Tchéky Karyo Picture
STARmeter
SEE RANK
Down 319 this week

Tchéky Karyo

Actor

Born in Istanbul, Turkey, Tcheky Karyo grew up in Paris. He studied drama at the Cyrano Theatre and became a member of the Daniel Sorano Company, where he played numerous classical roles. He next joined the National Theatre of Strasbourg, where he starred in contemporary theatre as well as in such classical works as "Tartuffe"... See full bio »

Born:

Baruh Djaki Karyo
in Istanbul, Turkey
More at IMDbPro » Contact Info on IMDbPro Contact Info: View agent and manager
Add or change photos on IMDbPro Represent Tchéky Karyo? Add or change photos
Still of Tchéky Karyo and Anne Parillaud in La Femme Nikita Still of Tchéky Karyo in The Patriot Still of Nick Nolte and Tchéky Karyo in The Good Thief Still of Nick Nolte and Tchéky Karyo in The Good Thief Still of F. Murray Abraham and Tchéky Karyo in Nostradamus Dunois & Aulon
23 photos | 68 videos | 45 news articles »

Quick Links:

Related News

Special Forces | Review
10 October 2012 9:00 AM, PDT | ioncinema
Is This the Most Offensive Trailer Ever Made? “Yes” Is the Fudging Answer You’re Looking For
6 September 2012 1:00 PM, PDT | FilmSchoolRejects
Competition: Win French crime thriller 'Gang Story' on DVD
20 April 2012 2:00 AM, PDT | CineVue
See all 45 related articles »
Create a list  »

Related Lists

image of name
Beyond Underrated
a list of 45 people by anji-13 created 06 Jun 2011
 
image of name
Sexiest Men From Around The World
a list of 139 people by Allycat_4 created 29 May 2011
 
image of name
Character actors that make any movie better
a list of 39 people by onecowboytoo created 27 Nov 2011
 
image of name
Actors With High Body Counts
a list of 1,635 people by PunishU created 5 months ago
 
image of name
The Elite
a list of 206 people by DirectorzCut created 01 Dec 2011
 
See all related lists »

Do you have a demo reel?

Add it to your IMDbPage

Melanie Molnar - Reel -- No description provided.

Melanie Molnar - Reel

My Demo Reel -- Includes clips from GLORY DAZE, COMMUNITY and horror film URBAN EXPLORER.

My Demo Reel

Francine Locke Film Reel -- Family Law (Best Actress, Gideon), Stealing Home (Best Supporting Actress-nom.) 168 Project, True Tale Monster (Albert P. Weisman Award), The Discarded (2011 Feature Release).

Francine Locke Film Reel

David H. Lawrence, XVII - Drama -- On-camera drama reel featuring David H. Lawrence XVII, in scenes from Heroes, The Unit, LOST, and more

David H. Lawrence, XVII - Drama

Christopher Mann's Theatrical Demo Reel -- This reel contains Christopher performing in Film and Television. The clips included are from the following: "The Boundary", "The Wire", "Duplicity", "Law & Order(SVU)", "Michael Clayton", "Cost Of A Soul", "HEROES" and "Law & Order (CI)".

Christopher Mann's Theatrical Demo Reel


Find out more at IMDbPro »

Connect with IMDb

Take The Quiz!

Test your knowledge of Tchéky Karyo.
2 wins & 1 nomination See more awards »

Known For


Show Show all  | 
Show by:
Edit

Filmography

Hide HideActor (105 titles)
2013 Dobermann 2: Arm Wrestle (pre-production)
Inspecteur Sauveur Cristini
 
2013 De guerre lasse (filming)
 
2013 Les brigands (post-production)
Old Man
 
2013 Jappeloup
Marcel Rozier
 
2012 L'étoile du jour
Heroy
 
2012 Pieces of Me
Edern
 
2011 A Gang Story
Serge Suttel
 
2011 Special Forces
Amiral Guezennec
 
2011 L'itinéraire (short)
José
 
2011 Fabienne
Le commissaire Mérendon
 
2011 Requiem for a Killer
l'Arménien
 
2010/I The Way
Captain Henri
 
2010 Among Us
Walter
 
2009 Kaamelott (TV series)
Manius Macrinus Firmus
– Arturus Rex (2009) … Manius Macrinus Firmus (as Tcheky Karyo)
– Lacrimosa (2009) … Manius Macrinus Firmus (as Tcheky Karyo)
– Nuptiæ (2009) … Manius Macrinus Firmus (as Tcheky Karyo)
– Dux Bellorum (2009) … Manius Macrinus Firmus (as Tcheky Karyo)
– Centurio (2009) … Manius Macrinus Firmus (as Tcheky Karyo)
See all 7 episodes »
 
2008 Un homme et son chien
Guitariste parc
 
2008 Vampire Party
Le Duc de Journiac
 
2008 A Previous Engagement
Alex Belmont
 
2008 L'affaire Bruay-en-Artois (TV movie)
Juge François Marceau
 
2008 La résistance (TV mini-series documentary)
Narrator / Récitant
 
2007 Les cerfs-volants (TV movie)
Ambroise
 
2007 Boxes
Jean
 
2007 The Lark Farm
Aram
 
2007 Jacquou le croquant
Le chevalier
 
2006 The Gravedancers
Vincent Cochet
 
2005 S.A.C.: Des hommes dans l'ombre (TV movie)
Louis Routier
 
2005 A Cursed Monarchy (TV mini-series)
Philippe le Bel
– Le Roi de Fer (2005) … Philippe le Bel (as Tcheky Karyo)
 
2005 D'Artagnan et les trois mousquetaires
Le cardinal de Richelieu
 
2004 A Very Long Engagement
Capitaine Favourier
 
2004 Old Goriot (TV movie)
Vautrin
 
2004 Ne quittez pas!
Raveu, le banquier
 
2004 Taking Lives
Leclair
 
2004 Renegade
Uncle
 
2003 The Core
Serge (as Tcheky Karyo)
 
2003 Utopía
Hervé
 
2002/I The Good Thief
Roger
 
2002 CinéMagique (short)
Knight
 
2001 Kiss of the Dragon
Insp. Richard
 
2000 The King Is Dancing
Molière
 
2000 The Patriot
Jean Villeneuve
 
2000 Arabian Nights (TV movie)
Black Coda (as Tcheky Karyo)
 
2000 Saving Grace
Jacques Chevalier (as Tcheky Karyo)
 
1999 The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
Dunois (as Tcheky Karyo)
 
1999 My Life So Far
Gabriel Chenoux (as Tcheky Karyo)
 
1999 Comme un poisson hors de l'eau
B.B.
 
1999 Babel
Nemrod
 
1999 Wing Commander
Commodore James 'Paladin' Taggart
 
1998 Let There Be Light
Harper
 
1998 Passage to Paradise
Renato
 
1998 From the Earth to the Moon (TV mini-series)
George Melies
– Le voyage dans la lune (1998) … George Melies (as Tcheky Karyo)
 
1997 Les mille merveilles de l'univers
Professor Larsen
 
1997 Dobermann
Commissaire Sauveur Cristini
 
1997 Addicted to Love
Anton (as Tcheky Karyo)
 
1997 Habitat
Hank Symes
 
1996 Les liens du coeur (TV movie)
Silas Marner
 
1996 To Have & to Hold
Jack
 
1996 Albergo Roma
Federale Apolloni
 
1996 Foreign Land
Kraft
 
1996 Va' dove ti porta il cuore
Ernesto
 
1995 GoldenEye
Defense Minister Dmitri Mishkin (as Tcheky Karyo)
 
1995 Crying Freeman
Detective Netah (as Tcheky Karyo)
 
1995 Operation Dumbo Drop
Goddard (as Tcheky Karyo)
 
1995 Bad Boys
Fouchet (as Tcheky Karyo)
 
1995 Moon Shadow
Lorenzo
 
1995 Zadoc et le bonheur
Zadoc
 
1995 La règle du silence (TV movie)
Barreto
 
1994 L'ange noir
Paul Delorme
 
1994 Nostradamus
Nostradamus
 
1994 Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy
M. Jacques, le projectionniste #1 (as Tcheky Karyo)
 
1994 Innocent Obsession
 
1993 Red Shoe Diaries 3: Another Woman's Lipstick (video)
Phillip (segment "Just Like That")
 
1993 And the Band Played On (TV movie)
Dr. Willy Rozenbaum
 
1992 L'Atlantide
Lieutenant Morhange
 
1992 1492: Conquest of Paradise
Martín Alonso Pinzón
 
1992 Sketch Artist (TV movie)
Paul Korbel
 
1992 On Guard
Jean Vergier
 
1992 Trop près des Dieux (short)
 
1992 Red Shoe Diaries (TV series)
Phillip
– Just Like That (1992) … Phillip
 
1991 Isabelle Eberhardt
Slimene
 
1991 Husbands and Lovers
Paolo
 
1991 A Grande Arte
Hermes (as Tcheky Karyo)
 
1990 Vincent et moi
Vincent Van Gogh
 
1990 La fille des collines
Vincent
 
1990 La Femme Nikita
Bob (as Tcheky Karyo)
 
1989 Australia
Julien Pierson
 
1989 Corps perdus
Eric Desange
 
1988 The Bear
Tom
 
1988 The House on the Dune
Sylvain
 
1987 Spiral
Kino
 
1987 Sorceress
Etienne de Bourbon (as Tcheky Karyo)
 
1986 États d'âme
Bertrand
 
1986 Bleu comme l'enfer
Franck
 
1986 L'unique
Michel
 
1985 Contes clandestins
Philippe
 
1985 Grottenolm
Gerome Holm
 
1985 L'amour braque
Micky
 
1984 Le matelot 512
Le balafré/André
 
1984 Full Moon in Paris
Remi
 
1984 Machinations (TV series)
Marc Berger
 
1984 L'air du crime
Robert
 
1983 Le marginal
Francis Pierron
 
1983 La java des ombres
Xavier
 
1982 La balance
Petrovic (as Tcheky Karyo)
 
1982 Que les gros salaires lèvent le doigt!
 
1982 Toute une nuit
 
1982 The Return of Martin Guerre
Augustin
 
Show ShowThanks (3 titles)
2013 Entends ce cri... (short) (thanks)
 
2011 The Extraordinary Voyage (documentary) (many thanks - as Tcheky Karyo)
 
1990 The Man Inside (thanks - as Tcheky Karyo)
 
Show ShowSelf (7 titles)
2011-2013 Vivement dimanche (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 10 March 2013 (2013) … Himself
– Episode dated 27 November 2011 (2011) … Himself
 
2009 La mandrágora (TV series)
Shannon
– Episode dated 2 May 2009 (2009) … Shannon (uncredited)
 
2006 On a tout essayé (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 16 October 2006 (2006) … Himself
 
2003 Revealed: The Making of 'La Femme Nikita' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1990 Au coeur de Nikita (The Making of Nikita) (video documentary short)
 
1988 Lunettes noires pour nuits blanches (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 22 October 1988 (1988) … Himself
 
1984 Mode in France (documentary)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2000 Open Sesame: The Making of 'Arabian Nights' (TV documentary)
Black Coda (uncredited)
 
1998 In and Out of Fashion (documentary)
Himself
 

Related Videos

Sketch Artist -- The face a murder witness describes to a police artist is that of the police artist's wife. Special Forces -- Clip: Captured The Way -- An American father travels to France to recover the body of his estranged son who died while traveling "El camino de Santiago" from France to Santiago de Compostela (Spain).
See all 68 »
Edit

Personal Details

Publicity Listings:

1 Interview  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Tcheky Karyo

Height:

5' 11" (1.80 m)
Edit

Did You Know?

Trivia:

He appears on an ID picture (part of the collection of Nino) in Amélie. See more »

Star Sign:

Libra