Omar Sy
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1978-01-20
Place of birth: Trappes, Yvelines, France
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.
Known for
Special Correspondents
2009Jimmy
The Box
2004Lorenzo
Micmacs
2009Remington
Garage Babes
2007Hamidou
Samouraïs
2002Tyson
King Guillaume
2009Jean Peter
Omar et Fred - Le spectacle
2007Omar Sy
Safari
2009Youssouf Hammal
The Race
2002Sergent ONU
CANAL+'s 30th anniversary
2014Self
Those Happy Days
2006Joseph
Round Da Way
2009Narbé (voice)
Murphy's Law
2009Joachim Ortega / Father Joachim Ortega
So Happy Together
2009Bruno
The Storytelling Show
2010Momo (voice)
The Intouchables
2011Driss
L'entrée des Trappistes
2013Self
The Not-So-Little Thumbling
2010Grand Poucet
Drôles de familles
2022Self