Omar Sy
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 20, 1978
- Birthplace
- Trappes, Yvelines, France
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.
Filmography
- Patience
Patience TBA
as Sekou
- Le Chat du rabbin
Le Chat du rabbin TBA
as Le chat
- Dumas: Black Devil
Dumas: Black Devil 2027
Actor
- Untitled Ocean's Prequel
Untitled Ocean's Prequel 2027
Actor
Artou 2026
as Narrator, Producer
I Was a Stranger 2025
as Marwan
French Lover 2025
as Abel Camara
Patience (Sabali) 2025
as Sekou
Shadow Force 2025
as Isaac
Out of Control 2025
as Julien, Producer
Michel Denisot n'aime pas les anniversaires 2024
as Self
The Killer 2024
as Sey
The Book of Clarence 2024
as Barabbas
Father & Soldier 2023
as Bakary Diallo, Producer
Jurassic World Dominion 2022
as Barry Sembène
The Takedown 2022
as Ousmane Diakhité
Drôles de familles 2022
as Self
Fake News 2021
as Starsky, the Uber driver
La télé d'Omar et Fred 2020
Actor
GIMS: On the Record 2020
as Self
Anelka: Misunderstood 2020
as Self
Simply Black 2020
as Omar Sy
Night Shift 2020
as Aristide
Refugee 2020
as Marwan
The Call of the Wild 2020
as Perreault
The Lost Prince 2020
as Djibi, le père / le prince
Arctic Dogs 2019
as Leopold (voice)
The Wolf's Call 2019
as D'Orsi
Yao 2019
as Seydou Tall, Producer
Omar Sy, c'est ta chance 2018
as Self
The State Against Mandela and the Others 2018
Associate Producer
Belleville Cop 2018
as Baaba Keita
The Perfect Day 2018
as Self
Au tableau - Edouard Philippe / Anne Hidalgo / Omar Sy 2017
as Self, Actor
Knock 2017
as Knock
Transformers: The Last Knight 2017
as Hot Rod (voice)
Sahara 2017
as Ajar (voice)
Two Is a Family 2016
as Samuel
Inferno 2016
as Christoph Bouchard
The Blues: Another Story of France 2016
as Self
Dans l'ombre de Teddy Riner 2016
as Himself
Chocolat 2016
as Rafael Padilla, aka Chocolat
Burnt 2015
as Michel
Jurassic World 2015
as Barry
Mune: Guardian of the Moon 2015
as Sohone (voice)
CANAL+'s 30th anniversary 2014
as Self
Samba 2014
as Samba Cissé, Co-Producer
X-Men: Days of Future Past - Classification: M 2014
as Self
Good People 2014
as Khan
X-Men: Days of Future Past 2014
as Bishop
L'entrée des Trappistes 2013
as Self
Mood Indigo 2013
as Nicolas
On the Other Side of the Tracks 2012
as Ousmane Diakhité
Mais qui a re-tué Pamela Rose ? 2012
as Mosby
The Dream Team 2012
as Wéké N’Dogo
The Intouchables 2011
as Driss
The Tuche Family 2011
as Le curé
Marrakech du rire 2011
as Self
The Storytelling Show 2010
as Momo (voice)
Florence Foresti : Mother Fucker 2010
as Taxi driver
Conte de la frustration 2010
as Mo
The Not-So-Little Thumbling 2010
as Grand Poucet, Producer
Murphy's Law 2009
as Joachim Ortega / Father Joachim Ortega
Micmacs 2009
as Remington
So Happy Together 2009
as Bruno
Round Da Way 2009
as Narbé (voice)
Safari 2009
as Youssouf Hammal
King Guillaume 2009
as Jean Peter
Special Correspondents 2009
as Jimmy
2 Alone in Paris 2008
as Sammy Bouglioni
VERSUS 2008
as Self
Garage Babes 2007
as Hamidou
Omar et Fred - Le spectacle 2007
as Omar Sy
Those Happy Days 2006
as Joseph
Once Upon a Time in the Oued 2005
as le génie de la lampe
The Box 2004
as Lorenzo
L'Année des Guignols - Un Jean-Pierre ça peut tout faire 2004
as Self - Impersonator (voices)
- Coming-Out
Coming-Out 2004
as Omar Sy
The Dope 2003
as Michel Dembélé
Samouraïs 2002
as Tyson
If I Was Him 2002
as Gabriel
Ces jours heureux 2002
as Brice
Dead Weight 2002
as Malian guy
The Race 2002
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 Jamel 2000
as Self
Jamel Show 1999
as Self
Credits from TMDB.