Portrait of Omar Sy

Acting

Omar Sy

Career

Active from 2001 to 2026, with up to 5 main titles a year.

Leading roles
42
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score57/100
Highest rated
Poster for Chocolat
Chocolat
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 53 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Omar Sy Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Uncanny
    1.6, average 2.5
  • Nostalgia
    2.9, average 3.8
  • Scare
    1.7, average 2.6
  • Psychological
    4.8, average 5.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 12
  • French Cinema 10
  • Friendship 5
  • Coming-of-Age 4
  • Fast-Paced 4
  • Crime Investigation 3
  • Moral Dilemma 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Contemporary Realism 3
  • Melancholy 3
  • French Comedy 3
  • Visual Spectacle 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

74
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

3 titles
Patience
Patience

as Sekou

Le Chat du rabbin
Le Chat du rabbin

as Le chat

Mercenary: An Extraction Series
Mercenary: An Extraction Series

TV show

2020s

18 titles · average score 54
I Was a Stranger
I Was a Stranger (2025)
GoodWatch score 76

as Marwan

Shadow Force
Shadow Force (2025)
GoodWatch score 39

as Isaac

Out of Control
Out of Control (2025)
GoodWatch score 55

as Julien

French Lover
French Lover (2025)
GoodWatch score 40

as Abel Camara

The Killer
The Killer (2024)
GoodWatch score 56

as Sey

The Book of Clarence
The Book of Clarence (2024)
GoodWatch score 61

as Barabbas

Father & Soldier
Father & Soldier (2023)
GoodWatch score 67

as Bakary Diallo

The Takedown
The Takedown (2022)
GoodWatch score 50

as Ousmane Diakhité

Lupin
Lupin (2021)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Assane Diop

The Lost Prince
The Lost Prince (2020)
GoodWatch score 42

as Djibi, le père / le prince

The Call of the Wild
The Call of the Wild (2020)
GoodWatch score 62

as Perreault

Night Shift
Night Shift (2020)
GoodWatch score 53

as Aristide

2010s

29 titles · average score 58
The Wolf's Call
The Wolf's Call (2019)
GoodWatch score 82

as D'Orsi

Yao
Yao (2019)
GoodWatch score 67

as Seydou Tall

Belleville Cop
Belleville Cop (2018)
GoodWatch score 40

as Baaba Keita

Knock
Knock (2017)
GoodWatch score 40

as Knock

Inferno
Inferno (2016)
GoodWatch score 43

as Christoph Bouchard

Two Is a Family
Two Is a Family (2016)
GoodWatch score 58

as Samuel

Chocolat
Chocolat (2016)
GoodWatch score 84

as Rafael Padilla, aka Chocolat

Burnt
Burnt (2015)
GoodWatch score 47

as Michel

Mune: Guardian of the Moon
Mune: Guardian of the Moon (2015)
GoodWatch score 77

as Sohone (voice)

Samba
Samba (2014)
GoodWatch score 57

as Samba Cissé

On the Other Side of the Tracks
On the Other Side of the Tracks (2012)
GoodWatch score 50

as Ousmane Diakhité

The Intouchables
The Intouchables (2011)
GoodWatch score 75

as Driss

2000s

24 titles · average score 53
Round Da Way
Round Da Way (2009)
GoodWatch score 69

as Narbé (voice)

Special Correspondents
Special Correspondents (2009)
GoodWatch score 52

as Jimmy

Murphy's Law
Murphy's Law (2009)
GoodWatch score 55

as Joachim Ortega / Father Joachim Ortega

So Happy Together
So Happy Together (2009)
GoodWatch score 64

as Bruno

2 Alone in Paris
2 Alone in Paris (2008)
GoodWatch score 46

as Sammy Bouglioni

Garage Babes
Garage Babes (2007)

as Hamidou

Omar et Fred - Le spectacle
Omar et Fred - Le spectacle (2007)

as Omar Sy

Those Happy Days
Those Happy Days (2006)
GoodWatch score 73

as Joseph

SAV des émissions
SAV des émissions (2005)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · Creator

The Box
The Box (2004)
GoodWatch score 57

as Lorenzo

Ces jours heureux
Ces jours heureux (2002)

as Brice

Don't Die Too Hard!
Don't Die Too Hard! (2001)
GoodWatch score 64

as Taxi Driver