Omar Sy
Acting
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.
Born: January 20, 1978
Place of Birth: Trappes, Yvelines, France
Known For
Moot-Moot
Moot-Moot
Dans l'ombre de Teddy Riner
Documentary following Teddy Riner's incredible career from 2004 to 2016 before Rio Olympic Games. We learn about his roots in Guadeloupe, his training, his family and friends (among them Tony Parker and Omar Sy). And everything that has braught him to the top of Judo.
The Intouchables
A true story of two men who should never have met – a quadriplegic aristocrat who was injured in a paragliding accident and a young man from the projects.
Bref
A lost thirty-something shares his struggles, from failed relationships to boring jobs and pointless nights out. Stuck in his routine at first, he slowly evolves, searching for meaning in his life. In short, he's just trying to live.
I Was a Stranger
A Syrian doctor and her daughter flee Aleppo, setting off a chain of events that binds five strangers together. A smuggler, a soldier, a poet, and a coast guard captain collide in a crisis that tests their courage, their choices, and their humanity.
L'année des guignols - Ras le bol les guignols !
- The Board of DSK - The complaints of the grandmother mustache - The Tiberi make us cry - Edward loose - Right Park - Lionel Jospin Love
Two Is a Family
A man without attachments or responsibilities suddenly finds himself with an abandoned baby and leaves for London to try and find the mother. Eight years later after he and his daughter become inseparable Gloria's mother reappears.
Lupin
Inspired by the adventures of Arsène Lupin, gentleman thief Assane Diop sets out to avenge his father for an injustice inflicted by a wealthy family.
The Wolf's Call
Shown from the perspective of a young submariner with unusually sensitive hearing and uncannily precise sound recognition. The fate of many often depends on his ability, and one time, whilst highly stressed, he makes a incorrect call which put his entire crew in mortal danger. Trying to regain the confidence of his comrades, he conducts an unauthorised investigation of an apparent plot which, it turns out, risks escalating into a nuclear apocalypse. Suddenly working under pressure with the fleet admiral, they must do whatever is necessary, even the unthinkable, to prevent a nuclear war, since a confirmed nuclear strike order cannot be countermanded.
Filmography
as Marwan
as Abel Camara
as Sekou
as Isaac
as Julien
as Sey
as Barabbas
as Self - Guest
as Self
as Bakary Diallo
as Self - Guest
as Self - Guest
as Self - Guest
as Barry Sembène
as Self - Guest
as Ousmane Diakhité
as Self
as Starsky, the Uber driver
as Self - Guest
as Self
as Assane Diop
as Self
as Self
as Omar Sy
as Aristide
as Marwan
as Perreault
as Djibi, le père / le prince
as Leopold (voice)
as Self
as D'Orsi
as Seydou Tall
as Self
as Self - Guest
as Baaba Keita
as Self
as Self, Actor
as Knock
as Hot Rod (voice)
as Self - Guest
as Ajar (voice)
as Samuel
as Christoph Bouchard
as Self - Guest
as Himself
as Rafael Padilla, aka Chocolat
as Michel
as Barry
as Sohone (voice)
as Self
as Samba Cissé
as Khan
as Bishop
as Self
as Nicolas
as Ousmane Diakhité
as Mosby
as Wéké N’Dogo
as Fish (voix)
as Driss
as Omar Sy
as Le curé
as Self
as Momo (voice)
as Taxi driver
as Grand Poucet
as Joachim Ortega / Father Joachim Ortega
as Remington
as Narbé (voice)
as Bruno
as Youssouf Hammal
as Jean Peter
as Jimmy
as Sammy Bouglioni
as Self
as Hamidou
as Omar Sy
as Isidore (voice)
as Tanguy (voice)
as Self - Guest
as Self - Guest
as Joseph
as le génie de la lampe
as Lorenzo
as Self - Impersonator (voices)
as Michel Dembélé
as Self
as Self - Guest
as Tyson
as Gabriel
as Malian guy
as Sergent ONU
as Self - Guest
as Taxi Driver
as Ménestrel
as Self - Impersonator (voices)
as Self
as Self
as Self