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Omar Sy

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

2026
I Was a Stranger

as Marwan

Movie
2025
Shadow Force

as Isaac

Movie
2025
Out of Control

as Julien

Movie
2024
The Killer

as Sey

Movie
2022
Jurassic World Dominion

as Barry Sembène

Movie
2020
The Call of the Wild

as Perreault

Movie
2016
Inferno

as Christoph Bouchard

Movie
2015
Jurassic World

as Barry

Movie
2014
X-Men: Days of Future Past

as Bishop

Movie
2011
The Intouchables

as Driss

Movie
2021
Lupin

as Assane Diop

TV Show