0.0
Steel Butterfly
2025
Tchéky Karyo
Acting
Born October 4, 1953Died October 31, 2025Istanbul, Turkey
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.
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6.0
Faster
2025
0.0
Immortel Nougaro
2024
6.3
The Killer
2024
5.9
Serial Driver
2023
5.0
Romantique
2022
6.0
Fraîche
2022
6.0
Tell Me Iggy
2022
0.0
The Life Before
2021
7.1
Vicky and Her Mystery
2021
7.1
Christmas Next Door
2021
6.6
A Mermaid in Paris
2020
Charon
0.0
Charon
2020
6.3
Mary Magdalene
2018
6.5
Belle and Sebastian 3: The Last Chapter
2018
4.0
I Didn't Shoot Jesse James
2017
4.7
Daydreams
2017
7.6
Wild Tales From The Village
2016
0.0
L'araignée rouge
2016
6.9
Belle and Sebastian: The Adventure Continues
2015
5.4
Through the Air
2015
3.4
Les brigands
2015
5.4
De guerre lasse
2014
6.9
Belle and Sebastian
2013
0.0
Le Roman d’un trader
2013
7.1
Jappeloup
2013
5.2
Pieces of Me
2013
3.5
Morning Star
2012
6.8
A Gang Story
2011
6.7
Special Forces
2011
4.6
Coup d'éclat
2011
5.0
Requiem for a Killer
2011
7.1
The Way
2010
6.2
Among Us
2010
4.3
A Previous Engagement
2009
5.8
A Man and His Dog
2009
4.7
L'Affaire Bruay-en-Artois
2008
4.9
Vampire Party
2008
The Resistance: Live Free or Die
0.0
The Resistance: Live Free or Die
2008
8.5
Les Cerfs-volants
2007
5.3
Boxes
2007
6.2
The Lark Farm
2007
0.0
La masseria delle allodole
2007
6.4
Jacquou the Rebel
2007
5.7
The Gravedancers
2006
8.2
S.A.C. : Des hommes dans l'ombre
2005
5.2
D'Artagnan and the Three Musketeers
2005
4.6
Old Goriot
2004
7.3
A Very Long Engagement
2004
7.3
Ne quittez pas !
2004
6.4
Taking Lives
2004
4.9
Blueberry
2004
5.9
The Core
2003
5.9
Utopia
2003
6.1
The Good Thief
2003
6.9
Kiss of the Dragon
2001
6.5
The King Is Dancing
2000
7.2
The Patriot
2000
6.5
Saving Grace
2000
6.4
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
1999
5.4
My Life So Far
1999
4.9
Like a Fish Out of Water
1999
4.9
Wing Commander
1999
5.0
Babel
1999
6.3
Let There Be Light!
1998
4.5
The Thousand Wonders of the Universe
1997
6.5
Dobermann
1997
6.2
Addicted to Love
1997
5.3
Habitat
1997
Les liens du cœur
4.5
Les liens du cœur
1996
4.3
To Have and to Hold
1996
5.2
Hotel Rome
1996
7.3
Foreign Land
1996
9.0
Passage to Paradise
1996
6.1
Follow Your Heart
1996
6.9
GoldenEye
1995
5.2
Operation Dumbo Drop
1995
6.4
Crying Freeman
1995
6.8
Bad Boys
1995
6.5
Moon Shadow
1995
7.0
Zadoc and Happiness
1995
5.4
The Black Angel
1994
5.8
Nostradamus
1994
7.5
Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy
1994
8.7
Red Shoe Diaries 3: Another Woman's Lipstick
1993
6.4
And the Band Played On
1993
6.7
L'Atlantide
1992
5.3
Sketch Artist
1992
6.3
1492: Conquest of Paradise
1992
4.4
On Guard
1992
8.0
Too Close to the Gods
1992
5.0
Isabelle Eberhardt
1991
6.5
Husbands and Lovers
1991
4.5
High Art
1991
5.6
Vincent and Me
1990
7.2
La fille des collines
1990
0.0
Au coeur de Nikita
1990
7.1
Nikita
1990
5.8
Corps perdus
1990
4.7
Australia
1989
7.1
The Bear
1988
5.8
Sorceress
1987
4.2
Spiral
1987
7.0
États d'âme
1986
5.8
Blue Hell
1986
7.0
L'unique
1986
9.0
Grottenolm
1985
5.7
Mad Love
1985
4.8
Le Matelot 512
1984
6.8
Full Moon in Paris
1984
9.0
Rita Ritter
1984
6.8
The Outsider
1983
10.0
Shadow Dance
1983
6.4
La Balance
1982
5.5
Will the High Salaried Workers Raise Their Hands!
1982
6.6
Toute une nuit
1982
6.7
The Return of Martin Guerre
1982
0.0
The Sword of Thyrus
Berlin Berlin
0.0
Berlin Berlin
TV Shows
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La Terre et le Sang
7.3
Boat Story
6.3
Liaison
6.6
Forest of the Missing
5.6
I3P
7.0
Women at War
5.0
Possessions
5.0
Possessions
6.4
The Eddy
7.8
ZeroZeroZero
7.0
The Name of the Rose
7.0
Baptiste
6.4
War on Beasts
7.5
Genius
6.4
Section Zéro
6.0
Folie passagère
6.3
Top Gear France
7.2
The Missing
7.0
No Limit
8.5
The Unexpected Getaway
4.8
The Accursed Kings
4.0
D'Artagnan and the Three Musketeers
8.5
Kaamelott
6.8
Arabian Nights
8.1
From the Earth to the Moon
5.8
Red Shoe Diaries
8.6
Les Nuls, l'émission
6.8