Acting
Tchéky Karyo
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 born in 1953 in Istanbul, Turkey. His mother was Greek Jewish, and his father, a delivery man and builder, was from a Turkish Sephardic Jewish family; both families had Spanish roots. When he was young, his family moved to Paris, France. The spelling of his name, Djaki, was changed to Tchéky in a form of French transliteration. At age 13, his parents separated, and his mother ordered him to leave her home as well. 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.
Filmography
La Terre et le Sang
Series · 2026
Faster
Film · 2025
Steel Butterfly
Film · 2025
The Killer
Film · 2024
Immortel Nougaro
Film · 2024
Serial Driver
Film · 2023
Liaison
Series · 2023
Boat Story
Series · 2023
Romantique
Film · 2022
Tell Me Iggy
Film · 2022
Fraîche
Film · 2022
I3P
Series · 2022
Forest of the Missing
Series · 2022
Women at War
Series · 2022
Christmas Next Door
Film · 2021
The Life Before
Film · 2021
Vicky and Her Mystery
Film · 2021
Charon
Film · 2020
A Mermaid in Paris
Film · 2020
ZeroZeroZero
Series · 2020
The Eddy
Series · 2020
Possessions
Series · 2020
Possessions
Series · 2020
The Name of the Rose
Series · 2019
Baptiste
Series · 2019
Belle and Sebastian 3: The Last Chapter
Film · 2018
Mary Magdalene
Film · 2018
War on Beasts
Series · 2018
Daydreams
Film · 2017
I Didn't Shoot Jesse James
Film · 2017
Genius
Series · 2017
L'araignée rouge
Film · 2016
Wild Tales From The Village
Film · 2016
Section Zéro
Series · 2016
Les brigands
Film · 2015
Belle and Sebastian: The Adventure Continues
Film · 2015
Through the Air
Film · 2015
Folie passagère
Series · 2015
Top Gear France
Series · 2015
De guerre lasse
Film · 2014
The Missing
Series · 2014
Pieces of Me
Film · 2013
Jappeloup
Film · 2013
Belle and Sebastian
Film · 2013
Le Roman d’un trader
Film · 2013
Morning Star
Film · 2012
No Limit
Series · 2012
The Unexpected Getaway
Series · 2012
Requiem for a Killer
Film · 2011
Coup d'éclat
Film · 2011
Special Forces
Film · 2011
A Gang Story
Film · 2011
Among Us
Film · 2010
The Way
Film · 2010
A Previous Engagement
Film · 2009
A Man and His Dog
Film · 2009
Vampire Party
Film · 2008
L'Affaire Bruay-en-Artois
Film · 2008
The Resistance: Live Free or Die
Film · 2008
The Lark Farm
Film · 2007
Jacquou the Rebel
Film · 2007
Boxes
Film · 2007
Les Cerfs-volants
Film · 2007
La masseria delle allodole
Film · 2007
The Gravedancers
Film · 2006
D'Artagnan and the Three Musketeers
Film · 2005
S.A.C. : Des hommes dans l'ombre
Film · 2005
The Accursed Kings
Series · 2005
D'Artagnan and the Three Musketeers
Series · 2005
Kaamelott
Series · 2005
Blueberry
Film · 2004
Ne quittez pas !
Film · 2004
Taking Lives
Film · 2004
Old Goriot
Film · 2004
A Very Long Engagement
Film · 2004
The Good Thief
Film · 2003
The Core
Film · 2003
Utopia
Film · 2003
Kiss of the Dragon
Film · 2001
Saving Grace
Film · 2000
The Patriot
Film · 2000
The King Is Dancing
Film · 2000
Arabian Nights
Series · 2000
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
Film · 1999
Wing Commander
Film · 1999
My Life So Far
Film · 1999
Like a Fish Out of Water
Film · 1999
Babel
Film · 1999
Let There Be Light!
Film · 1998
From the Earth to the Moon
Series · 1998
Addicted to Love
Film · 1997
Dobermann
Film · 1997
The Thousand Wonders of the Universe
Film · 1997
Habitat
Film · 1997
To Have and to Hold
Film · 1996
Les liens du cœur
Film · 1996
Hotel Rome
Film · 1996
Follow Your Heart
Film · 1996
Foreign Land
Film · 1996
Passage to Paradise
Film · 1996
GoldenEye
Film · 1995
Bad Boys
Film · 1995
Operation Dumbo Drop
Film · 1995
Moon Shadow
Film · 1995
Zadoc and Happiness
Film · 1995
Crying Freeman
Film · 1995
Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy
Film · 1994
Nostradamus
Film · 1994
The Black Angel
Film · 1994
And the Band Played On
Film · 1993
Red Shoe Diaries 3: Another Woman's Lipstick
Film · 1993
1492: Conquest of Paradise
Film · 1992
On Guard
Film · 1992
L'Atlantide
Film · 1992
Too Close to the Gods
Film · 1992
Sketch Artist
Film · 1992
Red Shoe Diaries
Series · 1992
Isabelle Eberhardt
Film · 1991
High Art
Film · 1991
Husbands and Lovers
Film · 1991
Nikita
Film · 1990
Vincent and Me
Film · 1990
La fille des collines
Film · 1990
Corps perdus
Film · 1990
Au coeur de Nikita
Film · 1990
Les Nuls, l'émission
Series · 1990
Australia
Film · 1989
The Bear
Film · 1988
Sorceress
Film · 1987
Spiral
Film · 1987
États d'âme
Film · 1986
L'unique
Film · 1986
Blue Hell
Film · 1986
Mad Love
Film · 1985
Grottenolm
Film · 1985
Full Moon in Paris
Film · 1984
Rita Ritter
Film · 1984
Le Matelot 512
Film · 1984
The Outsider
Film · 1983
Shadow Dance
Film · 1983
Will the High Salaried Workers Raise Their Hands!
Film · 1982
La Balance
Film · 1982
The Return of Martin Guerre
Film · 1982
Toute une nuit
Film · 1982
Champs-Elysées
Series · 1982
The Sword of Thyrus
Film
Berlin Berlin
Film