Tchéky Karyo
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
Tchéky Karyo (French: [tʃeki kɑʁjo]; born Baruh Djaki Karyo; October 4, 1953 – October 31, 2025) was a Turkish-born French actor and musician. Beginning his career as an actor on stage in classical and contemporary plays, he later worked as a character actor in films in the 1980s. He acted in numerous films by Hollywood and French directors, including Luc Besson. He was nominated for a César Award for Most Promising Actor for his performance in the 1982 film La Balance. Baruh Djaki Karyo was b...
Known For
Filmography
Faster
2025
as Le Duc
Steel Butterfly
2025
as Robert
The Killer
2024
as Tessier
Immortel Nougaro
2024
as interprete
Serial Driver
2023
as Jean-Yves Lapick
Liaison
2023
as Francis Miller
Boat Story
2023
as The Tailor
Romantique
2022
as Pascal
Tell Me Iggy
2022
as Self
Fraîche
2022
as Alex
I3P
2022
as Paul Arkan
Forest of the Missing
2022
as Franz Agerland
Women at War
2022
as Général Duvernet
Christmas Next Door
2021
as Georges, le mari de Nicoletta
The Life Before
2021
as André
Vicky and Her Mystery
2021
as Bruno
Charon
2020
as L'homme
A Mermaid in Paris
2020
as Camille
ZeroZeroZero
2020
as François Salvage
The Eddy
2020
as Daniel Perrin
Possessions
2020
as Joël
Possessions
2020
as Yoel
The Name of the Rose
2019
as Pope John XXII
Baptiste
2019
as Julien Baptiste
Belle and Sebastian 3: The Last Chapter
2018
as César
Mary Magdalene
2018
as Elisha
War on Beasts
2018
as Serge Tokarev
Daydreams
2017
as Marc
I Didn't Shoot Jesse James
2017
as Bob Ford
Genius
2017
as Henri Rousseau
L'araignée rouge
2016
as Simon Delaunay
Wild Tales From The Village
2016
as Narrator
Section Zéro
2016
as Franck Varnove
Les brigands
2015
as Old Man
Belle and Sebastian: The Adventure Continues
2015
as César
Through the Air
2015
as Armand Cavelle
Folie passagère
2015
as Self
Top Gear France
2015
as Self - Guest
De guerre lasse
2014
as Armand
The Missing
2014
as Julien Baptiste
Pieces of Me
2013
as Edern
Jappeloup
2013
as Marcel Rozier, French team coach
Belle and Sebastian
2013
as César
Le Roman d’un trader
2013
as le directeur général
Morning Star
2012
as Heroy
No Limit
2012
as Franck Koskas
The Unexpected Getaway
2012
as Self
Requiem for a Killer
2011
as L'Arménien
Coup d'éclat
2011
as Mérendon
Special Forces
2011
as Admiral Guezennec
A Gang Story
2011
as Serge Suttel
Among Us
2010
as Walter
The Way
2010
as Captain Henri
A Previous Engagement
2009
as Alex Belmont
A Man and His Dog
2009
as Le guitariste
Vampire Party
2008
as Le duc de Journiac
L'Affaire Bruay-en-Artois
2008
as Le Juge Marceau
The Resistance: Live Free or Die
2008
as Narrator (voice)
The Lark Farm
2007
as Aram
Jacquou the Rebel
2007
as Le chevalier
Boxes
2007
as Jean
Les Cerfs-volants
2007
as Ambroise
La masseria delle allodole
2007
as Aram
The Gravedancers
2006
as Vincent Cochet
D'Artagnan and the Three Musketeers
2005
as Le cardinal de Richelieu
S.A.C. : Des hommes dans l'ombre
2005
as Louis Routier
The Accursed Kings
2005
as Philippe le Bel
D'Artagnan and the Three Musketeers
2005
as Le cardinal de Richelieu
Kaamelott
2005
as Manius Macrinus Firmus
Blueberry
2004
as Uncle
Ne quittez pas !
2004
as Raveu
Taking Lives
2004
as Leclair
Old Goriot
2004
as Vautrin
A Very Long Engagement
2004
as Captain Favour
The Good Thief
2003
as Roger
The Core
2003
as Serge
Utopia
2003
as Hervé
Kiss of the Dragon
2001
as Richard
Saving Grace
2000
as Jacques Chevalier
The Patriot
2000
as Jean Villeneuve
The King Is Dancing
2000
as Molière
Arabian Nights
2000
as Black Coda
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
1999
as Jean de Dunois
Wing Commander
1999
as Cmmdre. James 'Paladin' Taggart
My Life So Far
1999
as Gabriel Chenoux
Like a Fish Out of Water
1999
as B. B.
Babel
1999
as Nemrod
Let There Be Light!
1998
as Harper
From the Earth to the Moon
1998
as George Melies
Addicted to Love
1997
as Anton
Dobermann
1997
as Inspecteur Sauveur Cristini
The Thousand Wonders of the Universe
1997
as Professor Larsen
Habitat
1997
as Hank Symes
To Have and to Hold
1996
as Jack
Les liens du cœur
1996
as Silas Marner
Hotel Rome
1996
as Federale Apolloni
Follow Your Heart
1996
as Ernesto
Foreign Land
1996
as Kraft
Passage to Paradise
1996
as Renato
GoldenEye
1995
as Dmitri Mishkin
Bad Boys
1995
as Fouchet
Operation Dumbo Drop
1995
as Goddard
Moon Shadow
1995
as Lorenzo
Zadoc and Happiness
1995
as Zadoc
Crying Freeman
1995
as Detective Netah
Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy
1994
as Mr. Jacques, the 1st projectionist
Nostradamus
1994
as Nostradamus
The Black Angel
1994
as Paul Delorme
And the Band Played On
1993
as Dr. Willy Rozenbaum
Red Shoe Diaries 3: Another Woman's Lipstick
1993
as Phillip (archive footage)
1492: Conquest of Paradise
1992
as Martín Alonso Pinzón
On Guard
1992
as Jean Vergier
L'Atlantide
1992
as Lieutenant Morhange
Too Close to the Gods
1992
as Henri Georges
Sketch Artist
1992
as Paul Korbel
Red Shoe Diaries
1992
as Phillip
Isabelle Eberhardt
1991
as Slimene
High Art
1991
as Hermes, the Knife master
Husbands and Lovers
1991
as Paolo
Nikita
1990
as Bob
Vincent and Me
1990
as Vincent van Gogh
La fille des collines
1990
as Vincent
Corps perdus
1990
as Eric Desange
Au coeur de Nikita
1990
as Self
Les Nuls, l'émission
1990
as Self - Guest
Australia
1989
as Julian Pierson
The Bear
1988
as Tom
Sorceress
1987
as Etienne de Bourbon
Spiral
1987
as Kino
États d'âme
1986
as Bertrand
L'unique
1986
as Michel
Blue Hell
1986
as Franck
Mad Love
1985
as Micky
Grottenolm
1985
as Gerome Holm
Full Moon in Paris
1984
as Remi
Rita Ritter
1984
as Man
Le Matelot 512
1984
as The scarred one / André
The Outsider
1983
as Francis Pierron
Shadow Dance
1983
as Xavier
Will the High Salaried Workers Raise Their Hands!
1982
La Balance
1982
as Petrovic
The Return of Martin Guerre
1982
as Augustin
Toute une nuit
1982
Champs-Elysées
1982
as Self