Omar Sy
AKA: Omar
Birthday: 1978-01-20
Birthplace: Trappes, Yvelines, France
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
Character: Youssouf Hammal
Character: Joachim Ortega / Father Joachim Ortega
Character: Lucas Bishop / Bishop
Character: Ousmane Diakhité
Character: Christoph Bouchard
Character: Rafael Padilla, aka Chocolat
Character: Sohone (voice)
Character: Leopold (voice)
Character: Hot Rod (voice)
Character: le génie de la lampe
Character: Djibi, le père / le prince
Character: Michelin Mike / Monsieur Propre / M&M's (Voice)
Character: Le chauffeur de taxi
Character: Starsky, the Uber driver
Character: Multiple rôles
Character: Sammy Bouglioni
Character: Impersonator (voices)
Character: impersonation (voices)
Character: Ousmane Diakhité
Character: Michel Dembélé