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Omar Sy
Omar Sy’s screen credits include Driss in The Intouchables and Barry in Jurassic World.
Born January 20, 1978 Trappes, Yvelines, France3 movies on MoviHero
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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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- 2027Dumas: Black DevilActorUpcoming
- 2025I Was a StrangerMarwan
- 2025French LoverAbel Camara
- 2025Patience (Sabali)Sekou
- 2025Shadow ForceIsaac
- 2025Out of ControlProducer · Julien
- 2024Michel Denisot n'aime pas les anniversairesSelf
- 2024The KillerSey
- 2024The Book of ClarenceBarabbas
- 2023Father & SoldierProducer · Bakary Diallo
- 2022Jurassic World DominionBarry Sembène
- 2022The TakedownOusmane Diakhité
- 2022Drôles de famillesSelf
- 2021Fake NewsStarsky, the Uber driver
- 2020La télé d'Omar et FredActor
- 2020GIMS: On the RecordSelf
- 2020Anelka: MisunderstoodSelf
- 2020Simply BlackOmar Sy
- 2020Night ShiftAristide
- 2020RefugeeMarwan
- 2020The Call of the WildPerreault
- 2020The Lost PrinceDjibi, le père / le prince
- 2019Arctic DogsLeopold (voice)
- 2019The Wolf's CallD'Orsi
- 2019YaoProducer · Seydou Tall
- 2018Omar Sy, c'est ta chanceSelf
- 2018Belleville CopBaaba Keita
- 2018The State Against Mandela and the OthersProducer
- 2018The Perfect DaySelf
- 2017Au tableau - Edouard Philippe / Anne Hidalgo / Omar SySelf, Actor
- 2017KnockKnock
- 2017Transformers: The Last KnightHot Rod (voice)
- 2017SaharaAjar (voice)
- 2016Two Is a FamilySamuel
- 2016InfernoChristoph Bouchard
- 2016The Blues: Another Story of FranceSelf
- 2016Dans l'ombre de Teddy RinerHimself
- 2016ChocolatRafael Padilla, aka Chocolat
- 2015BurntMichel
- 2015Mune: Guardian of the MoonSohone (voice)
- 2014CANAL+'s 30th anniversarySelf
- 2014SambaProducer · Samba Cissé
- 2014X-Men: Days of Future Past - Classification: MSelf
- 2014Good PeopleKhan
- 2014X-Men: Days of Future PastBishop
- 2013L'entrée des TrappistesSelf
- 2013Mood IndigoNicolas
- 2012On the Other Side of the TracksOusmane Diakhité
- 2012Mais qui a re-tué Pamela Rose ?Mosby
- 2012The Dream TeamWéké N’Dogo
- 2011The Tuche FamilyLe curé
- 2011Marrakech du rireSelf
- 2010The Storytelling ShowMomo (voice)
- 2010Florence Foresti : Mother FuckerTaxi driver
- 2010Conte de la frustrationMo
- 2010The Not-So-Little ThumblingProducer · Grand Poucet
- 2009Murphy's LawJoachim Ortega / Father Joachim Ortega
- 2009MicmacsRemington
- 2009Round Da WayNarbé (voice)
- 2009So Happy TogetherBruno
- 2009SafariYoussouf Hammal
- 2009King GuillaumeJean Peter
- 2009Special CorrespondentsJimmy
- 20082 Alone in ParisSammy Bouglioni
- 2008VERSUSSelf
- 2007Garage BabesHamidou
- 2007Omar et Fred - Le spectacleOmar Sy
- 2006Those Happy DaysJoseph
- 2005Once Upon a Time in the Ouedle génie de la lampe
- 2004The BoxLorenzo
- 2004L'Année des Guignols - Un Jean-Pierre ça peut tout faireSelf - Impersonator (voices)
- 2004Coming-OutOmar Sy
- 2003The DopeMichel Dembélé
- 2002SamouraïsTyson
- 2002If I Was HimGabriel
- 2002Ces jours heureuxBrice
- 2002Dead WeightMalian guy
- 2002The RaceSergent ONU
- 2001Don't Die Too Hard!Taxi Driver
- 2000L'année des guignols - Ras le bol les guignols !Self - Impersonator (voices)
- 2000Jamel Debbouze - Le très très bien de JamelSelf
- 1999Jamel ShowSelf
- Le Chat du rabbinLe chat
- PatienceSekou
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