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Omar Sy

Biography

Omar Sy

Actor Producer Creator

Born
January 20, 1978
Age
48 years old
Place of birth
Trappes, Yvelines, France
Years active
2000 – present
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80

Credits

65

Movies

8

TV series

27

Years active

6.1

Avg. rating

0

Awards won

The life and career of Omar Sy

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Career timeline

  1. 1978 · Born

    Born in Trappes, Yvelines, France

  2. 2000 · Screen debut

    La Cape et l'épée (TV)

  3. 2010 · First production

    The Not-So-Little Thumbling (Movie)

  4. 2011 · Breakthrough

    The Intouchables (Movie)

  5. 2026 · Latest release

    Artou (Movie)

Career in numbers

Titles per decade
Most frequent genres
  • Comedy45
  • Drama23
  • Adventure14
  • Action12
  • Thriller10
  • Crime7
Highest-rated title The Intouchables 2011 8.3 Most popular title Jurassic World 2015 6.7

Known for

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Omar Sy in our catalogue.

Filmography

  1. — Mercenary: An Extraction Series Upcoming TV
  2. 2027 Dumas: Black Devil Upcoming Movie
  3. 2027 Untitled Ocean's Prequel Upcoming Movie
  4. 2026 Artou as Narrator Movie
  5. 2025 I Was a Stranger as Marwan Movie
  6. 2025 French Lover as Abel Camara Movie
  7. 2025 Patience (Sabali) as Sekou Movie
  8. 2025 Shadow Force as Isaac Movie
  9. 2025 Out of Control as Julien Movie
  10. 2024 The Killer as Sey Movie
  11. 2024 The Book of Clarence as Barabbas Movie
  12. 2023 Father & Soldier as Bakary Diallo Movie
  13. 2022 The A Talks as Self - Guest TV
  14. 2022 Jurassic World Dominion as Barry Sembène Movie
  15. 2022 The Takedown as Ousmane Diakhité Movie
  16. 2021 Fake News as Starsky, the Uber driver Movie
  17. 2021 Lupin as Assane Diop TV
  18. 2020 La télé d'Omar et Fred Movie
  19. 2020 Simply Black as Omar Sy Movie
  20. 2020 Night Shift as Aristide Movie
  21. 2020 Refugee as Marwan Movie
  22. 2020 The Call of the Wild as Perreault Movie
  23. 2020 The Lost Prince as Djibi, le père / le prince Movie
  24. 2019 Arctic Dogs as Leopold (voice) Movie
  25. 2019 The Wolf's Call as D'Orsi Movie
  26. 2019 Yao as Seydou Tall Movie
  27. 2018 Belleville Cop as Baaba Keita Movie
  28. 2017 Knock as Knock Movie
  29. 2017 Transformers: The Last Knight as Hot Rod (voice) Movie
  30. 2017 Sahara as Ajar (voice) Movie
  31. 2016 Two Is a Family as Samuel Movie
  32. 2016 Inferno as Christoph Bouchard Movie
  33. 2016 Chocolat as Rafael Padilla, aka Chocolat Movie
  34. 2015 Burnt as Michel Movie
  35. 2015 Jurassic World as Barry Movie
  36. 2015 Mune: Guardian of the Moon as Sohone (voice) Movie
  37. 2014 Samba as Samba Cissé Movie
  38. 2014 Good People as Khan Movie
  39. 2014 X-Men: Days of Future Past as Bishop Movie
  40. 2013 Mood Indigo as Nicolas Movie
  41. 2012 On the Other Side of the Tracks as Ousmane Diakhité Movie
  42. 2012 Mais qui a re-tué Pamela Rose ? as Mosby Movie
  43. 2012 The Dream Team as Wéké N’Dogo Movie
  44. 2011 Fish 'n' Chips as Fish (voix) TV
  45. 2011 The Intouchables as Driss Movie
  46. 2011 Bref as Omar Sy TV
  47. 2011 The Tuche Family as Le curé Movie
  48. 2010 The Storytelling Show as Momo (voice) Movie
  49. 2010 Florence Foresti : Mother Fucker as Taxi driver Movie
  50. 2010 Conte de la frustration as Mo Movie
  51. 2010 The Not-So-Little Thumbling as Grand Poucet Movie
  52. 2009 Murphy's Law as Joachim Ortega / Father Joachim Ortega Movie
  53. 2009 Micmacs as Remington Movie
  54. 2009 So Happy Together as Bruno Movie
  55. 2009 Round Da Way as Narbé (voice) Movie
  56. 2009 Safari as Youssouf Hammal Movie
  57. 2009 King Guillaume as Jean Peter Movie
  58. 2009 Special Correspondents as Jimmy Movie
  59. 2008 2 Alone in Paris as Sammy Bouglioni Movie
  60. 2007 Garage Babes as Hamidou Movie
  61. 2007 Omar et Fred - Le spectacle as Omar Sy Movie
  62. 2007 Moot-Moot as Isidore (voice) TV
  63. 2006 Those Happy Days as Joseph Movie
  64. 2005 SAV des émissions TV
  65. 2005 Once Upon a Time in the Oued as le génie de la lampe Movie
  66. 2004 The Box as Lorenzo Movie
  67. 2003 The Dope as Michel Dembélé Movie
  68. 2002 Samouraïs as Tyson Movie
  69. 2002 If I Was Him as Gabriel Movie
  70. 2002 Dead Weight as Malian guy Movie
  71. 2002 The Race as Sergent ONU Movie
  72. 2001 Don't Die Too Hard! as Taxi Driver Movie
  73. 2000 La Cape et l'épée as Ménestrel TV
  1. 2026 Artou Movie
  2. 2025 Out of Control Movie
  3. 2023 Father & Soldier Movie
  4. 2021 Lupin TV
  5. 2019 Yao Movie
  6. 2010 The Not-So-Little Thumbling Movie
  1. 2005 SAV des émissions TV

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Quick facts

How old is Omar Sy?

Omar Sy is 48 years old, born on January 20, 1978.

Where was Omar Sy born?

Omar Sy was born in Trappes, Yvelines, France.

What was Omar Sy’s first screen role?

The earliest title in our catalogue featuring Omar Sy is La Cape et l'épée (2000).

How many movies and series has Omar Sy made?

Our catalogue lists 73 titles for Omar Sy: 65 movies and 8 TV series.

What is Omar Sy’s highest-rated title?

Among titles with enough votes, The Intouchables has the highest audience rating, with 8.3/10 on TMDB.

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