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.

Known For

Jurassic World

as Barry

The Intouchables

as Driss

X-Men: Days of Future Past

as Bishop

Jurassic World Dominion

as Barry Sembène

Transformers: The Last Knight

as Hot Rod (voice)

Inferno

as Christoph Bouchard

The Call of the Wild

as Perreault

The Angry Birds Movie

as (voice) (uncredited)

Burnt

as Michel

Two Is a Family

as Samuel