Omar Sy
Acting
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.
Born: January 20, 1978 · Trappes, Yvelines, France
Filmography (80)
I Was a Stranger
2025
French Lover
2025
Shadow Force
2025
Out of Control
2025
The Killer
2024
The Book of Clarence
2024
Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma
2023
Beau geste
2023
Father & Soldier
2023
Sherri
2022
Jurassic World Dominion
2022
The Takedown
2022
Fake News
2021
C ce soir, le débat
2021
Lupin
2021
GIMS: On the Record
2020
Anelka: Misunderstood
2020
Simply Black
2020
Night Shift
2020
The Call of the Wild
2020
The Lost Prince
2020
Arctic Dogs
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
The Wolf's Call
2019
Yao
2019
Belleville Cop
2018
The State Against Mandela and the Others
2018
The Perfect Day
2018
Knock
2017
Transformers: The Last Knight
2017
Sahara
2017
Two Is a Family
2016
Inferno
2016
Quotidien
2016
The Blues: Another Story of France
2016
Chocolat
2016
Burnt
2015
Jurassic World
2015
Mune: Guardian of the Moon
2015
Samba
2014
Good People
2014
X-Men: Days of Future Past
2014
Mood Indigo
2013
On the Other Side of the Tracks
2012
Mais qui a re-tué Pamela Rose ?
2012
The Dream Team
2012
Vendredi, tout est permis
2011
The Intouchables
2011
Bref
2011
The Tuche Family
2011
The Storytelling Show
2010
Florence Foresti : Mother Fucker
2010
The Not-So-Little Thumbling
2010
Murphy's Law
2009
Micmacs
2009
Round Da Way
2009
So Happy Together
2009
Safari
2009
King Guillaume
2009
Special Correspondents
2009
2 Alone in Paris
2008
N'oubliez pas les paroles - Primes événementiels
2008
Garage Babes
2007
Omar et Fred - Le spectacle
2007
Salut les Terriens !
2006
On n'est pas couché
2006
Those Happy Days
2006
SAV des émissions
2005
Once Upon a Time in the Oued
2005
The Box
2004
The Dope
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Samouraïs
2002
Dead Weight
2002
The Race
2002
The Apartment
2001
Don't Die Too Hard!
2001
Jamel Debbouze - Le très très bien de Jamel
2000
Morgenmagazin
1992
Fort Boyard
1990