\n\t\t\t\t\tEsteemed French actor, best known for Baptiste, The Missing and La Femme Nikita, has died.\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
Esteemed French actor Tch\u00e9ky Karyo, best known for Baptiste, The Missing and La Femme Nikita, has died aged 72.<\/p>\n
His wife, actor Val\u00e9rie Keruzor\u00e9, and their children announced his death following a battle with cancer.<\/p>\n
Karyo had more than 100 other film and television credits during a 40-year career.<\/p>\n
Born in Instanbul, he moved with his family to France at a young age. He began to land roles in film and was nominated for a C\u00e9sar Award as Most Promising Actor for one of his earliest movies, La balance (1982).<\/p>\n
He began working steadily through the 1980s, and his big break came in 1990, when Luc Besson cast him in the key role of Bob, a member of a secret government entity who mentors Nikita (Anne Pariillaud).<\/p>\n
Supporting roles followed in Joan of Arc, Bad Boys, 1492: Conquest of Paradise, GoldenEye, Addicted to Love, Babel and The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc.<\/p>\n
Other credits included Pieces of Me, Requiem for a Killer, A Man and His Dog and many more.<\/p>\n
Among his most famous TV roles was playing Detective Julien Baptiste in the British series The Missing, for which he was nominated as Outstanding Actor in a Miniseries at the 2015 Monte-Carlo TV Festival. He reprised the role in spinoff Baptiste, a 2019-21 crime drama.<\/p>\n
He appeared in several episodes of War on Beasts, The Name of the Rose, ZeroZeroZero. His final role was the 2025 film Faster.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n