Tchéky Karyo
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 4, 1953
- Died
- October 31, 2025 (aged 72)
- Birthplace
- Istanbul, 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.
Known For
Photos
Filmography
The Sword of Thyrus
Movie · as Maardin
Berlin Berlin
Movie
La Terre et le Sang
TV · as Charles Luciani · 6 eps
Faster
Movie · as Le Duc
Steel Butterfly
Movie · as Robert
The Killer
Movie · as Tessier
Immortel Nougaro
Movie · as interprete
Serial Driver
Movie · as Jean-Yves Lapick
Liaison
TV · as Francis Miller · 1 ep
Boat Story
TV · as The Tailor · 6 eps
Romantique
Movie · as Pascal
Tell Me Iggy
Movie · as Self
Fraîche
Movie · as Alex
I3P
TV · as Paul Arkan · 6 eps
Forest of the Missing
TV · as Franz Agerland · 4 eps
Women at War
TV · as Général Duvernet · 8 eps
Christmas Next Door
Movie · as Georges, le mari de Nicoletta
The Life Before
Movie · as André
Vicky and Her Mystery
Movie · as Bruno
Charon
Movie · as L'homme
A Mermaid in Paris
Movie · as Camille
ZeroZeroZero
TV · as François Salvage · 3 eps
The Eddy
TV · as Daniel Perrin · 1 ep
Possessions
TV · as Joël, Yoel · 6 eps
The Name of the Rose
TV · as Pope John XXII · 8 eps
Baptiste
TV · as Julien Baptiste · 12 eps
Belle and Sebastian 3: The Last Chapter
Movie · as César
Mary Magdalene
Movie · as Elisha
War on Beasts
TV · as Serge Tokarev · 6 eps
Daydreams
Movie · as Marc
I Didn't Shoot Jesse James
Movie · as Bob Ford
Genius
TV · as Henri Rousseau · 1 ep
L'araignée rouge
Movie · as Simon Delaunay
Wild Tales From The Village
Movie · as Narrator
Section Zéro
TV · as Franck Varnove · 8 eps
Les brigands
Movie · as Old Man
Belle and Sebastian: The Adventure Continues
Movie · as César
Through the Air
Movie · as Armand Cavelle
Folie passagère
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Top Gear France
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
De guerre lasse
Movie · as Armand
The Missing
TV · as Julien Baptiste · 16 eps
Pieces of Me
Movie · as Edern
Jappeloup
Movie · as Marcel Rozier, French team coach
Belle and Sebastian
Movie · as César
Le Roman d’un trader
Movie · as le directeur général
Morning Star
Movie · as Heroy
No Limit
TV · as Franck Koskas · 8 eps
The Unexpected Getaway
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Requiem for a Killer
Movie · as L'Arménien
Coup d'éclat
Movie · as Mérendon
Special Forces
Movie · as Admiral Guezennec
A Gang Story
Movie · as Serge Suttel
Among Us
Movie · as Walter
The Way
Movie · as Captain Henri
A Previous Engagement
Movie · as Alex Belmont
A Man and His Dog
Movie · as Le guitariste
Vampire Party
Movie · as Le duc de Journiac
L'Affaire Bruay-en-Artois
Movie · as Le Juge Marceau
The Resistance: Live Free or Die
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
The Lark Farm
Movie · as Aram
Jacquou the Rebel
Movie · as Le chevalier
Boxes
Movie · as Jean
Les Cerfs-volants
Movie · as Ambroise
La masseria delle allodole
Movie · as Aram
The Gravedancers
Movie · as Vincent Cochet
D'Artagnan and the Three Musketeers
Movie · as Le cardinal de Richelieu
S.A.C. : Des hommes dans l'ombre
Movie · as Louis Routier
The Accursed Kings
TV · as Philippe le Bel · 5 eps
D'Artagnan and the Three Musketeers
TV · as Le cardinal de Richelieu · 2 eps
Kaamelott
TV · as Manius Macrinus Firmus · 8 eps
Blueberry
Movie · as Uncle
Ne quittez pas !
Movie · as Raveu
Taking Lives
Movie · as Leclair
Old Goriot
Movie · as Vautrin
A Very Long Engagement
Movie · as Captain Favour
The Good Thief
Movie · as Roger
The Core
Movie · as Serge
Utopia
Movie · as Hervé
Kiss of the Dragon
Movie · as Richard
Saving Grace
Movie · as Jacques Chevalier
The Patriot
Movie · as Jean Villeneuve
The King Is Dancing
Movie · as Molière
Arabian Nights
TV · as Black Coda · 2 eps
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
Movie · as Jean de Dunois
Wing Commander
Movie · as Cmmdre. James 'Paladin' Taggart
My Life So Far
Movie · as Gabriel Chenoux
Like a Fish Out of Water
Movie · as B. B.
Babel
Movie · as Nemrod
Let There Be Light!
Movie · as Harper
From the Earth to the Moon
TV · as George Melies · 1 ep
Addicted to Love
Movie · as Anton
Dobermann
Movie · as Inspecteur Sauveur Cristini
The Thousand Wonders of the Universe
Movie · as Professor Larsen
Habitat
Movie · as Hank Symes
To Have and to Hold
Movie · as Jack
Les liens du cœur
Movie · as Silas Marner
Hotel Rome
Movie · as Federale Apolloni
Follow Your Heart
Movie · as Ernesto
Foreign Land
Movie · as Kraft
Passage to Paradise
Movie · as Renato
GoldenEye
Movie · as Dmitri Mishkin
Bad Boys
Movie · as Fouchet
Operation Dumbo Drop
Movie · as Goddard
Moon Shadow
Movie · as Lorenzo
Zadoc and Happiness
Movie · as Zadoc
Crying Freeman
Movie · as Detective Netah
Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy
Movie · as Mr. Jacques, the 1st projectionist
Nostradamus
Movie · as Nostradamus
The Black Angel
Movie · as Paul Delorme
And the Band Played On
Movie · as Dr. Willy Rozenbaum
Red Shoe Diaries 3: Another Woman's Lipstick
Movie · as Phillip (archive footage)
1492: Conquest of Paradise
Movie · as Martín Alonso Pinzón
On Guard
Movie · as Jean Vergier
L'Atlantide
Movie · as Lieutenant Morhange
Too Close to the Gods
Movie · as Henri Georges
Sketch Artist
Movie · as Paul Korbel
Red Shoe Diaries
TV · as Phillip · 1 ep
Isabelle Eberhardt
Movie · as Slimene
High Art
Movie · as Hermes, the Knife master
Husbands and Lovers
Movie · as Paolo
Nikita
Movie · as Bob
Vincent and Me
Movie · as Vincent van Gogh
La fille des collines
Movie · as Vincent
Corps perdus
Movie · as Eric Desange
Au coeur de Nikita
Movie · as Self
Les Nuls, l'émission
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Australia
Movie · as Julian Pierson
The Bear
Movie · as Tom
Sorceress
Movie · as Etienne de Bourbon
Spiral
Movie · as Kino
États d'âme
Movie · as Bertrand
L'unique
Movie · as Michel
Blue Hell
Movie · as Franck
Mad Love
Movie · as Micky
Grottenolm
Movie · as Gerome Holm
Full Moon in Paris
Movie · as Remi
Rita Ritter
Movie · as Man
Le Matelot 512
Movie · as The scarred one / André
The Outsider
Movie · as Francis Pierron
Shadow Dance
Movie · as Xavier
Will the High Salaried Workers Raise Their Hands!
Movie
La Balance
Movie · as Petrovic
The Return of Martin Guerre
Movie · as Augustin
Toute une nuit
Movie
Champs-Elysées
TV · as Self · 1 ep