Omar Sy

Acting

Omar Sy

Born January 20, 1978Trappes, Yvelines, France111 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

Dumas: Black Devil

Movie

2027

I Was a Stranger
6.3

I Was a Stranger

Movie

2025

French Lover
6.1

French Lover

Movie

2025

Patience (Sabali)

Patience (Sabali)

Movie

2025

Shadow Force
6.3

Shadow Force

Movie

2025

Out of Control
5.7

Out of Control

Movie

2025

Filmography

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2027Dumas: Black DevilMovie
I Was a Stranger
2025I Was a Strangeras MarwanMovie
French Lover
2025French Loveras Abel CamaraMovie
Patience (Sabali)
2025Patience (Sabali)as SekouMovie
Shadow Force
2025Shadow Forceas IsaacMovie
Out of Control
2025Out of Controlas JulienMovie
Michel Denisot n'aime pas les anniversaires
2024Michel Denisot n'aime pas les anniversairesas SelfMovie
The Killer
2024The Killeras SeyMovie
The Book of Clarence
2024The Book of Clarenceas BarabbasMovie
Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma
2023Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinémaas Self - GuestTV
Beau geste
2023Beau gesteas SelfTV
Father & Soldier
2023Father & Soldieras Bakary DialloMovie
Couch by Lena Situations
2022Couch by Lena Situationsas Self - GuestTV
Sherri
2022Sherrias Self - GuestTV
The A Talks
2022The A Talksas Self - GuestTV
Jurassic World Dominion
2022Jurassic World Dominionas Barry SembèneMovie
Cannes Festival
2022Cannes Festivalas Self - GuestTV
The Takedown
2022The Takedownas Ousmane DiakhitéMovie
Drôles de familles
2022Drôles de famillesas SelfMovie
Fake News
2021Fake Newsas Starsky, the Uber driverMovie
C ce soir, le débat
2021C ce soir, le débatas Self - GuestTV
Humberto
2021Humbertoas SelfTV
Lupin
2021Lupinas Assane DiopTV
La télé d'Omar et Fred
2020La télé d'Omar et FredMovie
GIMS: On the Record
2020GIMS: On the Recordas SelfMovie
Anelka: Misunderstood
2020Anelka: Misunderstoodas SelfMovie
Simply Black
2020Simply Blackas Omar SyMovie
Night Shift
2020Night Shiftas AristideMovie
Refugee
2020Refugeeas MarwanMovie
The Call of the Wild
2020The Call of the Wildas PerreaultMovie
The Lost Prince
2020The Lost Princeas Djibi, le père / le princeMovie
Arctic Dogs
2019Arctic Dogsas Leopold (voice)Movie
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019The Kelly Clarkson Showas SelfTV
The Wolf's Call
2019The Wolf's Callas D'OrsiMovie
Yao
2019Yaoas Seydou TallMovie
Omar Sy, c'est ta chance
2018Omar Sy, c'est ta chanceas SelfMovie
Bonsoir !
2018Bonsoir !as Self - GuestTV
Belleville Cop
2018Belleville Copas Baaba KeitaMovie
The Perfect Day
2018The Perfect Dayas SelfMovie
Au tableau - Edouard Philippe / Anne Hidalgo / Omar Sy
2017Au tableau - Edouard Philippe / Anne Hidalgo / Omar Syas Self, ActorMovie
Knock
2017Knockas KnockMovie
Transformers: The Last Knight
2017Transformers: The Last Knightas Hot Rod (voice)Movie
Face the Classroom
2017Face the Classroomas Self - GuestTV
Sahara
2017Saharaas Ajar (voice)Movie
Two Is a Family
2016Two Is a Familyas SamuelMovie
Inferno
2016Infernoas Christoph BouchardMovie
Quotidien
2016Quotidienas Self - GuestTV
The Blues: Another Story of France
2016The Blues: Another Story of Franceas SelfMovie
Dans l'ombre de Teddy Riner
2016Dans l'ombre de Teddy Rineras HimselfMovie
Chocolat
2016Chocolatas Rafael Padilla, aka ChocolatMovie
Burnt
2015Burntas MichelMovie
Jurassic World
2015Jurassic Worldas BarryMovie
Mune: Guardian of the Moon
2015Mune: Guardian of the Moonas Sohone (voice)Movie
CANAL+'s 30th anniversary
2014CANAL+'s 30th anniversaryas SelfMovie
Samba
2014Sambaas Samba CisséMovie
Good People
2014Good Peopleas KhanMovie
X-Men: Days of Future Past
2014X-Men: Days of Future Pastas BishopMovie
L'entrée des Trappistes
2013L'entrée des Trappistesas SelfMovie
Mood Indigo
2013Mood Indigoas NicolasMovie
On the Other Side of the Tracks
2012On the Other Side of the Tracksas Ousmane DiakhitéMovie
Mais qui a re-tué Pamela Rose ?
2012Mais qui a re-tué Pamela Rose ?as MosbyMovie
The Dream Team
2012The Dream Teamas Wéké N’DogoMovie
Vendredi, tout est permis
2011Vendredi, tout est permisas SelfTV
Fish 'n' Chips
2011Fish 'n' Chipsas Fish (voix)TV
The Intouchables
2011The Intouchablesas DrissMovie
Bref
2011Brefas Omar SyTV
The Tuche Family
2011The Tuche Familyas Le curéMovie
Marrakech du rire
2011Marrakech du rireas SelfMovie
The Storytelling Show
2010The Storytelling Showas Momo (voice)Movie
Florence Foresti : Mother Fucker
2010Florence Foresti : Mother Fuckeras Taxi driverMovie
Conte de la frustration
2010Conte de la frustrationas MoMovie
The Not-So-Little Thumbling
2010The Not-So-Little Thumblingas Grand PoucetMovie
Murphy's Law
2009Murphy's Lawas Joachim Ortega / Father Joachim OrtegaMovie
Micmacs
2009Micmacsas RemingtonMovie
Round Da Way
2009Round Da Wayas Narbé (voice)Movie
So Happy Together
2009So Happy Togetheras BrunoMovie
Safari
2009Safarias Youssouf HammalMovie
King Guillaume
2009King Guillaumeas Jean PeterMovie
Special Correspondents
2009Special Correspondentsas JimmyMovie
2 Alone in Paris
20082 Alone in Parisas Sammy BouglioniMovie
VERSUS
2008VERSUSas SelfMovie
N'oubliez pas les paroles - Primes événementiels
2008N'oubliez pas les paroles - Primes événementielsas SelfTV
Garage Babes
2007Garage Babesas HamidouMovie
Omar et Fred - Le spectacle
2007Omar et Fred - Le spectacleas Omar SyMovie
Moot-Moot
2007Moot-Mootas Isidore (voice)TV
Salut les Terriens !
2006Salut les Terriens !as Self - GuestTV
On n'est pas couché
2006On n'est pas couchéas Self - GuestTV
Those Happy Days
2006Those Happy Daysas JosephMovie
SAV des émissions
2005SAV des émissionsTV
Once Upon a Time in the Oued
2005Once Upon a Time in the Ouedas le génie de la lampeMovie
The Box
2004The Boxas LorenzoMovie
L'Année des Guignols - Un Jean-Pierre ça peut tout faire
2004L'Année des Guignols - Un Jean-Pierre ça peut tout faireas Self - Impersonator (voices)Movie
C
2004Coming-Outas Omar SyMovie
The Dope
2003The Dopeas Michel DembéléMovie
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!as SelfTV
Samouraïs
2002Samouraïsas TysonMovie
If I Was Him
2002If I Was Himas GabrielMovie
Ces jours heureux
2002Ces jours heureuxas BriceMovie
Dead Weight
2002Dead Weightas Malian guyMovie
The Race
2002The Raceas Sergent ONUMovie
The Apartment
2001The Apartmentas Self - GuestTV
Don't Die Too Hard!
2001Don't Die Too Hard!as Taxi DriverMovie
La Cape et l'épée
2000La Cape et l'épéeas MénestrelTV
L'année des guignols - Ras le bol les guignols !
2000L'année des guignols - Ras le bol les guignols !as Self - Impersonator (voices)Movie
Jamel Debbouze - Le très très bien de Jamel
2000Jamel Debbouze - Le très très bien de Jamelas SelfMovie
Jamel Show
1999Jamel Showas SelfMovie
Morgenmagazin
1992Morgenmagazinas SelfTV
Fort Boyard
1990Fort Boyardas SelfTV
L
—Le Chat du rabbinas Le chatMovie
P
—Patienceas SekouMovie
M
—Mercenary: An Extraction SeriesTV