Tchéky Karyo
Acting
- Born:
- 1953-10-04
- Died:
- 2025-10-31
- Place of birth:
- 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
Filmography
La Terre et le Sang
Steel Butterfly
Faster
Immortel Nougaro
The Killer
Boat Story
Serial Driver
Liaison
Forest of the Missing
Romantique
I3P
Fraîche
Women at War
Tell Me Iggy
The Life Before
Vicky and Her Mystery
Christmas Next Door
Possessions
The Eddy
A Mermaid in Paris
Charon
ZeroZeroZero
The Name of the Rose
Baptiste
War on Beasts
Mary Magdalene
Belle and Sebastian 3: The Last Chapter
I Didn't Shoot Jesse James
Genius
Daydreams
Wild Tales From The Village
Section Zéro
L'araignée rouge
Belle and Sebastian: The Adventure Continues
Folie passagère
Through the Air
Top Gear France
Les brigands
The Missing
De guerre lasse
Belle and Sebastian
Le Roman d’un trader
Jappeloup
Pieces of Me
Morning Star
No Limit
The Unexpected Getaway
A Gang Story
Special Forces
Coup d'éclat
Requiem for a Killer
The Way
Among Us
A Previous Engagement
A Man and His Dog
L'Affaire Bruay-en-Artois
Vampire Party
The Resistance: Live Free or Die
Les Cerfs-volants
Boxes
The Lark Farm
La masseria delle allodole
Jacquou the Rebel
The Gravedancers
S.A.C. : Des hommes dans l'ombre
The Accursed Kings
D'Artagnan and the Three Musketeers
D'Artagnan and the Three Musketeers
Kaamelott
Old Goriot
A Very Long Engagement
Ne quittez pas !
Taking Lives
Blueberry
The Core
Utopia
The Good Thief
Kiss of the Dragon
The King Is Dancing
The Patriot
Arabian Nights
Saving Grace
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
My Life So Far
Like a Fish Out of Water
Wing Commander
Babel
Let There Be Light!
From the Earth to the Moon
The Thousand Wonders of the Universe
Dobermann
Addicted to Love
Habitat
Les liens du cœur
To Have and to Hold
Hotel Rome
Foreign Land
Passage to Paradise
Follow Your Heart
GoldenEye
Operation Dumbo Drop
Crying Freeman
Bad Boys
Moon Shadow
Zadoc and Happiness
The Black Angel
Nostradamus
Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy
Red Shoe Diaries 3: Another Woman's Lipstick
And the Band Played On
L'Atlantide
Sketch Artist
1492: Conquest of Paradise
Red Shoe Diaries
On Guard
Too Close to the Gods
Isabelle Eberhardt
Husbands and Lovers
High Art
Vincent and Me
Les Nuls, l'émission
La fille des collines
Au coeur de Nikita
Nikita
Corps perdus
Australia
The Bear
Sorceress
Spiral
États d'âme
Blue Hell
L'unique
Grottenolm
Mad Love
Le Matelot 512
Full Moon in Paris
Rita Ritter
The Outsider
Shadow Dance
La Balance
Will the High Salaried Workers Raise Their Hands!
Toute une nuit
The Return of Martin Guerre
Champs-Elysées
The Sword of Thyrus
Berlin Berlin