Omar Sy was born in Trappes, France, on January 20, 1978, is a French actor. Young Omar Sy first started his career in radio show at Radio Nova (1997). He made his big screen debut in French crime comedy film Don't Die Too Hard! (La Tour Montparnasse Infernale) (2001) in role as Taxi. He got his television debut in Canal+ sketch comedy series La cape et l'épée (2000) in episode "La communion solennelle", in role as Minstrel. Omar's breakthrough performance came as Bakary "Driss" Bassari in buddy comedy drama film Intouchables (2011).
Omar Sy height is 6' 2¾" іn fееt аnd іnсhеѕ or 190 іn cеntіmеtrеѕ, his weight is 183 іn pоunds or 83 іn kіlоgrаmѕ. He is 47 years old. His shoe size is 13 US | 46 EU.
Omar Sy
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Birth Date:
January 20, 1978
Age:
47 years old
Nationality:
France
Sun Sign:
Aquarius
Natural hair color:
Black
Eye Color:
Dark Brown
Height:
6 ft 2¾ in | 190 cm
Net Worth:
$3 Million
Weight:
83 kg | 183 lbs
Shoe Size:
13 US | 46 EU
He won the César Award for Best Actor for his role as Bakary "Driss" Bassari in buddy comedy drama film Intouchables (2011).
He was nominated for the César Award for Best Actor for his role as Clown Chocolat in drama film Chocolat (2016).
He played Barry in science fiction action films Jurassic World (2015) and Jurassic World Dominion (2022).
X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) - Bishop
He voiced Sohone in animated adventure fantasy film Mune: Guardian of the Moon (2014).
Good People (2014) - Khan
Burnt (2015) - Michel
Inferno (2016) - Christoph Bouchard
The Call of the Wild (2020) - Perrault
The Book of Clarence (2023) - Barabbas
The Killer (2024) - Sey
Voice roles
The Angry Birds Movie (2016) - Red
Norm of the North (2016) - Norm
Sahara (2017) - Ajar
Transformers: The Last Knight (2017) - Hot Rod
Arctic Dogs (2019) - Leopold
He was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama for his role as Assane Diop in Netflix mystery thriller television series Lupin (2021-2023).
Graduated from High School in 1996.
Has seven siblings.
Has Mauritanian and Senegalese ancestry.
He voiced Barry in video game Jurassic World Evolution 2 (2022).
Supporter of French professional football club Olympique de Marseille.
Lives in Los Angeles, California.
He married Hélène in 2007, they have five children.