Omar Sy

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

January 20, 1978 (48 yrs)

place of birth

Trappes, Yvelines, France

also known as

Omar · 오마르 시 · オマール・シー · 歐馬·希

total credits

50 movies

Biography

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.

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Known For

Filmography

50 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

The Intouchables
8.3

The Intouchables

2011as Driss
Jurassic World Dominion
6.6

Jurassic World Dominion

2022as Barry Sembène
Jurassic World
6.7

Jurassic World

2015as Barry
X-Men: Days of Future Past
7.5

X-Men: Days of Future Past

2014as Bishop
Transformers: The Last Knight
6.1

Transformers: The Last Knight

2017as Hot Rod (voice)
Inferno
6.1

Inferno

2016as Christoph Bouchard
Shadow Force
6.3

Shadow Force

2025as Isaac
The Killer
6.3

The Killer

2024as Sey
The Call of the Wild
7.5

The Call of the Wild

2020as Perreault
Burnt
6.5

Burnt

2015as Michel
French Lover
6.1

French Lover

2025as Abel Camara
The Wolf's Call
7.5

The Wolf's Call

2019as D'Orsi
Arctic Dogs
6.1

Arctic Dogs

2019as Leopold (voice)
Mune: Guardian of the Moon
7.3

Mune: Guardian of the Moon

2015as Sohone (voice)
The Book of Clarence
5.9

The Book of Clarence

2024as Barabbas
I Was a Stranger
6.8

I Was a Stranger

2025as Marwan
Good People
5.5

Good People

2014as Khan
Samba
6.4

Samba

2014as Samba Cissé
Two Is a Family
7.7

Two Is a Family

2016as Samuel
Sahara
6.0

Sahara

2017as Ajar (voice)
Dead Weight
5.8

Dead Weight

2002as Malian guy
The Takedown
6.1

The Takedown

2022as Ousmane Diakhité
The Lost Prince
5.7

The Lost Prince

2020as Djibi, le père / le prince
2 Alone in Paris
5.1

2 Alone in Paris

2008as Sammy Bouglioni
Night Shift
5.2

Night Shift

2020as Aristide
Knock
6.4

Knock

2017as Knock
Father & Soldier
6.0

Father & Soldier

2023as Bakary Diallo
The Tuche Family
6.0

The Tuche Family

2011as Le curé
Belleville Cop
5.0

Belleville Cop

2018as Baaba Keita
Chocolat
6.8

Chocolat

2016as Rafael Padilla, aka Chocolat
Micmacs
6.6

Micmacs

2009as Remington
Those Happy Days
7.4

Those Happy Days

2006as Joseph
The Race
4.0

The Race

2002as Sergent ONU
Round Da Way
6.7

Round Da Way

2009as Narbé (voice)
Mood Indigo
6.1

Mood Indigo

2013as Nicolas
Out of Control
5.8

Out of Control

2025as Julien
Simply Black
5.9

Simply Black

2020as Omar Sy
Safari
4.6

Safari

2009as Youssouf Hammal
The Dream Team
5.0

The Dream Team

2012as Wéké N’Dogo
Don't Die Too Hard!
6.4

Don't Die Too Hard!

2001as Taxi Driver
Murphy's Law
5.4

Murphy's Law

2009as Joachim Ortega / Father Joachim Ortega
Samouraïs
4.0

Samouraïs

2002as Tyson
On the Other Side of the Tracks
5.6

On the Other Side of the Tracks

2012as Ousmane Diakhité
King Guillaume
4.5

King Guillaume

2009as Jean Peter
Yao
6.6

Yao

2019as Seydou Tall
Mais qui a re-tué Pamela Rose ?
5.7

Mais qui a re-tué Pamela Rose ?

2012as Mosby
The Dope
4.6

The Dope

2003as Michel Dembélé
Special Correspondents
5.1

Special Correspondents

2009as Jimmy
Fake News
4.1

Fake News

2021as Starsky, the Uber driver
Jamel Show
6.0

Jamel Show

1999as Self