Law(2009) ... as Joachim Ortega / Father Joachim Ortega
Micmacs(2009) ... as Remington
Round Da Way(2009) ... as Narbé (voice)
So Happy Together(2009) ... as Bruno
Safari(2009) ... as Youssouf Hammal
King Guillaume(2009) ... as Jean Peter
Special Correspondents(2009) ... as Jimmy
2 Alone in Paris(2008) ... as Sammy Bouglioni
VERSUS(2008) ... as Self
Garage Babes(2007) ... as Hamidou
Omar et Fred - Le spectacle(2007) ... as Omar Sy
Those Happy Days(2006) ... as Joseph
Once Upon a Time in the Oued(2005) ... as le génie de la lampe
The Box(2004) ... as Lorenzo
L'Année des Guignols - Un Jean-Pierre ça peut tout faire(2004) ... as Self - Impersonator (voices)
Coming-Out(2004) ... as Omar Sy
The Dope(2003) ... as Michel Dembélé
Samouraïs(2002) ... as Tyson
If I Was Him(2002) ... as Gabriel
Ces jours heureux(2002) ... as Brice
Dead Weight(2002) ... as Malian guy
The Race(2002) ... as Sergent ONU
Don't Die Too Hard!(2001) ... as Taxi Driver
L'année des guignols - Ras le bol les guignols !(2000) ... as Self - Impersonator (voices)
Jamel Debbouze - Le très très bien de Jamel(2000) ... as Self
Jamel Show(1999) ... as Self
Le Chat du rabbin ... as Le chat
Patience ... as Sekou

Additional credits for Omar Sy:

The Last House(2026)(Producer)
Out of Control(2025)(Producer)
Father & Soldier(2023)(Producer)
Yao(2019)(Producer)
The State Against Mandela and the Others(2018)(Associate Producer)
Samba(2014)(Co-Producer)
The Not-So-Little Thumbling(2010)(Producer)

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