Tchéky Karyo, or rather Baruh Djaki Karyo, was born in Istanbul in 1953. A few years later, his family moved to France. For years, he performed on the stages of French theaters, the Daniel Sorano Company and the National Theater of Strasbourg.
On screen in the 1980s in production “The return of Martin Guerre “. His filmography includes titles such as: “Crazy love”, “Bear cub”, “Nikita”, “Nostradamus”, “Bad Boys”, “GoldenEye”, “Patriot”, “A very long engagement”, “Mary Magdalene”. For his role in the crime drama titled “Spy” received the Caesar Award. In the years 2014-216 he played the role of Julien Baptiste in the series “Lost”.
His last role was César in the third installment of the French adventure film “Bella and Sebastian”. During his career, Tchéky Karyo collaborated with directors such as Andrzej Żułwaski, Luc Besson, Michael Bay, and Ridley Scott.
Tchéky Karyo died on October 31, 2025. According to his family, he lost his battle with cancer. He was 72 years old.