Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Born
20 Januar 1978 (48)
Place of birth
Trappes, Yvelines, France
Also known as
Omar
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.
Bekannt für
7.7
Series
Lupin
Assane Diop
2021–
7.5
Film
X-Men: Days of Future Past
Bishop
2014
8.3
Film
The Intouchables
Driss
2011
6.7
Film
Jurassic World
Barry
2015
6.6
Film
Jurassic World Dominion
Barry Sembène
2022
6.3
Film
The Killer
Sey
2024
6.1
Film
Inferno
Christoph Bouchard
2016
7.5
Film
The Call of the Wild
Perreault
2020
7.7
Film
Two Is a Family
Samuel
2016
6.3
Film
Shadow Force
Isaac
2025
5.5
Film
Good People
Khan
2014
6.5
Series
SAV des émissions
2005–2011
7.3
Film
Mune: Guardian of the Moon
Sohone (voice)
2015
6.0
Film
French Lover
Abel Camara
2025
5.8
Film
Dead Weight
Malian guy
2002
5.1
Film
2 Alone in Paris
Sammy Bouglioni
2008
6.5
Film
Burnt
Michel
2015
0.0
Film
Untitled Ocean's Prequel
2027
6.8
Film
I Was a Stranger
Marwan
2025
6.1
Film
Arctic Dogs
Leopold (voice)
2019
7.5
Film
The Wolf's Call
D'Orsi
2019
10.0
Series
Moot-Moot
Isidore (voice)
2007
5.9
Film
The Book of Clarence
Barabbas
2024
5.7
Film
The Lost Prince
Djibi, le père / le prince
2020
6.0
Film
Sahara
Ajar (voice)
2017
6.1
Film
The Takedown
Ousmane Diakhité
2022
5.8
Film
Out of Control
Julien
2025
6.4
Film
Knock
Knock
2017
5.2
Film
Night Shift
Aristide
2020
5.0
Film
Belleville Cop
Baaba Keita
2018
6.8
Film
Chocolat
Rafael Padilla, aka Chocolat
2016
6.0
Film
Father & Soldier
Bakary Diallo
2023
5.9
Film
Simply Black
Omar Sy
2020
6.5
Film
Anelka: Misunderstood
Self
2020
6.6
Film
Yao
Seydou Tall
2019
6.7
Film
The Blues: Another Story of France
Self
2016
4.1
Film
Fake News
Starsky, the Uber driver
2021
7.3
Film
GIMS: On the Record
Self
2020
6.0
Film
Omar Sy, c'est ta chance
Self
2018
7.5
Film
The Perfect Day
Self
2018
7.5
Film
La télé d'Omar et Fred
2020
Acting credits 41 titles
Untitled Ocean's Prequel
0.0
2027
Out of Control
as Julien
5.8
2025
French Lover
as Abel Camara
6.0
2025
Shadow Force
as Isaac
6.3
2025
I Was a Stranger
as Marwan
6.8
2025
The Book of Clarence
as Barabbas
5.9
2024
The Killer
as Sey
6.3
2024
Father & Soldier
as Bakary Diallo
6.0
2023
The Takedown
as Ousmane Diakhité
6.1
2022
Jurassic World Dominion
as Barry Sembène
6.6
2022
Lupin
as Assane Diop
7.7
2021–
Fake News
as Starsky, the Uber driver
4.1
2021
Night Shift
as Aristide
5.2
2020
La télé d'Omar et Fred
7.5
2020
The Lost Prince
as Djibi, le père / le prince
5.7
2020
Anelka: Misunderstood
as Self
6.5
2020
Simply Black
as Omar Sy
5.9
2020
The Call of the Wild
as Perreault
7.5
2020
GIMS: On the Record
as Self
7.3
2020
Yao
as Seydou Tall
6.6
2019
The Wolf's Call
as D'Orsi
7.5
2019
Arctic Dogs
as Leopold (voice)
6.1
2019
The Perfect Day
as Self
7.5
2018
Omar Sy, c'est ta chance
as Self
6.0
2018
Belleville Cop
as Baaba Keita
5.0
2018
Sahara
as Ajar (voice)
6.0
2017
Knock
as Knock
6.4
2017
Chocolat
as Rafael Padilla, aka Chocolat
6.8
2016
Two Is a Family
as Samuel
7.7
2016
Inferno
as Christoph Bouchard
6.1
2016
The Blues: Another Story of France
as Self
6.7
2016
Mune: Guardian of the Moon
as Sohone (voice)
7.3
2015
Burnt
as Michel
6.5
2015
Jurassic World
as Barry
6.7
2015
Good People
as Khan
5.5
2014
X-Men: Days of Future Past
as Bishop
7.5
2014
The Intouchables
as Driss
8.3
2011
2 Alone in Paris
as Sammy Bouglioni
5.1
2008
Moot-Moot
as Isidore (voice)
10.0
2007
SAV des émissions
6.5
2005–2011
Dead Weight
as Malian guy
5.8
2002