Omar Sy
Birthday: 1978-01-20 | Place of Birth: Trappes, Yvelines, FranceOmar 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
Acting
Role
as Bakary Diallo
as Ousmane Diakhité
as Assane Diop
as Aristide
as Djibi, le père / le prince
as Omar Sy
as Perreault
as Self
as D'Orsi
as Leopold (voice)
as Seydou Tall
as Baaba Keita
as Christoph Bouchard
as Rafael Padilla, aka Chocolat
as Barry
as Michel
as Samba Cissé
as Khan
as Nicolas
as Ousmane Diakhité
as Driss
as Le chauffeur de taxi
as Bruno
as Narbé (voice)
as Youssouf Hammal