Portrait of Tchéky Karyo

Acting

Tchéky Karyo

Career

Active from 1983 to 2025, busiest in 1996 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
68
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Missing
The Missing
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 81 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Tchéky Karyo Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Situational Comedy
    1.7, average 2.7
  • Pop Culture
    1.4, average 2.2
  • Cringe Humor
    1.5, average 2.2
  • Satire & Parody
    1.7, average 2.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 9
  • Moral Ambiguity 7
  • French Cinema 7
  • Psychological Thriller 6
  • Crime Thriller 6
  • Historical Drama 5
  • Character Study 5
  • Gritty Realism 4
  • Melancholic Tone 4
  • Coming-of-Age 4
  • Psychological Drama 4
  • Political Intrigue 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

137
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

2 titles
La terre et le sang
La terre et le sang

TV show

The Sword of Thyrus
The Sword of Thyrus

as Maardin

2020s

20 titles · average score 64
Faster
Faster (2025)
GoodWatch score 57

as Le Duc

Boat Story
Boat Story (2023)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as The Tailor

Serial Driver
Serial Driver (2023)
GoodWatch score 59

as Jean-Yves Lapick

Forest of the Missing
Forest of the Missing (2022)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Franz Agerland

Women at War
Women at War (2022)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Général Duvernet

Romantique
Romantique (2022)
GoodWatch score 52

as Pascal

I3P
I3P (2022)

TV show · as Paul Arkan

Vicky and Her Mystery
Vicky and Her Mystery (2021)
GoodWatch score 64

as Bruno

The Life Before
The Life Before (2021)

as André

A Mermaid in Paris
A Mermaid in Paris (2020)
GoodWatch score 82

as Camille

Charon
Charon (2020)

as L'homme

ZeroZeroZero
ZeroZeroZero (2020)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as François Salvage

2010s

29 titles · average score 60
Baptiste
Baptiste (2019)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Julien Baptiste

The Name of the Rose
The Name of the Rose (2019)
GoodWatch score 59

TV show · as Pope John XXII

Belle and Sebastian 3: The Last Chapter
Belle and Sebastian 3: The Last Chapter (2018)
GoodWatch score 57

as César

Belle and Sebastian: The Adventure Continues
Belle and Sebastian: The Adventure Continues (2015)
GoodWatch score 69

as César

Through the Air
Through the Air (2015)
GoodWatch score 55

as Armand Cavelle

The Missing
The Missing (2014)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Julien Baptiste

Belle and Sebastian
Belle and Sebastian (2013)
GoodWatch score 79

as César

A Gang Story
A Gang Story (2011)
GoodWatch score 58

as Serge Suttel

Requiem for a Killer
Requiem for a Killer (2011)
GoodWatch score 20

as L'Arménien

Coup d'éclat
Coup d'éclat (2011)
GoodWatch score 49

as Mérendon

Among Us
Among Us (2010)
GoodWatch score 60

as Walter

The Way
The Way (2010)
GoodWatch score 73

as Captain Henri

2000s

29 titles · average score 58
Les Cerfs-volants
Les Cerfs-volants (2007)

as Ambroise

D'Artagnan and the Three Musketeers
D'Artagnan and the Three Musketeers (2005)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show · as Le cardinal de Richelieu

D'Artagnan and the Three Musketeers
D'Artagnan and the Three Musketeers (2005)
GoodWatch score 52

as Le cardinal de Richelieu

Taking Lives
Taking Lives (2004)
GoodWatch score 44

as Leclair

Old Goriot
Old Goriot (2004)
GoodWatch score 57

as Vautrin

The Core
The Core (2003)
GoodWatch score 47

as Serge

Utopia
Utopia (2003)
GoodWatch score 55

as Hervé

Kiss of the Dragon
Kiss of the Dragon (2001)
GoodWatch score 61

as Richard

The Patriot
The Patriot (2000)
GoodWatch score 67

as Jean Villeneuve

The King Is Dancing
The King Is Dancing (2000)
GoodWatch score 71

as Molière

Arabian Nights
Arabian Nights (2000)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Black Coda

Saving Grace
Saving Grace (2000)
GoodWatch score 67

as Jacques Chevalier

1990s

41 titles · average score 57
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999)
GoodWatch score 52

as Jean de Dunois

Like a Fish Out of Water
Like a Fish Out of Water (1999)
GoodWatch score 42

as B. B.

Dobermann
Dobermann (1997)
GoodWatch score 65

as Inspecteur Sauveur Cristini

Habitat
Habitat (1997)
GoodWatch score 44

as Hank Symes

Addicted to Love
Addicted to Love (1997)
GoodWatch score 55

as Anton

Bad Boys
Bad Boys (1995)
GoodWatch score 56

as Fouchet

Nostradamus
Nostradamus (1994)
GoodWatch score 42

as Nostradamus

The Black Angel
The Black Angel (1994)
GoodWatch score 54

as Paul Delorme

Husbands and Lovers
Husbands and Lovers (1991)
GoodWatch score 50

as Paolo

Isabelle Eberhardt
Isabelle Eberhardt (1991)

as Slimene

Nikita
Nikita (1990)
GoodWatch score 75

as Bob

Vincent and Me
Vincent and Me (1990)
GoodWatch score 59

as Vincent van Gogh

1980s

16 titles · average score 66
Australia
Australia (1989)
GoodWatch score 55

as Julian Pierson

The Bear
The Bear (1988)
GoodWatch score 75

as Tom

Sorceress
Sorceress (1987)
GoodWatch score 61

as Etienne de Bourbon

Spiral
Spiral (1987)

as Kino

Blue Hell
Blue Hell (1986)
GoodWatch score 52

as Franck

États d'âme
États d'âme (1986)

as Bertrand

L'unique
L'unique (1986)

as Michel

Mad Love
Mad Love (1985)
GoodWatch score 57

as Micky

Full Moon in Paris
Full Moon in Paris (1984)
GoodWatch score 77

as Remi

Le Matelot 512
Le Matelot 512 (1984)

as The scarred one / André

The Outsider
The Outsider (1983)
GoodWatch score 66

as Francis Pierron

Shadow Dance
Shadow Dance (1983)

as Xavier