French actor Omar Sy began his career in 1996 by working in the alternative radio station called Radio Nova where he appeared in his friend Jamel Debbouze’s show. There, he met Fred Testot and the two became the comedy duo Omar and Fred who appeared in a number of stage shows as well as sketch comedy shorts on television. On the television network Canal+, the two also appeared in shows ‘Le Cinéma de Jamel’ and ‘Le Visiophon’. His first film was the short film ‘Granturismo’ (2000) wherein he lent his voice (as Omar). He then went on to act in several French comedy films some of which are ‘La Tour Montparnasse Infernale’ (2001), ‘Le Boulet’ (2002), ‘The Race’ (2002), Samourais (2002), ‘La Beuze’ (2003) and ‘Le carton’ (2004). In 2005, the comedy duo began hosting ‘Service après-vente des émissions’ (till 2012), a short comedy segment in the Canal+ nightly news and talk show ‘Le Grand Journal’. The show brought them a lot of success and fame. His first major film role came in 2006 with Olivier Nakache & Éric Toledano directed comedy movie ‘Nos jours heureux’ (‘Those Happy Days’) wherein he played the role of Joseph. In 2007, he did the French dub for the American animated comedy film ‘Surf's Up’ (character: Chicken Joe) and in 2009 lent his voice to the French language animated film ‘Lascars’ (character: Narbé) and the English language French animated/live-action film ‘Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard’ (character: Snow). Additionally in 2009, he also acted in several movies which include ‘King Guillaume’, ‘Micmacs’, ‘Tellement proches’, ‘Safari’, ‘Envoyés très spéciaux’ and ‘La Loi de Murphy’.
In 2011, Omar Sy starred in Olivier Nakache & Éric Toledano directed buddy comedy drama ‘The Intouchables’. In this movie he played the role of a young man Driss, just out of jail, who is hired as a caregiver for a wealthy quadriplegic man Philippe played by actor François Cluzet. The film proved to be a massive box office success becoming one of the highest grossing films of the year. Worldwide, too, the film did exceedingly well. For Sy, the movie was a turning point in his career as he not only received appreciation but also numerous awards for his stellar performance. These include the best actor awards at ‘Tokyo International Film Festival’, ‘Lumières Awards’ and ‘Globe de Cristal Awards’. Moreover, he also became the first black actor to win the ‘César Award’ for Best Actor. His other film of the year was comedy film ‘Les Tuche’. The same year he also did a voiceover role in 52 episodes (till 2012) of animation tv series ‘Fish'n Chips’.
In 2012, he moved to Los Angeles and landed roles in the superhero film ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’ (2014), the action crime thriller film ‘Good People’ (2014) and the science fiction action film ‘Jurassic World’ (2015). He also acted alongside Bradley Cooper in the comedy drama ‘Burnt’ (2015) and with Tom Hanks in the action-adventure crime movie ‘Inferno’ (2016). Meanwhile he continued working in French cinema and acted in movies like ‘De l'autre côté du périph’ (2012), ‘Les seigneurs’ (2012), ‘Mais qui a re-tué Pamela Rose?’ (2012) and ‘Mood Indigo’ (2013). In France, he also portrayed the lead role in the romance comedy drama ‘Samba’ (2014) and biographical drama ‘Chocolat’ (2016). In the latter film, directed Roschdy Zem, Omar Sy gave an impressive performance as Rafael Padilla, the first black circus performer in Paris who became a national sensation. His performance once again bagged him the ‘Globe de Cristal Award’ for best actor as well as nominations in the Lumières Awards and César Awards in the same category. In the year 2016, he also starred in the French comedy drama film ‘Two Is a Family’ and did the French dubbing for the animated movie ‘The Angry Birds Movie’ and ‘Norm of the North’. Earlier, in 2014, he had lent his voice in French 3D computer animated adventure fantasy film ‘Mune: Guardian of the Moon’.
From 2017 to 2019, Omar Sy did voiceover roles in the computer animated movie ‘Sahara’ (2017, French dubbed version), the sci-fi action film ‘Transformers: The Last Knight’ (2017) and another computer animated movie ‘Arctic Dogs’ (2019). His film releases since 2017 include ‘Knock’ (2017), ‘Belleville Cop’ (2018), ‘Yao’ (2018), ‘Le chant du loup’ (2019), ‘The Lost Prince’ (2020), ‘The Call of the Wild’ (2020), ‘Night Shift’ (2020), ‘Les méchants’ (2021), ‘The Takedown’ (2022), ‘Father & Soldier’ (2022) and ‘Jurassic World Dominion’ (2022). Amongst these the French sci-fi action-adventure ‘Le chant du loup’/’The Wolf's Call’ and the French-Senegalese war-drama ‘Father & Soldier’ have a Rotten Tomato approval rating of 85% and 83% respectively. He also produced the latter film.
Meanwhile, on television in 2021, he once again gained tremendous acclaim for his work in the Netflix series ‘Lupin’. In the series, he played Assane Diop, a gentleman thief who is inspired by the adventures of the master thief Arsène Lupin and sets out on a mission to get revenge on the family that inflicted injustice on his father. The ten-episode Netflix series became an international success and turned out to be one of the biggest shows on the platform in 2021. Omar Sy’s performance bagged him a nomination at the 2022 ‘Golden Globe Awards’ in the category of Best Actor – Television Series Drama. Amongst the awards that he won were the ‘Rose d'Or Award’ for Performance of the Year and ‘Satellite Award’ for Best Actor in a Drama/Genre Series.
In 2021, he was also honoured with the Career Achievement Award at the ‘Montreal International Black Film Festival’.
The Intouchables is a comedy drama film which tells the story of a French nobleman, who becomes a quadriplegic, after suffering a paragliding accident. He hires a young immigrant named Driss, as a caretaker, and over time, an unusual friendship develops between them.
In 2023, mutants are pushed to the brink of extinction by Sentinels, robotic killing machines programmed to identify and exterminate them, as well as humans helping them. In a desperate attempt, Professor X, Magneto, Storm, and Kitty Pryde send volunteer Wolverine five decades back to stop a younger Mystique from attempting to assassinate Bolivar Trask, who created the Sentinels.
Samuel is living a happy life on the French Riviera, but his life changes when a woman with whom he had a one-night stand in the past visits him with a girl and tells him that the child is his. She leaves the child with him. Samuel eventually moves to London, and decides to raise her on his own.
The fourth part of the Jurassic Park series, Jurassic World revisits the old dinosaur park, this time with more genetically engineered animals. Havoc ensues during the reopening, however, when one of the dinosaurs escapes its enclosure, leaving it up to an ex-military animal expert to save the day.
The Call of the Wild is an American adventure drama film which tells the story of a large and gentle Bernese Mountain dog named Buck, who lives a happy life with Judge Miller, his master. His life takes a turn when he is kidnapped from his house, and taken to Yukon.
A renowned chef with two Michelin stars destroys his career with his addictions. After a self-imposed exile, he returns to London, determined to make a comeback and win three Michelin stars. After few rejections, he gets his second chance and partners with an old associate. But all is not well as yet. He must now overcome the demon within himself if he wants to succeed and win his love.
Samba is a romantic comedy drama film which revolves around Samba, a migrant from an African country who has worked for ten years in France. His life takes a turn when he is suddenly detained and ordered to leave the country. Meanwhile, Alice, a woman who has been helping him with legal matters, is facing a personal crisis.
Mood Indigo is a romantic comedy drama film which tells the story of Colin, who is apparently living a very happy and pleasant life. His life takes a turn when he meets a woman named Chloe at a party, and they fall in love. However, things get complicated when Chloe falls ill during their honeymoon, and as time passes, her condition begins to worsen. Soon, it seems that her illness is very unusual; a flower is growing in her lungs.
Robert Langdon wakes up with amnesia in an Italian hospital and is helped by attending doctor Sienna Brooks to escape following an assassination attempt. They soon learn about eccentric billionaire Bertrand Zobrist's deadly plot to reduce global population by releasing a superweapon and must race against time to piece together clues based on Dante's Inferno.
Moltes is a criminal in prison, who plays lottery every week with the help of Francis Reggio, a prison guard. He eventually hits the jackpot, and breaks out to claim the money. However, he discovers that Reggio’s girlfriend Pauline, who has the ticket, has gone to Africa. Both men decide to set out to find her, but they are being pursued by a detective.
Good People is a crime thriller film which tells the story of Tom and Anna, who discover a huge stash of cash in the apartment of their deceased tenant. Since they are going through a financial crisis, they decide to keep the money, but they soon find themselves targeted by a dangerous thief.
Optimus Prime returns to Cybertron and becomes Nemesis Prime after being brainwashed by his creator Quintessa. Earth is revealed to be the ancient alien Unicron and Quintessa wants Earth’s energy to restore Cybertron. Bumblebee must team up with unlikely human allies to stop the destruction of Earth.
This action comedy film tells us the story of Diakité and Monge, two cops who are quite the opposite. They reunite after many years in order to investigate a significant case. Their investigation, which is wrapped up with all kinds of danger, takes them all the way to the French Alps.
Optimus Prime returns to Cybertron and becomes Nemesis Prime after being brainwashed by his creator Quintessa. Earth is revealed to be the ancient alien Unicron and Quintessa wants Earth’s energy to restore Cybertron. Bumblebee must team up with unlikely human allies to stop the destruction of Earth.
Arhur is preparing to visit the world of the Minimoys after having passed a series of tests, but his parents take him back to the city. He soon receives a distress call from Princess Selenia, who is held by the nefarious Maltazard, who also plans to invade the human world by increasing his own size.
