Acting
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.
Also known as | Omar |
Popular as | Acting |
Gender | MALE |
Birthday | January 20, 1978 (47 years old) |
Year | Movie & Role |
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2022 | Drôles de familles as Self |
2014 | CANAL+'s 30th anniversary as Self |
2014 | X-Men: Days of Future Past as Bishop |
2013 | L'entrée des Trappistes as Self |
2011 | The Intouchables as Driss |
2010 | The Storytelling Show as Momo (voice) |
2010 | The Not-So-Little Thumbling as Grand Poucet |
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 |
2007 | Garage Babes as Hamidou |
2007 | Omar et Fred - Le spectacle as Omar Sy |
2006 | Those Happy Days as Joseph |
2004 | The Box as Lorenzo |
2002 | Samouraïs as Tyson |
2002 | The Race as Sergent ONU |