BIOGRAPHY OF TCHÉKY KARYO

Tchéky Karyo (Baruh Djaki Karyo) is a French-Turkish actor and musician best known for his lead French police investigator Julien Baptiste in the British drama The Missing (2014) and its spin-off series Baptiste (2019).

ÂGE TCHÉKY KARYO

Karyo was born on October 4, 1953 in Istanbul, Turkey, he turns 65 in 2019.

TCHÉKY KARYO FAMILY | YOUNG

He was born to his mother who was Greek and his father from a Sephardic Jewish family with ancestral roots in Spain. When he was young, his family moved to Paris, France, where he grew up. The spelling of his name, Djaki, was changed to Tchéky in a form of French transliteration.

CHEKY KARYO MARRIED | WIFE | CHILDREN

Karyo is married to his longtime girlfriend, Valerie Keruzore who is a French actress. The couple exchanged the vow in an intimate ceremony attended by loved ones and family members. The couple have a daughter, Louise Karyo.

EDUCATION CHEKY KARYO

He was enrolled at the Cyrano Theater where he studied acting. He then joined the Daniel Sorano company where he played many classic roles. He then joined the National Theater of Strasbourg and performed in both contemporary and classical plays.

CAREER CAREER CAREER

Karyo celebrated his career when he joined the National Theater of Strasbourg, he performed in both contemporary and classical plays. He then rose to fame in French films from the 1980s, first as a character actor. He was later featured in starring roles in several notable films, such as The Bear, in which he played one of the hunters, and director Luc Besson’s Nikita, in which he played the spy mentor of the ‘heroin.

He later appeared in many Hollywood films, often portraying a French character, similarly to Jean Reno. His credit-earning films include 1994’s Nostradamus in which he played the famous French prophet, and 1995’s Bad Boys opposite Will Smith and Martin Lawrence in which he played a character named Fouchet, a criminal who steals heroin from the headquarters of the Miami-Dade Police Department and attempts to kill a woman named Julie Mott, played by Téa Leoni, who witnessed a murder.

He was also featured alongside Jet Li in 2001’s Kiss of the Dragon as a corrupt and violent Parisian police detective who framed Li’s character for murder and later is killed by him in retaliation. He has starred in leading roles in major films set in wartime. His performances include his role as a vengeful French officer with Mel Gibson in The Patriot (2000), set during the American Revolutionary War, and his role as Jean de Dunois in The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc. In the DVD edition of The Patriot, Karyo superimposed his own lines over the French track. He appeared in Martin Sheen’s film The Way (2010) as Captain Henry.

Karyo later appeared as Julien Baptiste in the acclaimed BBC One/Starz drama series The Missing. He earned critical praise for his performance. In 2018, it was confirmed by the BBC that he would reprise his role as Julien Baptiste in a spin-off series called Baptiste, which will be written by Jack and Harry Williams. The new six-episode series debuted on February 17, 2019. He is also a musician and songwriter. He released the album Ce lien qui nous unites (in English: “The link that binds us”), and Credo in 2013 on the occasion of his 60th birthday.

FILMS BY TCHÉKY KARYO | TV SHOWS

• 2019 Baptiste (TV series)
• 2019 The name of the rose
• 2016 The Missing, Series 2 (TV Series)
• 2015 through the air
• 2015 Belle and Sébastien, the adventure continues
• 2014 The Missing, Series 1 (TV Series)
• 2013 Jappeloup
• 2013 Belle and Sebastian
• 2012 No Limit (TV series)
• 2012 Pieces of Me
• 2011 A Gang Story
• 2011 Special Forces
• 2010 The Way
• 2009 A man and his dog
• 2009 Kaamelott (TV series)
• 2007 Jacquou the Crunchy
• Boxes 2007
• 2007 The Masseria Delle Larks
• 2006 The Gravediggers
• 2005 The Cursed Kings (miniseries)
• 2004 A very long commitment
• 2004 Taking Lives
• 2004 Blueberry
• 2003 The Core
• 2002 The Good Thief
• 2001 Dragon’s Kiss
• 2000 arabian nights
• 2000 The King dances
• 2000 saving grace
• 2000 The Patriot
• 1999 My Life So Far
• 1999 Joan of Arc
• Wing Commander 1999
• 1998 From the Earth to the Moon (miniseries)
• 1998 Let there be light
• 1997 Doberman
• 1997 Habitat
• 1997 Addicted to love
• 1996 Have & Hold
• 1995 Shooting from the Moon
• 1995 Crying Freeman
• 1995 Bad Boys
• 1995 GoldenEye
• 1995 Foreign Land
• 1995 Operation Dumbo Drop
• 1994 City of Fear
• 1994 Nostradamus
• 1993 And the band played
• 1992 1492: Conquest of Paradise
• 1992 Atlantis
• 1992 Sketch Artist
• 1991 A Grande Arte (US title: Exposure
• 1991 Isabelle Eberhardt
• 1991 husband and lovers
• 1990 Nikita
• 1990 Vincent and me
• 1989 Australia
• 1988 The Bear
• 1986 Blue as Hell
• 1985 Love is pointing
• 1984 Full Moon in Paris
• 1983 The Marginal
• 1982 The return of Martin Guerre
• 1982 The Balance

CHEKY KARYO NET WORTH

Karyo has an estimated net worth of $4 million which he earned from his acting career. He also earns a good sum from his appearances in film television series.