Omar Sy

Omar Sy

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.

Personal info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1978-01-20

Place of birth

Trappes, Yvelines, France

Images

Cast

The Box

The Box

2004

5.64

Micmacs

Micmacs

2009

6.63

Garage Babes

Garage Babes

2007

3.10

Samouraïs

Samouraïs

2002

3.40

Safari

Safari

2009

4.62

The Race

The Race

2002

3.98

Round Da Way

Round Da Way

2009

6.70

Murphy's Law

Murphy's Law

2009

5.40

Mood Indigo

Mood Indigo

2013

6.12

Shadow Force

Shadow Force

2025

6.36

The Dope

The Dope

2003

4.60

If I Was Him

If I Was Him

2002

4.30

Good People

Good People

2014

5.50

Samba

Samba

2014

6.35

The Killer

The Killer

2024

6.29

Inferno

Inferno

2016

6.08

Burnt

Burnt

2015

6.52

VERSUS

VERSUS

2008

0.00

Chocolat

Chocolat

2016

6.80

French Lover

French Lover

2025

6.02

Coming-Out

Coming-Out

2004

3.00

Jamel Show

Jamel Show

1999

6.00

Arctic Dogs

Arctic Dogs

2019

6.03

Sahara

Sahara

2017

5.98

Knock

Knock

2017

6.38

Yao

Yao

2019

6.59

Refugee

Refugee

2020

0.00

Night Shift

Night Shift

2020

5.24

Simply Black

Simply Black

2020

5.88

Dead Weight

Dead Weight

2002

5.83

Fake News

Fake News

2021

4.03

The Takedown

The Takedown

2022

6.10