Tchéky Karyo

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Biography

Karyo grew up in Paris, studied acting and by the late 1970s was appearing with the Daniel Sorano Company and the National Theatre of Strasbourg, in both modern and classical roles. He made his film debut in a supporting role in "The Return of Martin Guerre" (1982), and spent the next few years working his way up to leading roles in such films as "La Balance" (a 1982 detective film), "Le Marginal" (with Jean-Paul Belmondo, 1983), "L'Unique" (a …
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Job Title

Actor

Born

October 4, 1953

Career Milestones

1982

Film debut, "The Return of Martin Guerre"

1983

First starring film role, "La Java des Ombres"

1992

First US (international) film, "1492: The Conquest of Paradise"

1992

US TV debut, "The Red Shoe Diaries" (Showtime)

1997

Co-starred in "Addicted to Love"

1999

Cast in the feature "My Life So Far"

1999

Played Dunois in the epic "The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc"

2001

Co-starred in the feature "Kiss of the Dragon"

2003

Appeared in the comedy "The Good Thief"

2003

Was cast in the sci-fi thriller "The Core"

2004

Appeared in the Thriller "Taking Lives"

2006

Starred in the World War I adventure "Flyboys," a Tony Bill directed film documenting the cloud-cutting adventures of America's very first fighter pilots