About
Omar Sy
Overview
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 |
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| 2025 | Out of Control | Actor | Julien | N/A N/A |
| 2024 | The Killer | Actor | Sey | 61 Fair |
| 2024 | The Strangers' Case | Actor | Marwan | N/A N/A |
| 2024 | The Book of Clarence | Actor | Barabbas | 58 Average |
| 2023 | Father & Soldier | Actor | Bakary Diallo | 59 Average |
| 2022 | Jurassic World Dominion | Actor | Barry Sembène | 66 Fair |
| 2022 | The Takedown | Actor | Ousmane Diakhité | 59 Average |
| 2022 | Drôles de familles | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 2021 | Fake News | Actor | Starsky, the Uber driver | 55 Average |
| 2021 | Lupin | Actor | Assane Diop | 76 Good |
| 2020 | La télé d'Omar et Fred | Actor | 59 Average |
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| 2020 | GIMS: On the Record | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2020 | Anelka: Misunderstood | Actor | Self | 60 Fair |
| 2020 | Simply Black | Actor | Omar Sy | 58 Average |
| 2020 | Night Shift | Actor | Aristide | 57 Average |
| 2020 | Refugee | Actor | Marwan | N/A N/A |
| 2020 | The Call of the Wild | Actor | Perreault | 73 Good |
| 2020 | The Lost Prince | Actor | Djibi, le père / le prince | 58 Average |
| 2019 | Arctic Dogs | Actor | Leopold (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2019 | The Wolf's Call | Actor | D'Orsi | 72 Good |
| 2019 | Yao | Actor | Seydou Tall | 61 Fair |
| 2018 | Omar Sy, c'est ta chance | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2018 | Belleville Cop | Actor | Baaba Keita | 55 Average |
| 2018 | The Perfect Day | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2017 | Au tableau - Edouard Philippe / Anne Hidalgo / Omar Sy | Actor | Self, Actor | N/A N/A |
| 2017 | Knock | Actor | Knock | 61 Fair |
| 2017 | Transformers: The Last Knight | Actor | Hot Rod (voice) | 60 Fair |
| 2017 | Sahara | Actor | Ajar (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2016 | Two Is a Family | Actor | Samuel | 74 Good |
| 2016 | Inferno | Actor | Christoph Bouchard | 60 Fair |
| 2016 | The Blues: Another Story of France | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2016 | Dans l'ombre de Teddy Riner | Actor | Himself | 59 Average |
| 2016 | Chocolat | Actor | Rafael Padilla, aka Chocolat | 64 Fair |
| 2015 | Burnt | Actor | Michel | 64 Fair |
| 2015 | X-Men: Unguarded | Actor | Self | 63 Fair |
| 2015 | X-Men: Days of Future Past - Rogue Cut | Actor | Lucas Bishop | 60 Fair |
| 2015 | Mutant vs. Machine | Actor | Himself | 60 Fair |
| 2015 | Jurassic World | Actor | Barry | 66 Fair |
| 2015 | Mune: Guardian of the Moon | Actor | Sohone (voice) | 66 Fair |
| 2014 | CANAL+'s 30th anniversary | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 2014 | Samba | Actor | Samba Cissé | 61 Fair |
| 2014 | Good People | Actor | Khan | 57 Average |
| 2014 | X-Men: Days of Future Past | Actor | Bishop | 74 Good |
| 2013 | L'entrée des Trappistes | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2013 | Mood Indigo | Actor | Nicolas | 60 Fair |
| 2012 | On the Other Side of the Tracks | Actor | Ousmane Diakhité | 57 Average |
| 2012 | Mais qui a re-tué Pamela Rose ? | Actor | Mosby | 58 Average |
| 2012 | The Dream Team | Actor | Wéké N’Dogo | 53 Average |
| 2011 | Fish 'n' Chips | Actor | Fish (voix) | N/A N/A |
| 2011 | The Intouchables | Actor | Driss | 82 Very good |
| 2011 | The Tuche Family | Actor | Le curé | 59 Average |
| 2011 | Marrakech du rire | Actor | Self | 58 Average |
| 2010 | The Storytelling Show | Actor | Momo (voice) | 58 Average |
| 2010 | Florence Foresti : Mother Fucker | Actor | Le chauffeur de taxi | 60 Fair |
| 2010 | Conte de la frustration | Actor | Mo | 59 Average |
| 2010 | The Not-So-Little Thumbling | Actor | Grand Poucet | 58 Average |
| 2009 | Murphy's Law | Actor | Joachim Ortega / Father Joachim Ortega | 58 Average |
| 2009 | Micmacs | Actor | Remington | 62 Fair |
| 2009 | Round Da Way | Actor | Narbé (voice) | 61 Fair |
| 2009 | So Happy Together | Actor | Bruno | 60 Fair |
| 2009 | Logorama | Actor | Michelin Mike / Monsieur Propre / M&M's (Voice) | 61 Fair |
| 2009 | Safari | Actor | Youssouf Hammal | 53 Average |
| 2009 | King Guillaume | Actor | Jean Peter | 57 Average |
| 2009 | Special Correspondents | Actor | Jimmy | 57 Average |
| 2008 | 2 Alone in Paris | Actor | Sammy Bouglioni | 56 Average |
| 2008 | VERSUS | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 2007 | Garage Babes | Actor | Hamidou | 58 Average |
| 2007 | Omar et Fred - Le spectacle | Actor | Omar Sy | 59 Average |
| 2007 | Moot-Moot | Actor | Isidore (voice) | 70 Good |
| 2006 | Those Happy Days | Actor | Joseph | 69 Fair |
| 2005 | SAV des émissions | Actor | 70 Good |
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| 2005 | Once Upon a Time in the Oued | Actor | le génie de la lampe | 58 Average |
| 2004 | The Box | Actor | Lorenzo | 58 Average |
| 2004 | L'Année des Guignols - Un Jean-Pierre ça peut tout faire | Actor | Impersonator (voices) | 59 Average |
| 2004 | Coming-Out | Actor | Omar Sy | 59 Average |
| 2003 | The Dope | Actor | Michel Dembélé | 55 Average |
| 2002 | Samouraïs | Actor | Tyson | 58 Average |
| 2002 | If I Was Him | Actor | Gabriel | 58 Average |
| 2002 | Ces jours heureux | Actor | Brice | 59 Average |
| 2002 | Dead Weight | Actor | Malian guy | 58 Average |
| 2002 | The Race | Actor | Sergent ONU | 55 Average |
| 2001 | La Tour Montparnasse Infernale | Actor | Le Taxi | 61 Fair |
| 2000 | L'année des guignols - Ras le bol les guignols ! | Actor | impersonation (voices) | 59 Average |
| 2000 | Jamel Debbouze - Le très très bien de Jamel | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 1999 | Jamel Show | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| Le chat du rabbin | Actor | Le chat | N/A N/A |
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| Shadow Force | Actor | Isaac | N/A N/A |
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| French Lover | Actor | Abel Camara | N/A N/A |
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Production |
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| 2023 | Father & Soldier | Production | Producer | 59 Average |
| 2021 | Lupin | Production | Producer | 76 Good |
| 2019 | Yao | Production | Producer | 61 Fair |
| 2018 | The State Against Mandela and the Others | Production | Associate Producer | 59 Average |
| 2014 | Samba | Production | Co-Producer | 61 Fair |
| 11817 | Production | Producer | N/A N/A |
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