Tcheky Karyo is one of the finest actors of French cinema, who has to his credit a plethora of films. He is most noted for his roles in war films, which has earned him much praise and appreciation. Born as Baruh Djaki Karyo in Istanbul, he has a mixed lineage; his father was Turkish while his mother was a Greek. He started his career at a young age initially serving as an actor in classical and contemporary works. It was in 1980 that he started working as a character actor. His most noted early appearance was for French director Luc Besson in ‘Nikita’. Over the years, he has acted in movies of different genres, right from comedy to drama, war films to erotic ones, crime thriller to adventure and tragedy. Other than acting, he is noted as a musician and songwriter. His poetic lyrics have garnered much fame and appreciation