Omar Sy
Birthday: 20 January 1978, Trappes, Yvelines, France
Height: 190 cm
Omar Sy was born on January 20, 1978 in Trappes, Yvelines, France. He is an actor and writer, known for The Intouchables (2011), X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) and Jurassic World (2015). He has bee ...Show More
People only look at you and say, 'You are black and you are from the banlieue,' and all the doors ar Show more
People only look at you and say, 'You are black and you are from the banlieue,' and all the doors are closed. I had the desire to be something else. If I see a door that is a little open, I will find a way to get through. Hide
(on emerging from the working-class suburbs of Paris) There are two Frances that exist side by side. Show more
(on emerging from the working-class suburbs of Paris) There are two Frances that exist side by side. For me, it was only when I started to work that I saw the other France, that I heard other ways of speaking. We knew it existed. But we didn't ever see it. Hide
I'm definitely more at ease with comedy - that's where I started out - and so it's my first love, so Show more
I'm definitely more at ease with comedy - that's where I started out - and so it's my first love, so to speak, and I have more of a sensibility for it and more familiar with it. Having said that, I also want to be open to everything else. Hide
I really like to kid around, and it's my own way of concentrating. In order for me to be able to fee Show more
I really like to kid around, and it's my own way of concentrating. In order for me to be able to feel better and concentrate, I need everybody else around me to be relaxed. Hide
When I was a boy, my older brothers listened to Earth, Wind & Fire and Kool and the Gang. When I wou Show more
When I was a boy, my older brothers listened to Earth, Wind & Fire and Kool and the Gang. When I would try to get into their room, they would close the door and say, 'You can't hear that. It's not for a child!' Now, I can listen to it and enjoy it. Hide
I began in radio in 1997 on a radio show hosted by a now very famous comic, Jamel Debbouze. I would Show more
I began in radio in 1997 on a radio show hosted by a now very famous comic, Jamel Debbouze. I would fake call listeners. Hide
When I was young, a lot of things were closed off to me. I was always told, 'Don't do this, you can' Show more
When I was young, a lot of things were closed off to me. I was always told, 'Don't do this, you can't do that' - instead of stopping me, it made me think, 'I can do that, I must do that.' Hide
I understood from a very young age that school was important and that my parents were making great s Show more
I understood from a very young age that school was important and that my parents were making great sacrifices for me. Every morning I saw my father get up and go to a job that he didn't really like. They came to France for the same reasons all immigrants move to another country - so their kids could have a better way of life. Hide
Nothing in my younger life could have told me I would have needed to know how to speak English.
Nothing in my younger life could have told me I would have needed to know how to speak English.
Omar Sy's FILMOGRAPHY - Page 3
as Actor (55)
Omar Sy'S roles
Barry
Remington
Driss
Hot Rod
Bishop
