Souleymane Sylla (actor)

Souleymane Sylla, is a Guinean-born Italian actor and filmmaker.[1] He is best known for his roles in the films Les princes de la ville, Shiny Happy People and Tolo Tolo.[2][3]

Souleymane Sylla
Born
Souleymane Sylla

Guinea
NationalityGuinean
Italian
OccupationActor
Years active2013–present

Personal life

He was born in Guinea and later moved to Italy.

Career

In 2014, he directed his maiden short film Les princes de la ville. In the same year, he made appearances in three short films: Anthropologie d'un homme moderne, Règlement de conte and Couper le voile, in which he played major roles. After several award-winning critically acclaimed short film appearances, Sylla made his maiden television appearance with the TV movie Penthesilea. In the movie, he played the role of 'Latif'. In 2020, he starred in the Italian comedy film Tolo Tolo with the role 'Oumar'.[4] The film became a blockbuster with a record breaking first day gross of €8.7 million.[5]

Filmography
YearFilmRoleGenreRef.
2014Anthropologie d'un homme moderneSimonShort film
2014Règlement de conteMelle SankaréShort film
2014Couper le voileShort film
2016Panda IIIShort film
2017Les Roméos et JuliettesSouleyShort film
2017La répétitionStéphaneShort film
2018PenthesileaLatifTV Movie
2019Shiny Happy PeopleManuShort film
2019PoseurLe gardienShort film
2019BibimbapSouleymaneShort film
2019Checco Zalone: ImmigratoSouleymane SyllaVideo short
2019Désir noir, une nuit proche de DieuLuiShort film
2020Tolo ToloOumarFilm[6]

References
  1. "Souleymane Sylla: Actor". unifrance. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  2. "SOULEYMANE SYLLA: ACTOR, DIRECTOR". unifrance. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  3. "SOULEYMANE SYLLA". agence-adequat. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  4. ""Tolo Tolo": com'è l'esordio alla regia di Checco Zalone" (in Italian). vanityfair.it. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  5. ""Tolo Tolo", incassi da record ma Checco Zalone divide gli italiani" (in Italian). iltempo.it. 3 January 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  6. "Souleymane Sylla Actor". gapfilm. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
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