Tchéky Karyo

Tchéky Karyo (; born Baruh Djaki Karyo; 4 October 1953) is a Turkish-born 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, including Luc Besson. He was nominated for a César Award for Most Promising Actor for his performance in the 1982 film ''La Balance''.

His film credits include ''La Femme Nikita'', ''Vincent and Me'', ''Nostradamus'', ''Crying Freeman'', ''Bad Boys'', ''GoldenEye'', ''The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc'', ''The Patriot'' and ''Kiss of the Dragon''. His television roles include Dr. Willy Rozenbaum in the HBO film ''And the Band Played On'', Georges Méliès in the HBO miniseries ''From the Earth to the Moon'', and French detective Julien Baptiste in the BBC crime drama ''The Missing'', and its spin-off series ''Baptiste'' (2019–21). Provided by Wikipedia