Known For
Acting
Born
Oct 04, 1953
Died
Oct 31, 2025
Place of Birth
Istanbul, Turkey
Credits
147 titles
Tchéky Karyo
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 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.
Known For
Filmography
Steel Butterfly
Robert
Faster
Le Duc
Immortel Nougaro
interprete
The Killer
Tessier
Boat Story
The Tailor
Serial Driver
Jean-Yves Lapick
Liaison
Francis Miller
Forest of the Missing
Franz Agerland
Romantique
Pascal
I3P
Paul Arkan
Fraîche
Alex
Women at War
Général Duvernet
Tell Me Iggy
Self
The Life Before
André
Vicky and Her Mystery
Bruno
Christmas Next Door
Georges, le mari de Nicoletta
Possessions
Joël
The Eddy
Daniel Perrin
A Mermaid in Paris
Camille
Charon
L'homme
ZeroZeroZero
François Salvage
The Name of the Rose
Pope John XXII
Baptiste
Julien Baptiste
War on Beasts
Serge Tokarev
Mary Magdalene
Elisha
Belle and Sebastian 3: The Last Chapter
César
I Didn't Shoot Jesse James
Bob Ford
Genius
Henri Rousseau
Daydreams
Marc
Wild Tales From The Village
Narrator
Section Zéro
Franck Varnove
L'araignée rouge
Simon Delaunay
Belle and Sebastian: The Adventure Continues
César
Folie passagère
Self
Through the Air
Armand Cavelle
Top Gear France
Self - Guest
Les brigands
Old Man
The Missing
Julien Baptiste
De guerre lasse
Armand
Belle and Sebastian
César
Le Roman d’un trader
le directeur général
Jappeloup
Marcel Rozier, French team coach
Pieces of Me
Edern
Morning Star
Heroy
No Limit
Franck Koskas
The Unexpected Getaway
Self
The Extraordinary Voyage
Thanks
A Gang Story
Serge Suttel
Special Forces
Admiral Guezennec
Coup d'éclat
Mérendon