--- name: "Tchéky Karyo" canonical: "https://film.one/person/tcheky-karyo" fi1m_id: "tcheky-karyo" imdb_id: "nm0001409" tmdb_id: 10698 wikidata_id: "Q317704" roles: ["Actor"] born: "4 October 1953" died: "31 October 2025" reviewed_on_fi1m: 5 average_fi1m_score: 75 average_as: "actor" average_over: 5 updated: "2026-10-05T02:08:17.576179+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Tchéky Karyo ## Identity Tchéky Karyo - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/tcheky-karyo - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** tcheky-karyo - **IMDb ID:** nm0001409 - **TMDB ID:** 10698 - **Wikidata ID:** Q317704 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tch%C3%A9ky_Karyo, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q317704, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001409/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/10698 Actor. Born 4 October 1953 in Istanbul, Turkey. Died 31 October 2025. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 4 October 1953, Istanbul, Turkey - **Died:** 31 October 2025 - **Active:** 1988–2014 - **Also known as:** Tcheky Karyo, Techky Karyo, צ'קי קאריו, Baruh Djaki Karyo, Baruch Djaki Karyo - **Average Fi1m score:** 75, as actor, over 5 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 78 (1), 1990s 77 (2), 2000s 60 (1), 2010s 83 (1) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 74 to 71 across 4 titles - **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 0 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 1 of 5 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Action 2, Adventure 2, Crime 2, Drama 2, Thriller 2, Comedy 1 - **Screen time:** 7 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $522m across 4 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tch%C3%A9ky_Karyo, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q317704, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001409/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/10698 ## Streaming the US now - **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Bear*](https://film.one/film/the-bear.md) (78), [*Saving Grace*](https://film.one/film/saving-grace.md) (60) - **Apple TV:** [*The Missing*](https://film.one/tv/the-missing-2014.md) (83) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Fi1m on Tchéky Karyo > Tchéky Karyo brought humanity to men who looked as though they expected to be obeyed. We value the ambivalent mentor of *Nikita* and the patience of his television work; routine villain parts asked too little of him. As Bob in *Nikita* (1990), Tchéky Karyo makes a mentor's authority feel complicated. He has the physical presence for Luc Besson's polished violence, but Bob's ambivalence gives us a reason to watch him beyond the expectation of trouble. We enjoyed watching him hold his own alongside Anne Parillaud, whose anger and vulnerability carry so much of the film. He gives us someone else worth attending to without weakening her place at the centre. Besson's emphatic styling needs performers who will not disappear into it. Jean-Hugues Anglade and Jeanne Moreau help Karyo keep *Nikita* from becoming entirely dependent on its lead, and this is the sort of supporting work we value in him. There are limits to what their presence can achieve: the plotting takes shortcuts, and the romance sometimes asks for feelings it has not earned. We still recommend it for the performers. The wider recognition of *The Bear* (1988) and *Nikita* led into a run of international supporting parts during the 1990s. In *GoldenEye* (1995), he plays Dmitri Mishkin in Martin Campbell's brisk, entertaining Bond revival. We rate the film, though it is not our first recommendation for understanding Karyo's appeal. The same period also brought the villain roles, including *Bad Boys* (1995), that too often left him with little chance to distinguish the character. Those parts made narrower use of his abilities than Bob had. Television later gave that authority more time to develop, through Julien Baptiste in *The Missing* (2014–16) and *Baptiste* (2019–21). The patience and quiet wisdom of his work in *The Missing* made a welcome change from the routine threats. A longer part allowed those qualities to matter, rather than asking his physical presence to establish everything at once. Start with *Nikita*; turn to *The Missing* for the patience that the thriller parts so often left unused. ## Biography Tchéky Karyo (born Baruh Djaki Karyo) was a Turkish-born French actor and musician. He began his career on stage in classical and contemporary plays after training at the Cyrano Theatre and the National Theatre of Strasbourg. He moved into film in the 1980s and received a César Award nomination for Most Promising Actor for *La Balance* (1982). He became known for roles including Bob in Luc Besson's *La Femme Nikita* (1990), Dmitri Mishkin in *GoldenEye* (1995), Fouchet in *Bad Boys* (1995) and Jean Villeneuve in *The Patriot* (2000). He also appeared in *The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc* (1999) and the BBC series *The Missing*. Karyo died on 31 October 2025 aged 72. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, ew.com, theguardian.com, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (5) - *The Missing* (2014), Fi1m 83, as Julien Baptiste — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-missing-2014.md) - *Saving Grace* (2000), Fi1m 60, as Jacques Chevalier — [page](https://film.one/film/saving-grace.md) - *GoldenEye* (1995), Fi1m 78, as Dmitri Mishkin — [page](https://film.one/film/goldeneye.md) - *Nikita* (1990), Fi1m 76, as Bob — [page](https://film.one/film/nikita.md) - *The Bear* (1988), Fi1m 78, as Tom — [page](https://film.one/film/the-bear.md) ## Complete filmography (140) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Steel Butterfly* (2025), as Robert - *Faster* (2025), as Le Duc - *Immortel Nougaro* (2024), as interprete - *The Killer* (2024), as Tessier - *Boat Story* (2023), series, as The Tailor - *Serial Driver* (2023), as Jean-Yves Lapick - *Liaison* (2023), series, as Francis Miller - *Forest of the Missing* (2022), series, as Franz Agerland - *Romantique* (2022), as Pascal - *I3P* (2022), series, as Paul Arkan - *Fraîche* (2022), as Alex - *Women at War* (2022), series, as Général Duvernet - *The Life Before* (2021), as André - *Vicky and Her Mystery* (2021), as Bruno - *Christmas Next Door* (2021), as Georges, le mari de Nicoletta - *Possessions* (2020), series, as Joël, Yoel - *The Eddy* (2020), series, as Daniel Perrin - *A Mermaid in Paris* (2020), as Camille - *Charon* (2020), as L'homme - *ZeroZeroZero* (2020), series, as François Salvage - *The Name of the Rose* (2019), series, as Pope John XXII - *Baptiste* (2019), series, as Julien Baptiste - *War on Beasts* (2018), series, as Serge Tokarev - *Mary Magdalene* (2018), as Elisha - *Belle and Sebastian 3: The Last Chapter* (2018), as César - *I Didn't Shoot Jesse James* (2017), as Bob Ford - *Genius* (2017), series, as Henri Rousseau - *Daydreams* (2017), as Marc - *Wild Tales From The Village* (2016), as Narrator - *Section Zéro* (2016), series, as Franck Varnove - *L'araignée rouge* (2016), as Simon Delaunay - *Belle and Sebastian: The Adventure Continues* (2015), as César - *Through the Air* (2015), as Armand Cavelle - *Les brigands* (2015), as Old Man - *The Missing* (2014), series, as Julien Baptiste — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-missing-2014.md) - *De guerre lasse* (2014), as Armand - *Belle and Sebastian* (2013), as César - *Le Roman d’un trader* (2013), as le directeur général - *Jappeloup* (2013), as Marcel Rozier · French team coach - *Pieces of Me* (2013), as Edern - *Morning Star* (2012), as Heroy - *No Limit* (2012), series, as Franck Koskas - *The Extraordinary Voyage* (2011), Thanks - *A Gang Story* (2011), as Serge Suttel - *Special Forces* (2011), as Admiral Guezennec - *Coup d'éclat* (2011), as Mérendon - *Requiem for a Killer* (2011), as L'Arménien - *The Way* (2010), as Captain Henri - *Among Us* (2010), as Walter - *A Previous Engagement* (2009), as Alex Belmont - *A Man and His Dog* (2009), as Le guitariste - *L'Affaire Bruay-en-Artois* (2008), as Le Juge Marceau - *Vampire Party* (2008), as Le duc de Journiac - *The Resistance: Live Free or Die* (2008), as Narrator (voice) - *Les Cerfs-volants* (2007), as Ambroise - *Boxes* (2007), as Jean - *The Lark Farm* (2007), as Aram - *La masseria delle allodole* (2007), as Aram - *Jacquou the Rebel* (2007), as Le chevalier - *The Gravedancers* (2006), as Vincent Cochet - *S.A.C. : Des hommes dans l'ombre* (2005), as Louis Routier - *The Accursed Kings* (2005), series, as Philippe le Bel - *D'Artagnan and the Three Musketeers* (2005), series, as Le cardinal de Richelieu - *D'Artagnan and the Three Musketeers* (2005), as Le cardinal de Richelieu - *Kaamelott* (2005), series, as Manius Macrinus Firmus - *Old Goriot* (2004), as Vautrin - *A Very Long Engagement* (2004), as Captain Favour - *Ne quittez pas !* (2004), as Raveu - *Taking Lives* (2004), as Leclair - *Blueberry* (2004), as Uncle - *The Core* (2003), as Serge - *Utopia* (2003), as Hervé - *The Good Thief* (2003), as Roger - *Kiss of the Dragon* (2001), as Richard - *The King Is Dancing* (2000), as Molière - *The Patriot* (2000), as Jean Villeneuve - *Arabian Nights* (2000), series, as Black Coda - *Saving Grace* (2000), as Jacques Chevalier — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/saving-grace.md) - *The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc* (1999), as Jean de Dunois - *My Life So Far* (1999), as Gabriel Chenoux - *Like a Fish Out of Water* (1999), as B. B. - *Wing Commander* (1999), as Cmmdre. James 'Paladin' Taggart - *Babel* (1999), as Nemrod - *Let There Be Light!* (1998), as Harper - *From the Earth to the Moon* (1998), series, as George Melies - *The Thousand Wonders of the Universe* (1997), as Professor Larsen - *Dobermann* (1997), as Inspecteur Sauveur Cristini - *Addicted to Love* (1997), as Anton - *Habitat* (1997), as Hank Symes - *Les liens du cœur* (1996), as Silas Marner - *To Have and to Hold* (1996), as Jack - *Hotel Rome* (1996), as Federale Apolloni - *Foreign Land* (1996), as Kraft - *Passage to Paradise* (1996), as Renato - *Follow Your Heart* (1996), as Ernesto - *GoldenEye* (1995), as Dmitri Mishkin — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/goldeneye.md) - *Operation Dumbo Drop* (1995), as Goddard - *Crying Freeman* (1995), as Detective Netah - *Bad Boys* (1995), as Fouchet - *Moon Shadow* (1995), as Lorenzo - *Zadoc and Happiness* (1995), as Zadoc - *The Black Angel* (1994), as Paul Delorme - *Nostradamus* (1994), as Nostradamus - *Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy* (1994), as Mr. Jacques, the 1st projectionist - *Red Shoe Diaries 3: Another Woman's Lipstick* (1993), as Phillip (archive footage) - *And the Band Played On* (1993), as Dr. Willy Rozenbaum - *L'Atlantide* (1992), as Lieutenant Morhange - *1492: Conquest of Paradise* (1992), as Martín Alonso Pinzón - *Red Shoe Diaries* (1992), series, as Phillip - *Sketch Artist* (1992), as Paul Korbel - *On Guard* (1992), as Jean Vergier - *Too Close to the Gods* (1992), as Henri Georges - *Isabelle Eberhardt* (1991), as Slimene - *Husbands and Lovers* (1991), as Paolo - *High Art* (1991), as Hermes, the Knife master - *Vincent and Me* (1990), as Vincent van Gogh - *La fille des collines* (1990), as Vincent - *Nikita* (1990), as Bob — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/nikita.md) - *Corps perdus* (1990), as Eric Desange - *Australia* (1989), as Julian Pierson - *The Bear* (1988), as Tom — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/the-bear.md) - *Sorceress* (1987), as Etienne de Bourbon - *Spiral* (1987), as Kino - *États d'âme* (1986), as Bertrand - *Blue Hell* (1986), as Franck - *L'unique* (1986), as Michel - *Grottenolm* (1985), as Gerome Holm - *Mad Love* (1985), as Micky - *Le Matelot 512* (1984), as The scarred one / André - *Full Moon in Paris* (1984), as Remi - *Rita Ritter* (1984), as Man - *The Outsider* (1983), as Francis Pierron - *Shadow Dance* (1983), as Xavier - *La Balance* (1982), as Petrovic - *Will the High Salaried Workers Raise Their Hands!* (1982), Actor - *Toute une nuit* (1982), Actor - *The Return of Martin Guerre* (1982), as Augustin - *The Sword of Thyrus*, as Maardin - *La terre et le sang*, series, Actor - *Berlin Berlin*, Actor ## Gallery - ![Tchéky Karyo](https://film.one/media/person/77627/gallery-f53a1dd5bb54.jpg) Tchéky Karyo — Georges Biard, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e0/Tch%C3%A9ky_Karyo_1992.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Tchéky Karyo en 2014.](https://film.one/media/person/77627/gallery-31bd1ab212d3.jpg) Tchéky Karyo en 2014. — Olivier Strecker, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7b/Tcheky_Karyo_2014.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Signature of Tchéky Karyo, Turkish-French actor (2025)](https://film.one/media/person/77627/gallery-8a0e6b91f656.png) Signature of Tchéky Karyo, Turkish-French actor (2025) — Tchéky Karyo, Birkho, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Unterschrift_Tch%C3%A9ky_Karyo_t%C3%BCrkisch-franz%C3%B6sischer_Schauspieler.png/1280px-Unterschrift_Tch%C3%A9ky_Karyo_t%C3%BCrkisch-franz%C3%B6sischer_Schauspieler.png?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Tchéky Karyo](https://film.one/media/person/77627/gallery-42aee9429472.jpg) Tchéky Karyo — Image via TMDB - ![Tchéky Karyo](https://film.one/media/person/77627/gallery-16976a86f23a.jpg) Tchéky Karyo — Image via TMDB - ![Tchéky Karyo](https://film.one/media/person/77627/gallery-faba02991ecb.jpg) Tchéky Karyo — Image via TMDB - ![Tchéky Karyo](https://film.one/media/person/77627/gallery-f9a6b8cbb149.jpg) Tchéky Karyo — Image via TMDB - ![Tchéky Karyo](https://film.one/media/person/77627/gallery-51acd59b0d1b.jpg) Tchéky Karyo — Image via TMDB ## Awards ### Other awards — 1 won - Officer of Arts and Letters 2014: Officer of Arts and Letters (won) *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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