Tchéky Karyo
Tchéky Karyo | |
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Born | Baruh Djaki Karyo[1] 4 October 1953 Istanbul,Turkey |
Occupation(s) | Actor, musician |
Years active | 1982–present |
Spouse | Isabelle Pasco(m.1995, divorced) |
Partner | Valérie Kéruzoré |
Children | 2 |
Tchéky Karyo(French:[tʃekikɑʁjo];born 4 October 1953) is a Turkish-French actor and musician. Beginning his career as an actor on stage in classical and contemporary works, he began to work as a character actor in films in the 1980s. He has acted in numerous films by Hollywood and French directors, includingLuc Besson.He was nominated for aCésar Award for Most Promising Actorfor his performance in the 1982 filmLa Balance.
His film credits includeLa Femme Nikita,Vincent and Me,Nostradamus,Crying Freeman,Bad Boys,GoldenEye,The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc,The PatriotandKiss of the Dragon.His television roles includeDr. Willy Rozenbaumin theHBOfilmAnd the Band Played On,Georges Mélièsin the HBO miniseriesFrom the Earth to the Moon,and French detective Julien Baptiste in theBBCcrime dramaThe Missing,and its spin-off seriesBaptiste(2019-2021).
Early life[edit]
He was named Baruh Djaki Karyo[1]at birth in 1953[1]inIstanbul,Turkey;[1]his mother was Greek Jewish and his father was from a Turkish Jewish family (Sephardic Jewish).[2]When he was young, his family moved to Paris, France, where he grew up. He attended the Parisian secondary schoolLycée Arago.[1]As a young man, Karyo studied drama at the Cyrano Theatre,[1]and later became a member of theDaniel SoranoCompany,[1]playing many classical roles.[1]The spelling of his name, Djaki, was changed to Tchéky in a form of French transliteration.
Career[edit]
Karyo joined theNational Theatre of Strasbourg,[1]where he starred in both contemporary and classical plays.[1]He found success in French films beginning in the 1980s, first as a character actor. He later appeared in leading roles in several notable films, such asThe Bear,in which he played one of the hunters, and directorLuc Besson'sLa Femme Nikita,in which he played the heroine's spy mentor.[1]
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He has appeared in manyHollywoodmovies, often portraying a French character, in the same fashion asJean Reno.[1]His movie credits include 1994'sNostradamusin which he playsthe famous French prophet,and 1995'sBad BoysoppositeWill SmithandMartin Lawrencein which he plays a criminal named Fouchet.[1]He also appeared alongsideJet LiinKiss of the Dragon(2001) as a corrupt and violent Paris police detective. He has acted in prominent roles in major films set during wartime. Such performances include his acting as a vengeful French officer alongsideMel GibsoninThe Patriot(2000), set during theAmerican Revolutionary War,and his role asJean de DunoisinThe Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc.In the DVD edition ofThe Patriot,Karyo overdubbed his own lines on the French-language track. He appeared inMartin Sheen's filmThe Way(2010) as Captain Henri.[1]
In 2014 and 2016 Karyo appeared as Julien Baptiste in the acclaimedBBC One/Starzdrama seriesThe Missing.He has received critical praise for his performance.[3]In April 2018, it was confirmed that Karyo would reprise his Baptiste role in a spin-off series titledBaptiste,to be written by Jack and Harry Williams.[4]The first six-episode series began on BBC One on 17 February 2019,[5]with a second series beginning on 18 July 2021.[6]
In 2018, Karyo appeared as Elisha inMary Magdalene,written byHelen Edmundsonand directed byGarth Davis.[7]
Karyo is also a musician and songwriter. In 2006 he released the albumCe lien qui nous unit(English: "The link that binds us" ),[8]and releasedCredoin 2013 on his 60th birthday.[9]
Awards[edit]
In 1982, He was nominated for aCésar Award for Most Promising Actorfor his role inLa Balance.[1]In 1986, he was awarded thePrix Jean Gabinin recognition of his acting performances.[10]
Selected filmography[edit]
Year | Title | Role | Language | Director |
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1982 | The Return of Martin Guerre | Augustin | French | Daniel Vigne |
La Balance | Petrovic | French | Bob Swaim | |
1983 | Le Marginal | Francis Pierron | French | Jacques Deray |
1984 | Full Moon in Paris | Remi | French | Éric Rohmer |
1985 | L'Amour braque | Micky | French | Andrzej Zulawski |
1986 | Bleu comme l'enfer | Frank | French | Yves Boisset |
1987 | Sorceress | Étienne de Bourbon | French | Suzanne Schiffman |
1988 | The Bear | Tom | French | Jean-Jacques Annaud |
1989 | Australia | Julien Pierson | French | Jean-Jacques Andrien |
1990 | La Femme Nikita | Bob | French | Luc Besson |
Vincent and Me | Vincent van Gogh | French | Michael Rubbo | |
1991 | A Grande Arte(American title:Exposure) | Hermes | English | Walter Salles |
Isabelle Eberhardt | Slimene | English | Ian Pringle | |
Husband and Lovers | Paolo | English | Mauro Bolognini | |
1992 | Red Shoe Diaries | Phillip | English | Ted Kotcheff |
1492: Conquest of Paradise | Martín Alonso Pinzón | English | Ridley Scott | |
L'Atlantide | Lieutenant Morhange | French | Bob Swaim | |
Sketch Artist | Paul Korbel | English | Phedon Papamichael | |
1993 | And the Band Played On | Willy Rozenbaum | English | Roger Spottiswoode |
1994 | La Cité de la peur | Monsieur Jacques, The First Projectionist | French | Alain Berbérian |
Nostradamus | Nostradamus | English | Roger Christian | |
1995 | Colpo di luna | Lorenzo | Italian | Alberto Simone |
Crying Freeman | Detective Netah | English | Christophe Gans | |
Bad Boys | Antoine Fouchet | English | Michael Bay | |
GoldenEye | Russian Minister of Defence Dmitri Mishkin | English | Martin Campbell | |
Foreign Land | Kraft | Portuguese | Walter SallesandDaniela Thomas | |
Operation Dumbo Drop | Goddard | English | Simon Wincer | |
1996 | To Have & to Hold | Jack | English | John Hillcoat |
1997 | Dobermann | Inspecteur Sauveur Cristini | French | Jan Kounen |
Habitat | Hank Symes | English | René Daalder | |
Addicted to Love | Anton | English | Griffin Dunne | |
1998 | From the Earth to the Moon(miniseries) | Georges Méliès | English | (various) |
Let There Be Light | Harper | French | Arthur Joffé | |
1999 | My Life So Far | Gabriel Chenoux | English | Hugh Hudson |
Babel | Nemrod | French | Gérard Pullicino | |
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc | Jean de Dunois | English | Luc Besson | |
Wing Commander | Commodore James "Paladin" Taggart | English | Chris Roberts | |
2000 | Arabian Nights | Black Coda | English | Steve Barron |
Le Roi danse | Molière | French | Gérard Corbiau | |
Saving Grace | Jacques Chevalier | English | Nigel Cole | |
The Patriot | Major Jean Villeneuve | English | Roland Emmerich | |
2001 | Kiss of the Dragon | Inspector Jean-Pierre Richard | English | Chris Nahon |
2002 | The Good Thief | Roger | English | Neil Jordan |
2003 | Utopia | Hervé | ||
The Core | Serge | English | Jon Amiel | |
2004 | A Very Long Engagement | Captain Etienne Favourier | French | Jean-Pierre Jeunet |
Taking Lives | Chief Inspector Hugo LeClair | English | D. J. Caruso | |
Blueberry | The Uncle | English | Jan Kounen | |
2005 | Les Rois maudits(miniseries) | Philip IV of France | French | Josée Dayan |
2006 | The Gravedancers | Vincent Cochet | English | Mike Mendez |
2007 | Jacquou le Croquant | The Chevalier | French | Laurent Boutonnat |
Boxes | Jean | French | Jane Birkin | |
The Lark Farm | Aram | English | Paolo and Vittorio Taviani | |
2009 | A Man and His Dog | The Guitar Player In The Park | French | Francis Huster |
Kaamelott(TV series) | Manius Macrinus Firmus (Book VI) | French | Alexandre Astier | |
2010 | The Way | Captain Henri | English | Emilio Estevez |
2011 | A Gang Story | Serge Suttel | French | Olivier Marchal |
Forces spéciales | Guezennec | French | Stéphane Rybojad | |
2012 | No Limit(TV Series) | Koskas | French | (various) |
Pieces of Me | Edern | French | Nolwenn Lemesle | |
2013 | Jappeloup | Marcel Rozier | French | Christian Duguay |
Belle and Sebastian | César | French | Nicolas Vanier | |
2014 | The Missing, Series 1(TV Series) | Julien Baptiste | English | Tom Shankland |
2015 | Through the Air | Armand Cavelle | French | Fred Grivois |
Belle & Sebastian: The Adventure Continues | César | French | Christian Duguay | |
2016 | The Missing, Series 2(TV Series) | Julien Baptiste | English | Ben Chanan |
2018 | Mary Magdalene | Elisha | English | |
Belle and Sebastien: Friends for Life | César | French | Clovis Cornillac | |
2019 | Baptiste(TV series) - Series 1 | Julien Baptiste | English | Börkur Sigþórsson |
The Name of the Rose(TV miniseries) | Pope John XXII | English | Giacomo Battiato | |
2020 | ZeroZeroZero(TV miniseries) | François Salvage | English | |
2021 | Baptiste(TV series) - Series 2 | Julien Baptiste | English | Thomas Napper |
2022 | Women at War(TV miniseries) -Netflix | Général Duvernet | French | Alexandre Laurent |
2023 | Liaison(TV series) -Apple TV+ | Francis Miller | French/English | Stephen Hopkins |
2023 | Boat Story(TV series) | ’The Tailor’ | English |
Music videos[edit]
- 1992 "Born On The Wrong Side Of Town"Jaye Muller(J.) (directed byJean Baptiste Mondino)
- 2005 "L'avenir est à nous"Kool ShenfeatRohff&Dadoo(directed by J.G Biggs)
References[edit]
- ^abcdefghijklmno"Tcheky Karyo Biography".www.premiere.fr.4 October 1953.Retrieved19 October2022.
- ^"Tcheky Karyo: I was brought up with respect for my Jewish roots".www.actuj.com.
- ^Hogan, Michael (30 November 2016)."What on earth happened to Alice Webster? 11 big questions The Missing finale needs to answer".The Daily Telegraph.
- ^James, Sarah (1 April 2018)."The Missing to get new spin-off Baptiste starring Tcheky Karyo".Digital Spy.Retrieved14 October2018.
- ^"When does Baptiste start on BBC1? What's The Missing spin-off about and who's in the cast?".Radio Times.Archived fromthe originalon 2019-02-17.Retrieved17 February2019.
- ^"BBC One - Baptiste".BBC.18 July 2021.
- ^"'Mary Magdalene' Film Review: Rooney Mara Plays Jesus' Gal Pal in Snoozy Epic ".www.yahoo.com.10 April 2019.
- ^"Ce Lien Qui Nous Unit – Tcheky Karyo – Songs, Reviews, Credits".AllMusic.Retrieved17 February2019.
- ^""Crédo", le deuxième album de Tchéky Karyo chanteur ".Culturebox(in French). 30 December 2013.Retrieved17 February2019.
- ^International Motion Picture Almanac.Quigley Publishing Company. 2007. p. 260.ISBN978-0-900610-80-6.
External links[edit]
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