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

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Sherri

Morgenmagazin

Quotidien

The Intouchables

Fort Boyard

Lupin

All Movies (88)

• Dumas: Black Devil2027
• I Was a Stranger2025 · as Marwan
• French Lover2025 · as Abel Camara
• Patience (Sabali)2025 · as Sekou
• Shadow Force2025 · as Isaac
• Out of Control2025 · as Julien
• Michel Denisot n'aime pas les anniversaires2024 · as Self
• The Killer2024 · as Sey
• The Book of Clarence2024 · as Barabbas
• Father & Soldier2023 · as Bakary Diallo
• Jurassic World Dominion2022 · as Barry Sembène
• The Takedown2022 · as Ousmane Diakhité
• Drôles de familles2022 · as Self
• Fake News2021 · as Starsky, the Uber driver
• La télé d'Omar et Fred2020
• GIMS: On the Record2020 · as Self
• Anelka: Misunderstood2020 · as Self
• Simply Black2020 · as Omar Sy
• Night Shift2020 · as Aristide
• Refugee2020 · as Marwan
• The Call of the Wild2020 · as Perreault
• The Lost Prince2020 · as Djibi, le père / le prince
• Arctic Dogs2019 · as Leopold (voice)
• The Wolf's Call2019 · as D'Orsi
• Yao2019 · as Seydou Tall
• Omar Sy, c'est ta chance2018 · as Self
• Belleville Cop2018 · as Baaba Keita
• The Perfect Day2018 · as Self
• Au tableau - Edouard Philippe / Anne Hidalgo / Omar Sy2017 · as Self, Actor
• Knock2017 · as Knock
• Transformers: The Last Knight2017 · as Hot Rod (voice)
• Sahara2017 · as Ajar (voice)
• Two Is a Family2016 · as Samuel
• Inferno2016 · as Christoph Bouchard
• The Blues: Another Story of France2016 · as Self
• Dans l'ombre de Teddy Riner2016 · as Himself
• Chocolat2016 · as Rafael Padilla, aka Chocolat
• Burnt2015 · as Michel
• Mutant vs. Machine - The Making of 'X-Men: Days of Future Past'2015 · as Self
• X-Men: Unguarded2015 · as Self
• Jurassic World2015 · as Barry
• Mune: Guardian of the Moon2015 · as Sohone (voice)
• CANAL+'s 30th anniversary2014 · as Self
• Samba2014 · as Samba Cissé
• X-Men: Reunited2014 · as Self
• X-Men: Days of Future Past - Classification: M2014 · as Self
• Good People2014 · as Khan
• X-Men: Days of Future Past2014 · as Bishop
• L'entrée des Trappistes2013 · as Self
• Mood Indigo2013 · as Nicolas
• On the Other Side of the Tracks2012 · as Ousmane Diakhité
• Mais qui a re-tué Pamela Rose ?2012 · as Mosby
• The Dream Team2012 · as Wéké N’Dogo
• The Intouchables2011 · as Driss
• The Tuche Family2011 · as Le curé
• Marrakech du rire2011 · as Self
• The Storytelling Show2010 · as Momo (voice)
• Florence Foresti : Mother Fucker2010 · as Taxi driver
• Conte de la frustration2010 · as Mo
• The Not-So-Little Thumbling2010 · as Grand Poucet
• Murphy's Law2009 · as Joachim Ortega / Father Joachim Ortega
• Micmacs2009 · as Remington
• Round Da Way2009 · as Narbé (voice)
• So Happy Together2009 · as Bruno
• Safari2009 · as Youssouf Hammal
• King Guillaume2009 · as Jean Peter
• Special Correspondents2009 · as Jimmy
• 2 Alone in Paris2008 · as Sammy Bouglioni
• VERSUS2008 · as Self
• Garage Babes2007 · as Hamidou
• Omar et Fred - Le spectacle2007 · as Omar Sy
• Those Happy Days2006 · as Joseph
• Once Upon a Time in the Oued2005 · as le génie de la lampe
• The Box2004 · as Lorenzo
• L'Année des Guignols - Un Jean-Pierre ça peut tout faire2004 · as Self - Impersonator (voices)
• Coming-Out2004 · as Omar Sy
• The Dope2003 · as Michel Dembélé
• Samouraïs2002 · as Tyson
• If I Was Him2002 · as Gabriel
• Ces jours heureux2002 · as Brice
• Dead Weight2002 · as Malian guy
• The Race2002 · 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 Jamel2000 · as Self
• Jamel Show1999 · as Self
• Le Chat du rabbin— · as Le chat
• Patience— · as Sekou

All TV Shows (27)

• Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma2023 · as Self - Guest
• Beau geste2023 · as Self
• Sherri2022 · as Self - Guest
• The A Talks2022 · as Self - Guest
• Cannes Festival2022 · as Self - Guest
• C ce soir, le débat2021 · as Self - Guest
• Humberto2021 · as Self
• Lupin2021 · as Assane Diop
• The Kelly Clarkson Show2019 · as Self
• Bonsoir !2018 · as Self - Guest
• Face the Classroom2017 · as Self - Guest
• Quotidien2016 · as Self - Guest
• Vendredi, tout est permis2011 · as Self
• Fish 'n' Chips2011 · as Fish (voix)
• Bref2011 · as Omar Sy
• N'oubliez pas les paroles - Primes événementiels2008 · as Self
• Moot-Moot2007 · as Isidore (voice)
• Moot-Moot2007 · as Tanguy (voice)
• Salut les Terriens !2006 · as Self - Guest
• On n'est pas couché2006 · as Self - Guest
• SAV des émissions2005
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self - Guest
• The Apartment2001 · as Self - Guest
• La Cape et l'épée2000 · as Ménestrel
• Morgenmagazin1992 · as Self
• Fort Boyard1990 · as Self
• Mercenary: An Extraction Series—