Episode 02Lupin, part 4

Omar Sy

Omar Sy is back in Lupin part 4, out on Netflix since 23 October 2026. He plays Assane Diop again, the master of disguise. But this time the thief has to prove he did not commit a theft: someone is copying him and pulling off burglaries in his name while he sits in prison. To find out who, he first has to get out.

See the 5 takes

Lupin, part 4

Born: 20 January 1978
In: Trappes, France
Started with: The duo Omar et Fred, with Fred Testot
César: Best Actor 2012 (The Intouchables)
On Netflix: Assane Diop in Lupin, since 2021

Who is Omar Sy?

Omar Sy was born in 1978 in Trappes, near Paris. Before film, he made France laugh with Fred Testot: the duo Omar et Fred went from radio to Canal+, where their sketch show Service après-vente des émissions became a fixture.

In 2011, The Intouchables changed everything. It became one of the biggest hits in the history of French cinema and won him the César for Best Actor in 2012. Then Hollywood called: X-Men, Jurassic World, Inferno.

What I like about him is that he never stays in the funny guy box. He goes from comedy to drama, from the clown Chocolat to the father in Tirailleurs. And since 2021, Lupin has made him a star all over the world.

The 5 takes

Five roles to understand Omar Sy, in the order of the reel.

Film · 2011
Take 1 : The Intouchables
Role
Driss
Directed by
Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache
The film that changed his path. He plays Driss, a young man from the suburbs who becomes the home carer of Philippe, a rich man who is quadriplegic. Two worlds with nothing in common, and a friendship that takes us from tears to laughter. The role won him the César for Best Actor in 2012.
Film · 2014
Take 2 : Samba
Role
Samba Cissé
Directed by
Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache
The same directors cast him again in Samba. He plays a Senegalese man trying to get his papers in order, who meets Alice, an executive just out of a burnout. He is looking for stability, she is trying to rebuild her life, and the film shows how each helps the other with what they need.
Film · 2016
Take 3 : Chocolat
Role
Rafael Padilla, known as Chocolat
Directed by
Roschdy Zem
He plays a clown, and his double act with Footit is a huge hit in Paris. But success and applause do not protect him from racism, and he fights to be seen as an artist, not just the clown everyone laughs at. A true story.
Film · 2016
Take 4 : Two Is a Family
Role
Samuel
Directed by
Hugo Gélin
The same year he is Samuel, a man who wants no responsibility at all. Until the day a woman leaves him a baby and tells him she is his daughter. The film tells how he becomes a father and learns to build his life, and the life of the little girl growing up with him.
Film · 2023
Take 5 : Father & Soldier
Role
Bakary Diallo
Directed by
Mathieu Vadepied
The story is set in 1917. Bakary joins the French army to protect his son, who was drafted by force. They fight on the same side, but each wants something else: the son wants to prove himself as a soldier, the father wants to bring him home alive.