Omar Sy
Acting · Born 1978-01-20 in 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.
Filmography
- Those Happy Days as Joseph
- The Intouchables as Driss
- X-Men: Days of Future Past as Bishop
- Mune: Guardian of the Moon as Sohone (voice)
- Two Is a Family as Samuel
- The Wolf's Call as D'Orsi
- The Call of the Wild as Perreault
- Special Correspondents as Jimmy
- The Box as Lorenzo
- Micmacs as Remington