Who is Omar Sy?

Omar Sy is a French actor and comedian who has won César Award for Best Actor. He rose to fame after featuring in the 2011 comedy-drama film The Intouchables.

His most noteworthy works are X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014), Jurassic World (2015), Two Is a Family (2016), Chocolat (2016), Inferno (2016), and Transformers: The Last Knight (2017).

How old is Omar Sy?

He was born on 20 January 1978 to African emigrant parents in Trappes, Yvelines, France.  The 44-year-old actor belongs to mixed ethnicity(Mauritanian, Senegalese, Fulani).

Introducing his family, his mother is a house cleaner and has Mauritanian origin. Her name is however unknown. Similarly, his father worked as a factory man and has Senegalese origin.

There is no revelation of the identity of parents and siblings. Having Fulani origins, Omar was raised in low-income suburban housing projects. The family speaks Pulaar at home.

Feeling the pressure to earn for the family and live his dreams, he started working at an early age and couldn’t pursue his higher education. But he has completed his early schooling in the Local School at Trappes.