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