He was named Baruh Djaki Karyo at birth in 1953 in Istanbul, Turkey; his mother was Greek Jewish and his father was from a Turkish Jewish family (Sephardic Jewish). When he was young, his family moved to Paris, France, where he grew up. He attended the Parisian secondary school Lycée Arago. As a young man, Karyo studied drama at the Cyrano Theatre, and later became a member of the Daniel Sorano Company, playing many classical roles. The spelling of his name, Djaki, was changed to Tchéky in a form of French transliteration.
Tchéky Karyo
Tchéky Karyo
October 4, 1953 • 70 y.o.
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Mémoire vive — Victor
Drama
France • Jeremy Banster
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Maardin
Fantasy
United Kingdom • Roger Christian
3 
2024 — Tessier
Action, 2 hr 6 min
United States, Canada, South Korea • John Woo
4 
2023 — The Tailor
Drama, Thriller, 58 min
United Kingdom • Daniel Nettheim...
5 
Bonne conduite, 2023 — Jean-Yves Lapick
Comedy, Crime, 1 hr 35 min
France • Jonathan Barré
6 
2023 — Miller
Drama, Thriller, 53 min
United Kingdom, France • Stephen Hopkins
7 
La Forêt des disparus, 2023 — Franz Agerland
Crime, Drama, Thriller, 42 min
France, Belgium • Ivan Fegyveres
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8
Fraîche
2022 — Alex
Short
France • Marie-Julie Baup
9
Une comédie romantique, 2022 — Pascal, le père
Comedy, Drama, Romance, 1 hr 38 min
France • Thibault Segouin
10
Les combattantes, 2022 — Général Duvernet
Drama, History, War, 52 min
France • Alexandre Laurent
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2021 — André
Short, Drama
France • Anaïs Deban
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Mystère, 2021 — Bruno
Family, Adventure, 1 hr 24 min
France • Denis Imbert
13
Noël à tous les étages, 2021 — Georges
Comedy, Drama, Romance, 1 hr 38 min
France • Gilles Paquet-Brenner
14
2020 — Yoel
Crime, Drama, Mystery, 50 min
Israel, France • Thomas Vincent
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15
Charon
2020 — The Man
Short, Comedy, Drama, 14 min
France • Yannick Karcher
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2020 — Daniel Perrin
Drama, Music, 1 hour
United Kingdom, Germany, United States • Houda Benyamina...
17
Une sirène à Paris, 2020 — Camille
Comedy, Fantasy, Romance, 1 hr 42 min
France • Mathias Malzieu
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2020 — François Salvage
Crime, Drama, Thriller, 50 min
Italy • Janus Metz...
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2019 — 2021 — Julien Baptiste
Crime, Drama, Thriller, 1 hour
United Kingdom • Hong Khaou...
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2019 — Papa Giovanni XXII
Drama, History, Mystery, 1 hour
Italy, Germany • Giacomo Battiato
21
Aux animaux la guerre, 2018 — Serge Tokarev
Crime, Drama, 50 min
France • Alain Tasma
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2018 — Elisha
Biography, Drama, History, 2 hours
United Kingdom, Australia, United States • Garth Davis
23
Je n’ai pas tué Jesse James, 2017 — Bob Ford
Short, Western, 16 min
France • Sophie Beaulieu
24
Belle et Sébastien 3, le dernier chapitre, 2017 — César
Adventure, Family, 1 hr 31 min
France • Clovis Cornillac
25
2017 — ... — Henri Rousseau
Biography, Drama, History, 50 min
United States • Kenneth Biller...
26
2016 — Simon Delaunay
Drama
France, Portugal • Franck Florino
27
27
Daydreams
L’indomptée, 2016 — Marc
Drama, Mystery, Romance, 1 hr 38 min
France • Caroline Deruas-Garrel
28
2016 — Franck Varnove
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Crime, 52 min
France • Olivier Marchal...
29
Belle et Sébastien, l’aventure continue, 2015 — César
Adventure, Family, 1 hr 37 min
France • Christian Duguay
30
La résistance de l’air, 2015 — Armand Cavelle
Drama, Thriller, 1 hr 38 min
France, Belgium • Fred Grivois
31
31
Les brigands
2015 — Old Man
Crime, 1 hr 24 min
Luxembourg, Germany, Belgium • Pol Cruchten...
32
2014 — 2016 — Julien Baptiste
Crime, Drama, Mystery, 1 hour
United Kingdom, France, Belgium • Tom Shankland...
33
2014 — Le juge
Short
France • David Dargaud
34
2014 — Armand
Crime, Drama, Thriller, 1 hr 34 min
France • Olivier Panchot
35
Belle et Sébastien, 2013 — César
Adventure, Drama, Family, 1 hr 44 min
France • Nicolas Vanier
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36
Jappeloup
2013 — Marcel Rozier
Biography, Drama, Sport, 2 hr 10 min
France, Canada • Christian Duguay
37
37
Starlight
L’étoile du jour, 2012 — Heroy
Drama, 1 hr 39 min
France • Sophie Blondy
38
38
Pieces of Me
Des morceaux de moi, 2012 — Edern
Comedy, Drama, 1 hr 30 min
France • Nolwenn Lemesle
39
2012 — 2015 — Koskas
Action, Adventure, Crime, 52 min
France • Ludovic Colbeau-Justin...
40
Forces spéciales, 2011 — Amiral Guezennec
Action, Drama, War, 1 hr 44 min
France • Stéphane Rybojad
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41
L’itinéraire
2011 — José
Short, 24 min
France • Antoine Benoît
42
42
Fabienne
Coup d’éclat, 2011 — Le commissaire Mérendon
Crime, Drama, Thriller, 1 hr 32 min
France • José Alcala
43
Requiem pour une tueuse, 2011 — l'Arménien
Thriller, 1 hr 31 min
France • Jérôme Le Gris
44
44
Les Lyonnais
2010 — Serge Suttel
Action, Crime, Drama, 1 hr 42 min
France, Belgium • Olivier Marchal
45
45
The Way
2010 — Captain Henri
Comedy, Drama, 2 hr 8 min
United States, Spain • Emilio Estevez
46
46
Among Us
Änglavakt, 2010 — Walter
Drama, 1 hr 34 min
Sweden • Johan Brisinger
47
Le coeur de la terre, 2009 — narrator, voice
Short, 12 min
France • Jean-Michel Roux
48
Un homme et son chien, 2008 — Guitariste parc
Drama, 1 hr 49 min
France, Italy • Francis Huster
49
Les dents de la nuit, 2008 — Le Duc de Journiac
Comedy, Horror, 1 hr 25 min
Luxembourg, Belgium, France • Stephen Cafiero...
50
2008 — Alex Belmont
Comedy, Romance, 1 hr 58 min
Canada, Malta, United Kingdom • Joan Carr-Wiggin
51
L’affaire Bruay-en-Artois, 2008 — Juge François Marceau
Crime, Drama, 1 hr 35 min
France • Charlotte Brändström
52
2008 — narrator
Documentary, Drama, History, 1 hr 30 min
France • Félix Olivier
53
2007 — Ambroise
Drama, Romance, War, 1 hr 48 min
France, Belgium • Jérôme Cornuau
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54
Boxes
2007 — Jean
Drama, 1 hr 40 min
France • Jane Birkin
55
La masseria delle allodole, 2007 — Aram
Drama, History, 2 hr 2 min
Italy, Bulgaria, Spain • Paolo Taviani...
56
2006 — ... — Storyteller, himself
Short, Family, 10 min
United Kingdom • Oli Jones...
57
2006 — Vincent Cochet
Horror, 1 hr 35 min
United States • Mike Mendez
58
2005 — Le chevalier
Adventure, Drama, 2 hr 30 min
France • Laurent Boutonnat
59
2005 — Louis Routier
Crime, Drama, 1 hr 32 min
France • Thomas Vincent
60
Les rois maudits, 2005 — Philippe le Bel
Drama, History, 1 hr 30 min
France, Italy • Josée Dayan
61
D’Artagnan et les Trois Mousquetaires, 2005 — Le cardinal de Richelieu
Adventure, 1 hr 45 min
France, Canada, United Kingdom • Pierre Aknine
62
2004 — 2009 — Manius Macrinus Firmus
Short, Adventure, Comedy, 7 min
France • Alexandre Astier...
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Un long dimanche de fiançailles, 2004 — Capitaine Favourier
Drama, Mystery, Romance, 2 hr 13 min (in credits: Tcheky Karyo)
France, United States • Jean-Pierre Jeunet
64
64
Old Goriot
Le père Goriot, 2004 — Vautrin
Drama, 1 hr 51 min
France, Romania, Belgium • Jean-Daniel Verhaeghe
65
65
Local Call
Ne quittez pas!, 2004 — Raveu, le banquier
Comedy, Fantasy, 1 hr 42 min
France • Arthur Joffé
66
66
Taking Lives
2004 — Leclair
Crime, Mystery, Thriller, 1 hr 43 min
United States • D.J. Caruso
67
67
Renegade
Blueberry, 2004 — Uncle
Fantasy, Adventure, Western, 2 hr 4 min
France, United Kingdom, Mexico • Jan Kounen
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69
69
Utopía
2003 — Hervé
Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Thriller, 1 hr 46 min
Spain, France • María Ripoll
70
70
CinéMagique
2002 — Knight
Short, Comedy, Family, 25 min
United States, France • Jerry Rees
71
2002 — Roger
Action, Crime, Drama, 1 hr 49 min
Ireland, United Kingdom, France • Neil Jordan
72
2001 — Insp. Richard
Action, Crime, Thriller, 1 hr 38 min
France, United States • Chris Nahon
73
Le roi danse, 2000 — Molière
Drama, History, Music, 1 hr 55 min
France, Germany, Belgium • Gérard Corbiau
74
2000 — Jean Villeneuve
Action, Drama, History, 2 hr 45 min
United States, Germany • Roland Emmerich
75
2000 — Black Coda
Fantasy, Adventure, Family, 3 hours
Germany, Türkiye, Jordan • Steve Barron
76
76
Saving Grace
1999 — Jacques
Comedy, Crime, 1 hr 33 min (in credits: Tcheky Karyo)
United Kingdom • Nigel Cole
77
Jeanne d’Arc, 1999 — Dunois
Adventure, Biography, Drama, 2 hr 40 min (in credits: Tcheky Karyo)
France, Czechia, United States • Luc Besson
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1999 — Gabriel Chenoux
Biography, Comedy, Drama, 1 hr 38 min (in credits: Tcheky Karyo)
United Kingdom, United States • Hugh Hudson
79
Comme un poisson hors de l’eau, 1999 — B.B.
Comedy, Crime, Thriller, 1 hr 30 min
France • Hervé Hadmar
80
80
Babel
1999 — Nemrod
Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Adventure, 1 hr 35 min
France, Canada • Gérard Pullicino
81
1999 — Commodore James 'Paladin' Taggart
Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure, 1 hr 40 min
United States, Luxembourg • Chris Roberts
82
Que la lumière soit, 1998 — Harper
Comedy, Fantasy, 1 hr 50 min
France • Arthur Joffé
83
1998 — Renato
Comedy, 1 hr 37 min
Italy, France, United Kingdom • Antonio Baiocco
84
1998 — George Melies
Action, Drama, History, 53 min
United States • David Frankel...
85
1997 — Professor Larsen
Sci-Fi, Drama, 1 hr 30 min
Canada, France • Jean-Michel Roux
86
86
Dobermann
1997 — Commissaire Sauveur Cristini
Action, Comedy, Crime, 1 hr 43 min
France • Jan Kounen
87
1997 — Anton
Comedy, Romance, 1 hr 40 min (in credits: Tcheky Karyo)
United States • Griffin Dunne
88
88
Habitat
1997 — Hank Symes
Sci-Fi, 2 hours
Canada, Netherlands • Rene Daalder
89
1996 — Silas Marner
Drama, 1 hr 48 min
France • Josée Dayan
90
1996 — Jack
Mystery, Thriller, 1 hr 39 min
Australia • John Hillcoat
91
91
Albergo Roma
1996 — Federale Apolloni
Comedy, 1 hr 24 min
Italy • Ugo Chiti
92
Va' dove ti porta il cuore, 1996 — Ernesto
Drama, Romance, 1 hr 50 min
Italy, France, Germany • Cristina Comencini
93
1995 — Barreto
Drama
France • Marc Rivière...
94
94
Foreign Land
Terra Estrangeira, 1995 — Kraft
Action, Crime, Drama, 1 hr 45 min
Brazil, Portugal • Walter Salles...
95
95
GoldenEye
1995 — Dimitri Mishkin
Action, Adventure, Thriller, 2 hr 10 min (in credits: Tcheky Karyo)
United Kingdom, United States • Martin Campbell
96
1995 — Detective Netah
Action, Crime, Thriller, 1 hr 42 min (in credits: Tcheky Karyo)
United States, France, Canada • Christophe Gans
97
1995 — Goddard
Action, Adventure, Comedy, 1 hr 48 min (in credits: Tcheky Karyo)
United States • Simon Wincer
98
98
Bad Boys
1995 — Fouchet
Action, Comedy, Crime, 1 hr 59 min (in credits: Tcheky Karyo)
United States • Michael Bay
99
99
Moon Shadow
Colpo di luna, 1995 — Lorenzo
Drama, 1 hr 28 min
Italy, Netherlands, France • Alberto Simone
100
1995 — Zadoc
1 hr 45 min
France • Pierre-Henry Salfati
101
1994 — Nickki
Thriller, 1 hr 34 min
United Kingdom • Belle Avery
102
102
The Black Angel
L’ange noir, 1994 — Paul Delorme
Crime, Drama, Thriller, 1 hr 35 min
France • Jean-Claude Brisseau
103
103
Nostradamus
1994 — Nostradamus
Biography, Drama, 1 hr 59 min
France, United Kingdom, Germany • Roger Christian
104
La cité de la peur, 1994 — M. Jacques, le projectionniste #1
Comedy, Horror, 1 hr 35 min (in credits: Tcheky Karyo)
France • Alain Berbérian
105
1993 — Dr. Willy Rozenbaum
Drama, History, 2 hr 21 min
United States • Roger Spottiswoode
106
106
L’Atlantide
1992 — Lieutenant Morhange
Adventure, Drama, 1 hr 50 min
Italy, France • Bob Swaim
107
1992 — Pinzon
Adventure, Biography, Drama, 2 hr 34 min (in credits: Tcheky Karyo)
United States, United Kingdom, France • Ridley Scott
108
1992 — 1994 — Phillip
Drama, Romance, 22 min
United States • Rafael Eisenman...
109
109
Sketch Artist
1992 — Paul Korbel
Crime, Drama, Mystery, 1 hr 28 min
United States • Phedon Papamichael
110
110
On Guard
L’affût, 1992 — Jean Vergier
Adventure, Drama, Romance, 1 hr 43 min
France • Yannick Bellon
111
1992 — Henri Georges
Short, Sci-Fi, 25 min
France • Jean-Michel Roux
112
1991 — Slimene
Biography, Drama, History, 1 hr 53 min
Australia, France • Ian Pringle
113
113
The Knife
A Grande Arte, 1991 — Hermes
Drama, Thriller, 1 hr 44 min (in credits: Tcheky Karyo)
Brazil • Walter Salles
114
La villa del venerdì, 1991 — Paolo
Drama, Romance, 1 hr 43 min
Italy • Mauro Bolognini
115
1990
Short, Documentary, 26 min
France • Bruno François-Boucher
116
116
Vincent et moi
1990 — Vincent Van Gogh
Drama, Family, Fantasy, 1 hr 40 min
Canada, France • Michael Rubbo
117
1990 — Vincent
Drama, Romance, 1 hr 40 min
France • Robin Davis
118
118
La Femme Nikita
Nikita, 1990 — Bob
Action, Crime, Drama, 1 hr 57 min (in credits: Tcheky Karyo)
France, Italy • Luc Besson
119
119
Corps perdus
1989 — Eric Desange
Drama, 1 hr 35 min
France, Argentina • Eduardo de Gregorio
120
120
Australia
1989 — Julien Pierson
Drama, 2 hr 20 min
France, Switzerland, Belgium • Jean-Jacques Andrien
121
121
The Bear
L’ours, 1988 — Tom
Adventure, Drama, Family, 1 hr 36 min
France, United States • Jean-Jacques Annaud
122
122
Spiral
Spirale, 1987 — Kino
Drama, 1 hr 30 min
France • Christopher Frank
123
123
Sorceress
Le moine et la sorcière, 1987 — Etienne de Bourbon
Drama, History, 1 hr 37 min (in credits: Tcheky Karyo)
France • Pamela Berger...
124
124
États d’âme
1986 — Bertrand Paliero
Comedy, Drama, 1 hr 41 min
France • Jacques Fansten
125
125
Blue Hell
Bleu comme l’enfer, 1986 — Franck
Action, Crime, 1 hr 43 min
France • Yves Boisset
126
126
L’unique
1986 — Michel
Sci-Fi, Musical, Fantasy, 1 hr 25 min
France • Jérôme Diamant-Berger
127
127
Mode in France
1985
Documentary, 1 hr 24 min
France • William Klein
128
1985 — Philippe
1 hr 48 min
France • Dominique Crèvecoeur
129
129
Grottenolm
1985 — Gerome Holm
1 hr 20 min
West Germany • Rainer Kirberg
130
130
Mad Love
L’amour braque, 1985 — Micky
Comedy, Drama, Romance, 1 hr 41 min
France • Andrzej Zulawski
131
131
L’air du crime
1984 — Robert
Drama, 1 hr 35 min
Switzerland, France • Alain Klarer
132
132
Le matelot 512
1984 — Le balafré / André
Drama, 1 hr 40 min
France • René Allio
133
Les nuits de la pleine lune, 1984 — Remi
Comedy, Drama, Romance, 1 hr 41 min
France • Éric Rohmer
134
1984 — ... — Marc Berger
52 min
France • Bruno Gantillon
135
135
Le marginal
1983 — Francis Pierron
Action, Crime, Drama, 1 hr 43 min
France • Jacques Deray
136
1983 — Xavier
Thriller, 1 hr 30 min
France • Romain Goupil
137
137
La balance
1982 — Petrovic
Crime, Drama, Romance, 1 hr 42 min (in credits: Tcheky Karyo)
France • Bob Swaim
138
Que les gros salaires lèvent le doigt!, 1982
Comedy, Drama, 1 hr 38 min
France • Denys Granier-Deferre
139
139
A Whole Night
Toute une nuit, 1982
Drama, 1 hr 30 min (in credits: Tcheky Karyo)
Belgium, France, Netherlands • Chantal Akerman
140
Le retour de Martin Guerre, 1982 — Augustin
Biography, Crime, Drama, 1 hr 52 min
France • Daniel Vigne
141
1975 — 1991 — Sylvain
Drama
France • Gérard Chouchan...
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