Tchéky Karyo
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 4, 1953
- Died
- October 31, 2025
- Birthplace
- Istanbul, Turkey
Tchéky Karyo (French: [tʃeki kɑʁjo]; born Baruh Djaki Karyo; October 4, 1953 – October 31, 2025) was a Turkish-born French actor and musician. Beginning his career as an actor on stage in classical and contemporary plays, he later worked as a character actor in films in the 1980s. He acted in numerous films by Hollywood and French directors, including Luc Besson. He was nominated for a César Award for Most Promising Actor for his performance in the 1982 film La Balance. Baruh Djaki Karyo was born in 1953 in Istanbul, Turkey. His mother was Greek Jewish, and his father, a delivery man and builder, was from a Turkish Sephardic Jewish family; both families had Spanish roots. When he was young, his family moved to Paris, France. The spelling of his name, Djaki, was changed to Tchéky in a form of French transliteration. At age 13, his parents separated, and his mother ordered him to leave her home as well. He attended the Parisian secondary school Lycée Arago. As a young man, Karyo studied drama at the Cyrano Theatre, and later became a member of the Daniel Sorano Company, playing many classical roles.
Filmography
- Berlin Berlin
Berlin Berlin TBA
Actor
The Sword of Thyrus TBA
as Maardin
Steel Butterfly 2025
as Robert
Faster 2025
as Le Duc
Immortel Nougaro 2024
as interprete
The Killer 2024
as Tessier
Serial Driver 2023
as Jean-Yves Lapick
Romantique 2022
as Pascal
Fraîche 2022
as Alex
Tell Me Iggy 2022
as Self
The Life Before 2021
as André
Vicky and Her Mystery 2021
as Bruno
Christmas Next Door 2021
as Georges, le mari de Nicoletta
A Mermaid in Paris 2020
as Camille
- Charon
Charon 2020
as L'homme
Mary Magdalene 2018
as Elisha
Belle and Sebastian 3: The Last Chapter 2018
as César
I Didn't Shoot Jesse James 2017
as Bob Ford
Daydreams 2017
as Marc
Wild Tales From The Village 2016
as Narrator
L'araignée rouge 2016
as Simon Delaunay
Belle and Sebastian: The Adventure Continues 2015
as César
Through the Air 2015
as Armand Cavelle
Les brigands 2015
as Old Man
De guerre lasse 2014
as Armand
Belle and Sebastian 2013
as César
Le Roman d’un trader 2013
as le directeur général
Jappeloup 2013
as Marcel Rozier, French team coach
Pieces of Me 2013
as Edern
Morning Star 2012
as Heroy
The Extraordinary Voyage 2011
Thanks
A Gang Story 2011
as Serge Suttel
Special Forces 2011
as Admiral Guezennec
Coup d'éclat 2011
as Mérendon
Requiem for a Killer 2011
as L'Arménien
The Way 2010
as Captain Henri
Among Us 2010
as Walter
A Previous Engagement 2009
as Alex Belmont
A Man and His Dog 2009
as Le guitariste
L'Affaire Bruay-en-Artois 2008
as Le Juge Marceau
Vampire Party 2008
as Le duc de Journiac
- The Resistance: Live Free or Die
The Resistance: Live Free or Die 2008
as Narrator (voice)
Les Cerfs-volants 2007
as Ambroise
Boxes 2007
as Jean
La masseria delle allodole 2007
as Aram
The Lark Farm 2007
as Aram
Jacquou the Rebel 2007
as Le chevalier
The Gravedancers 2006
as Vincent Cochet
S.A.C. : Des hommes dans l'ombre 2005
as Louis Routier
D'Artagnan and the Three Musketeers 2005
as Le cardinal de Richelieu
Old Goriot 2004
as Vautrin
A Very Long Engagement 2004
as Captain Favour
Ne quittez pas ! 2004
as Raveu
Taking Lives 2004
as Leclair
Blueberry 2004
as Uncle
The Core 2003
as Serge
Utopia 2003
as Hervé
The Good Thief 2003
as Roger
Kiss of the Dragon 2001
as Richard
The King Is Dancing 2000
as Molière
The Patriot 2000
as Jean Villeneuve
Saving Grace 2000
as Jacques Chevalier
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc 1999
as Jean de Dunois
My Life So Far 1999
as Gabriel Chenoux
Like a Fish Out of Water 1999
as B. B.
Wing Commander 1999
as Cmmdre. James 'Paladin' Taggart
Babel 1999
as Nemrod
Let There Be Light! 1998
as Harper
The Thousand Wonders of the Universe 1997
as Professor Larsen
Dobermann 1997
as Inspecteur Sauveur Cristini
Addicted to Love 1997
as Anton
Habitat 1997
as Hank Symes
- Les liens du cœur
Les liens du cœur 1996
as Silas Marner
To Have and to Hold 1996
as Jack
Hotel Rome 1996
as Federale Apolloni
Foreign Land 1996
as Kraft
Passage to Paradise 1996
as Renato
Follow Your Heart 1996
as Ernesto
GoldenEye 1995
as Dmitri Mishkin
Operation Dumbo Drop 1995
as Goddard
Crying Freeman 1995
as Detective Netah
Bad Boys 1995
as Fouchet
Moon Shadow 1995
as Lorenzo
Zadoc and Happiness 1995
as Zadoc
The Black Angel 1994
as Paul Delorme
Nostradamus 1994
as Nostradamus
Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy 1994
as Mr. Jacques, the 1st projectionist
Red Shoe Diaries 3: Another Woman's Lipstick 1993
as Phillip (archive footage)
And the Band Played On 1993
as Dr. Willy Rozenbaum
L'Atlantide 1992
as Lieutenant Morhange
Sketch Artist 1992
as Paul Korbel
1492: Conquest of Paradise 1992
as Martín Alonso Pinzón
On Guard 1992
as Jean Vergier
Too Close to the Gods 1992
as Henri Georges
Isabelle Eberhardt 1991
as Slimene
Husbands and Lovers 1991
as Paolo
High Art 1991
as Hermes, the Knife master
Vincent and Me 1990
as Vincent van Gogh
La fille des collines 1990
as Vincent
Au coeur de Nikita 1990
as Self
Nikita 1990
as Bob
Corps perdus 1990
as Eric Desange
Australia 1989
as Julian Pierson
The Bear 1988
as Tom
Spiral 1987
as Kino
Sorceress 1987
as Etienne de Bourbon
États d'âme 1986
as Bertrand
Blue Hell 1986
as Franck
L'unique 1986
as Michel
Grottenolm 1985
as Gerome Holm
Mad Love 1985
as Micky
Le Matelot 512 1984
as The scarred one / André
Full Moon in Paris 1984
as Remi
Rita Ritter 1984
as Man
The Outsider 1983
as Francis Pierron
Shadow Dance 1983
as Xavier
La Balance 1982
as Petrovic
Will the High Salaried Workers Raise Their Hands! 1982
Actor
Toute une nuit 1982
Actor
The Return of Martin Guerre 1982
as Augustin
Credits from TMDB.