Tchéky Karyo
Birthday: 1953-10-04 | Place of Birth: Istanbul, TurkeyTchéky 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
Acting
Role
as Charles Luciani
as Le Duc
as Robert
as Tessier
as Jean-Yves Lapick
as The Tailor
as Alex
as Franz Agerland
as Général Duvernet
as Pascal
as Paul Arkan
as Self
as André
as Bruno
as Georges, le mari de Nicoletta
as Camille
as L'homme
as Julien Baptiste
as Serge Tokarev
as Bob Ford
as Marc
as Narrator
as Simon Delaunay
as Armand Cavelle
as Old Man
