Omar Sy
Known for acting · Born 20 January 1978 · 48 · Trappes, Yvelines, France
120 credits
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 Intouchables
2011
Inferno
2016
Burnt
2015
Two Is a Family
2016
Lupin
2021
The Wolf's Call
2019
Those Happy Days
2006
Samba
2014
SAV des émissions
2005
Chocolat
2016
The Call of the Wild
2020
On the Other Side of the Tracks
2012
Acting (112)
2027Dumas: Black DevilFilm
2027Untitled Ocean's PrequelFilm
2025Shadow ForceIsaacFilm
2025French LoverAbel CamaraFilm
2025Out of ControlJulienFilm
2025I Was a StrangerMarwanFilm
2025Patience (Sabali)SekouFilm
2024The KillerSeyFilm
2024The Book of ClarenceBarabbasFilm
2024Michel Denisot n'aime pas les anniversairesSelfFilm
2023Father & SoldierBakary DialloFilm
2023Beau gesteSelfSeries
2023Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinémaSelf - GuestSeries
2022Jurassic World DominionBarry SembèneFilm
2022The TakedownOusmane DiakhitéFilm
2022SherriSelf - GuestSeries
2022The A TalksSelf - GuestSeries
2022Drôles de famillesSelfFilm
2022Cannes FestivalSelf - GuestSeries
2021LupinAssane Diop · 25 episodesSeries
2021Fake NewsStarsky, the Uber driverFilm
2021C ce soirSelf - GuestSeries
2021HumbertoSelfSeries
2020The Call of the WildPerreaultFilm
2020Simply BlackOmar SyFilm
2020The Lost PrinceDjibi, le père / le princeFilm
2020Night ShiftAristideFilm
2020Anelka: MisunderstoodSelfFilm
2020GIMS: On the RecordSelfFilm
2020La télé d'Omar et FredFilm
2020RefugeeMarwanFilm
2019The Wolf's CallD'OrsiFilm
2019YaoSeydou TallFilm
2019Arctic DogsLeopold (voice)Film
2019The Kelly Clarkson ShowSelfSeries
2018Belleville CopBaaba KeitaFilm
2018The Perfect DaySelfFilm
2018Omar Sy, c'est ta chanceSelfFilm
2018Bonsoir !Self - GuestSeries
2017Transformers: The Last KnightHot Rod (voice)Film
2017KnockKnockFilm
2017SaharaAjar (voice)Film
2017Au tableau - Edouard Philippe / Anne Hidalgo / Omar SySelf, ActorFilm
2017Face the ClassroomSelf - GuestSeries
2016InfernoChristoph BouchardFilm
2016Two Is a FamilySamuelFilm
2016ChocolatRafael Padilla, aka ChocolatFilm
2016The Blues: Another Story of FranceSelfFilm
2016QuotidienSelf - GuestSeries
2016Dans l'ombre de Teddy RinerHimselfFilm
2015Jurassic WorldBarryFilm
2015BurntMichelFilm
2015Mune: Guardian of the MoonSohone (voice)Film
2014X-Men: Days of Future PastBishopFilm
2014SambaSamba CisséFilm
2014Good PeopleKhanFilm
2014CANAL+'s 30th anniversarySelfFilm
2014X-Men: Days of Future Past - Classification: MSelfFilm
2013Mood IndigoNicolasFilm
2013L'entrée des TrappistesSelfFilm
2012The Dream TeamWéké N’DogoFilm
2012On the Other Side of the TracksOusmane DiakhitéFilm
2012Mais qui a re-tué Pamela Rose ?MosbyFilm
2011The IntouchablesDrissFilm
2011The Tuche FamilyLe curéFilm
2011BrefOmar SySeries
2011Marrakech du rireSelfFilm
2011Vendredi, tout est permisSelf · 2 episodesSeries
2011Fish 'n' ChipsFish (voix) · 52 episodesSeries
2010Florence Foresti : Mother FuckerTaxi driverFilm
2010The Not-So-Little ThumblingGrand PoucetFilm
2010The Storytelling ShowMomo (voice)Film
2010Conte de la frustrationMoFilm
2009MicmacsRemingtonFilm
2009SafariYoussouf HammalFilm
2009So Happy TogetherBrunoFilm
2009Round Da WayNarbé (voice)Film
2009Special CorrespondentsJimmyFilm
2009King GuillaumeJean PeterFilm
2009Murphy's LawJoachim Ortega / Father Joachim OrtegaFilm
20082 Alone in ParisSammy BouglioniFilm
2008N'oubliez pas les paroles - Primes événementielsSelfSeries
2008VERSUSSelfFilm
2007Omar et Fred - Le spectacleOmar SyFilm
2007Garage BabesHamidouFilm
2007Moot-MootIsidore (voice) · 15 episodes, Tanguy (voice)Series
2006Those Happy DaysJosephFilm
2006Salut les Terriens !Self - Guest · 7 episodesSeries
2006On n'est pas couchéSelf - GuestSeries
2005Once Upon a Time in the Ouedle génie de la lampeFilm
2005SAV des émissions · 162 episodesSeries
2004The BoxLorenzoFilm
2004L'Année des Guignols - Un Jean-Pierre ça peut tout faireSelf - Impersonator (voices)Film
2004Coming-OutOmar SyFilm
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self - Guest · 2 episodesSeries
2003The DopeMichel DembéléFilm
2002Dead WeightMalian guyFilm
2002The RaceSergent ONUFilm
2002SamouraïsTysonFilm
2002If I Was HimGabrielFilm
2002Ces jours heureuxBriceFilm
2001Don't Die Too Hard!Taxi DriverFilm
2001The ApartmentSelf - GuestSeries
2000Jamel Debbouze - Le très très bien de JamelSelfFilm
2000La Cape et l'épéeMénestrelSeries
2000L'année des guignols - Ras le bol les guignols !Self - Impersonator (voices)Film
1999Jamel ShowSelfFilm
1992MorgenmagazinSelfSeries
1990Fort BoyardSelfSeries
—Le Chat du rabbinLe chatFilm
—PatienceSekouFilm
—Mercenary: An Extraction Series · 3 episodesSeries
Creator (1)
2005SAV des émissionsCreatorSeries
Production (6)
2025Out of ControlProducerFilm
2023Father & SoldierProducerFilm
2019YaoProducerFilm
2018The State Against Mandela and the OthersAssociate ProducerFilm
2014SambaCo-ProducerFilm
2010The Not-So-Little ThumblingProducerFilm
Writing (1)
2021LupinCreative ProducerSeries