Omar Sy

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

Jurassic World

Jurassic World

2015

The Intouchables Not in library

The Intouchables

2011

X-Men: Days of Future Past Not in library

X-Men: Days of Future Past

2014

Jurassic World Dominion

Jurassic World Dominion

2022

Transformers: The Last Knight Not in library

Transformers: The Last Knight

2017

Inferno

Inferno

2016

The Call of the Wild Not in library

The Call of the Wild

2020

Burnt Not in library

Burnt

2015

Two Is a Family Not in library

Two Is a Family

2016

Lupin Not in library

Lupin

2021

Acting

2027 Dumas: Black Devil
2025 Shadow Force as Isaac
2025 Out of Control as Julien
2025 I Was a Stranger as Marwan
2025 French Lover as Abel Camara
2025 Patience (Sabali) as Sekou
2024 The Killer as Sey
2024 The Book of Clarence as Barabbas
2024 Michel Denisot n'aime pas les anniversaires as Self
2023 Father & Soldier as Bakary Diallo
2023 Beau geste as Self (1 episode)
2023 Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma as Self - Guest (1 episode)
2022 Drôles de familles as Self
2022 Jurassic World Dominion as Barry Sembène In Library
2022 The Takedown as Ousmane Diakhité
2022 Cannes Festival as Self - Guest (1 episode)
2022 Sherri as Self - Guest (1 episode)
2022 The A Talks as Self - Guest (1 episode)
2022 Couch by Lena Situations as Self - Guest (1 episode)
2021 Fake News as Starsky, the Uber driver
2021 Lupin as Assane Diop (17 episodes)
2021 C ce soir, le débat as Self - Guest (1 episode)
2021 Humberto as Self (1 episode)
2020 GIMS: On the Record as Self
2020 The Lost Prince as Djibi, le père / le prince
2020 The Call of the Wild as Perreault
2020 Refugee as Marwan
2020 Night Shift as Aristide
2020 Simply Black as Omar Sy
2020 Anelka: Misunderstood as Self
2020 La télé d'Omar et Fred
2019 Arctic Dogs as Leopold (voice)
2019 The Wolf's Call as D'Orsi
2019 Yao as Seydou Tall
2019 The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self (1 episode)
2018 Belleville Cop as Baaba Keita
2018 Omar Sy, c'est ta chance as Self
2018 The Perfect Day as Self
2018 Bonsoir ! as Self - Guest (1 episode)
2017 Sahara as Ajar (voice)
2017 Knock as Knock
2017 Transformers: The Last Knight as Hot Rod (voice)
2017 Au tableau - Edouard Philippe / Anne Hidalgo / Omar Sy as Self, Actor
2017 Face the Classroom as Self - Guest (1 episode)
2016 Inferno as Christoph Bouchard In Library
2016 Chocolat as Rafael Padilla, aka Chocolat
2016 Two Is a Family as Samuel
2016 The Blues: Another Story of France as Self
2016 Dans l'ombre de Teddy Riner as Himself
2016 Quotidien as Self - Guest (1 episode)
2015 Jurassic World as Barry In Library
2015 Mune: Guardian of the Moon as Sohone (voice)
2015 Burnt as Michel
2014 CANAL+'s 30th anniversary as Self
2014 X-Men: Days of Future Past as Bishop
2014 Good People as Khan
2014 Samba as Samba Cissé
2013 L'entrée des Trappistes as Self
2013 Mood Indigo as Nicolas
2012 On the Other Side of the Tracks as Ousmane Diakhité
2012 The Dream Team as Wéké N’Dogo
2012 Mais qui a re-tué Pamela Rose ? as Mosby
2011 The Intouchables as Driss
2011 The Tuche Family as Le curé
2011 Marrakech du rire as Self
2011 Fish 'n' Chips as Fish (voix) (52 episodes)
2011 Bref as Omar Sy (1 episode)
2011 Vendredi, tout est permis as Self (2 episodes)
2010 The Storytelling Show as Momo (voice)
2010 The Not-So-Little Thumbling as Grand Poucet
2010 Conte de la frustration as Mo
2010 Florence Foresti : Mother Fucker as Taxi driver
2009 Special Correspondents as Jimmy
2009 Micmacs as Remington
2009 King Guillaume as Jean Peter
2009 Safari as Youssouf Hammal
2009 Round Da Way as Narbé (voice)
2009 Murphy's Law as Joachim Ortega / Father Joachim Ortega
2009 So Happy Together as Bruno
2008 VERSUS as Self
2008 2 Alone in Paris as Sammy Bouglioni
2008 N'oubliez pas les paroles - Primes événementiels as Self (1 episode)
2007 Garage Babes as Hamidou
2007 Omar et Fred - Le spectacle as Omar Sy
2007 Moot-Moot as Isidore (voice) (15 episodes)
2007 Moot-Moot as Tanguy (voice) (1 episode)
2006 Those Happy Days as Joseph
2006 Salut les Terriens ! as Self - Guest (7 episodes)
2006 On n'est pas couché as Self - Guest (1 episode)
2005 Once Upon a Time in the Oued as le génie de la lampe
2005 SAV des émissions
2004 The Box as Lorenzo
2004 Coming-Out as Omar Sy
2004 L'Année des Guignols - Un Jean-Pierre ça peut tout faire as Self - Impersonator (voices)
2003 The Dope as Michel Dembélé
2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self (1 episode)
2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Guest (1 episode)
2002 Samouraïs as Tyson
2002 The Race as Sergent ONU
2002 If I Was Him as Gabriel
2002 Ces jours heureux as Brice
2002 Dead Weight as Malian guy
2001 Don't Die Too Hard! as Taxi Driver
2001 The Apartment as Self - Guest (1 episode)
2000 Jamel Debbouze - Le très très bien de Jamel as Self
2000 L'année des guignols - Ras le bol les guignols ! as Self - Impersonator (voices)
2000 La Cape et l'épée as Ménestrel (1 episode)
1999 Jamel Show as Self
1992 Morgenmagazin as Self (1 episode)
1990 Fort Boyard as Self (1 episode)
Le Chat du rabbin as Le chat
Patience as Sekou
Mercenary: An Extraction Series

Writing

2021 Lupin Creative Producer

Production

2025 Out of Control Producer
2023 Father & Soldier Producer
2021 Lupin Producer
2019 Yao Producer
2018 The State Against Mandela and the Others Associate Producer
2014 Samba Co-Producer
11817 Producer

Creator

2005 SAV des émissions Creator