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.

Filmography

Lorenzo
Remington
Jean Peter
Youssouf Hammal
Sergent ONU
Narbé (voice)
Joachim Ortega / Father Joachim Ortega
Wéké N’Dogo
Bakary Diallo
Michel Dembélé
Samba Cissé
Christoph Bouchard
Michel
Self
Rafael Padilla, aka Chocolat
Abel Camara
Omar Sy
Leopold (voice)
Ajar (voice)
Knock
le génie de la lampe
Baaba Keita
Seydou Tall
Djibi, le père / le prince
Marwan
Aristide
Malian guy
Starsky, the Uber driver
Sammy Bouglioni
Ousmane Diakhité
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(voice) (uncredited)