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Tchéky Karyo

Highest Rated: 100% The Gravedancers (2006)

Lowest Rated: 0% Requiem for a Killer (2011)

Birthday: Oct 4, 1953

Birthplace: Istanbul, Turkey

This handsome Turkish-born actor is one of France's most popular stage and screen stars, but his vehicles do not always arrive on US shores. Karyo grew up in Paris, studied acting and by the late 1970s was appearing with the Daniel Sorano Company and the National Theatre of Strasbourg, in both modern and classical roles. He made his film debut in a supporting role in "The Return of Martin Guerre" (1982), and spent the next few years working his way up to leading roles in such films as "La Balance" (a 1982 detective film), "Le Marginal" (with Jean-Paul Belmondo, 1983), "L'Unique" (a 1985 sci-fi outing), "Le Moine et al Sorciere" (starring in this 1987 historical drama) and "The Bear" (as the dashing but easily-frightened young hunter in this 1988 outdoors epic).

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Highest rated movies

100% 45% The Gravedancers
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100% 77% Full Moon in Paris
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91% 65% Belle and Sebastian
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90% 84% La Femme Nikita
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88% 82% The Bear
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82% 83% The Way
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80% 83% GoldenEye
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79% 85% A Very Long Engagement
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78% 42% Belle & Sebastian -- The Adventure Continues
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77% 62% The Good Thief
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
58% 51% The Killer Unknown (Character) - 2024
No Score Yet 65% Vicky and Her Mystery Bruno (Character) - 2021
44% 49% Mary Magdalene Elisha (Character) $114.3K 2018
No Score Yet 45% Belle and Sebastian, Friends for Life César (Character) - 2018
No Score Yet No Score Yet I Didn't Shoot Jesse James Unknown (Character) - 2017
No Score Yet No Score Yet Daydreams Marc (Character) - 2016
78% 42% Belle & Sebastian -- The Adventure Continues César (Character) - 2015
No Score Yet No Score Yet Through the Air Armand Cavelle (Character) - 2015
No Score Yet 21% Marseille Unknown (Character) - 2014
91% 65% Belle and Sebastian César (Character) - 2013
No Score Yet 62% Jappeloup: The Ride to Victory Marcel Rozier (Character) - 2013
No Score Yet No Score Yet Starlight Heroy (Character) - 2012
No Score Yet 57% Pieces of Me Edern (Character) - 2012
50% 64% A Gang Story Serge Suttel (Character) - 2011
8% 52% Special Forces Guezennec (Character) $10.8K 2011
0% 23% Requiem for a Killer l'Arménien (Character) - 2011
82% 83% The Way Captain Henri (Character) $44.7K 2010
No Score Yet 71% Among Us Walter (Character) - 2010
No Score Yet No Score Yet Vampire Party Le duc de Journiac (Character) - 2008
37% 33% A Previous Engagement Alex Belmont (Character) - 2008
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Impossible Truth Juge François Marceau (Character) - 2008
No Score Yet 70% The Lark Farm Aram (Character) - 2007
No Score Yet 61% Jacquou le Croquant Le Chevalier (Character) - 2007
100% 45% The Gravedancers Vincent (Character) - 2006
No Score Yet No Score Yet D'Artagnan et les trois mousquetaires Le cardinal de Richelieu (Character) - 2005
79% 85% A Very Long Engagement Captain Favourier (Character) - 2004
22% 54% Taking Lives Leclair (Character) $32.7M 2004
No Score Yet No Score Yet Old Goriot Vautrin (Character) - 2004
No Score Yet 75% Local Call! Unknown (Character) - 2004
39% 34% The Core Dr. Serge Leveque (Character) $31.1M 2003
No Score Yet 56% Utopia Hervé (Character) - 2003
77% 62% The Good Thief Roger (Character) $3.5M 2002
53% 68% Kiss of the Dragon Insp. Richard (Character) $36.8M 2001
63% 83% Saving Grace Jacques Chevalier (Character) $12.1M 2000
62% 81% The Patriot Jean Villeneuve (Character) $113.3M 2000
No Score Yet 79% The King Is Dancing Molière (Character) $149.5K 2000
No Score Yet No Score Yet Like a Fish Out of Water BB (Character) - 1999
31% 58% The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc Dunois (Character) $14.3M 1999
70% 53% My Life So Far Gabriel Chenoux (Character) $616.3K 1999
10% 26% Wing Commander Cmmdre. James "Paladin" Taggart (Character) $11.6M 1999
No Score Yet 43% Babel Nemrod (Character) - 1999
No Score Yet No Score Yet Let There Be Light Harper (Character) - 1998
No Score Yet 31% Habitat Hank Symes (Character) - 1997
63% 80% Dobermann Inspecteur Sauveur Cristini (Character) - 1997
55% 50% Addicted to Love Anton (Character) $34.7M 1997
No Score Yet No Score Yet Follow Your Heart Ernesto (Character) - 1996
No Score Yet No Score Yet To Have & to Hold Jack (Character) - 1996
No Score Yet No Score Yet Passaggio Per Il Paradiso Renato (Character) - 1996
No Score Yet No Score Yet Gentle Into the Night Renato (Character) - 1996
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Thousand Wonders of the World Professor Larsen (Character) - 1996
No Score Yet 72% Crying Freeman Detective Netah (Character) - 1995
43% 78% Bad Boys Fouchet (Character) $63.9M 1995
No Score Yet 90% Foreign Land Kraft (Character) - 1995
80% 83% GoldenEye Defense Minister Dmitri Mishki (Character) $106.0M 1995
26% 29% Operation Dumbo Drop Goddard (Character) $24.7M 1995
No Score Yet No Score Yet Moon Shadow Lorenzo (Character) $3.5K 1995
No Score Yet No Score Yet Zadoc et le bonheur Zadoc (Character) - 1995
29% 49% Nostradamus Nostradamus (Character) $65.6K 1994
No Score Yet 50% The Black Angel Unknown (Character) - 1994
No Score Yet 95% La Cite de la peur M. Jacques (Character) - 1994
No Score Yet No Score Yet Innocent Obsession Unknown (Character) - 1993
No Score Yet 21% Sketch Artist Paul Korbel (Character) - 1992
32% 50% 1492: Conquest of Paradise Martín Alonso Pinzón (Character) $6.5M 1992
No Score Yet 40% Husbands and Lovers Paolo (Character) - 1992
No Score Yet No Score Yet L'Atlantide Unknown (Character) - 1992
No Score Yet 47% Exposure Hermes (Character) $23.3K 1991
No Score Yet No Score Yet Isabelle Eberhardt Slimene (Character) - 1991
No Score Yet 53% Vincent and Me Vincent Van Gogh (Character) - 1990
90% 84% La Femme Nikita Bob (Character) $5.0M 1990
No Score Yet No Score Yet Australia Julien Pierson (Character) - 1989
88% 82% The Bear Tom (Character) $29.6M 1988
No Score Yet No Score Yet The House on the Dune Sylvain (Character) - 1988
No Score Yet 40% Sorceress Etienne de Bourbon (Character) $13.5K 1987
No Score Yet No Score Yet Blue Like Hell Franck (Character) - 1986
No Score Yet No Score Yet L'Unique Michel (Character) - 1986
No Score Yet 46% L'amour braque Micky (Character) - 1985
100% 77% Full Moon in Paris Remi (Character) - 1984
No Score Yet No Score Yet L'air du crime Robert (Character) - 1984
No Score Yet No Score Yet Le Matelot 512 Le balafré/André (Character) - 1984
No Score Yet No Score Yet La Java des ombres Xavier (Character) - 1983
No Score Yet 60% Le marginal Francis Pierron (Character) - 1983
No Score Yet 68% La Balance Petrovic (Character) - 1982
No Score Yet No Score Yet Que les gros salaires lèvent le doigt ! Unknown (Character) - 1982
No Score Yet No Score Yet Toute une nuit Unknown (Character) - 1982

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57% 70% Boat Story The Tailor (Character) 2023
86% 60% Baptiste on Masterpiece Julien Baptiste (Character) 2019 2021
No Score Yet 80% Possessions Joël (Character) 2020
93% 90% The Missing Julien Baptiste (Character) 2014 2016
No Score Yet 85% From the Earth to the Moon George Melies (Character) 1998
No Score Yet No Score Yet Red Shoe Diaries Phillip (Character) 1993