Souleymane Sylla (actor)

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Souleymane Sylla
Born
Souleymane Sylla

Guinea
NationalityGuinean
Italian
OccupationActor
Years active2013–present

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]

Personal life[]

He was born in Guinea and later moved to Italy.[citation needed]

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[]

Year Film Role Genre Ref.
2014 Anthropologie d'un homme moderne Simon Short film
2014 Règlement de conte Melle Sankaré Short film
2014 Couper le voile Short film
2016 Panda III Short film
2017 Les Roméos et Juliettes Souley Short film
2017 La répétition Stéphane Short film
2018 Penthesilea Latif TV Movie
2019 Shiny Happy People Manu Short film
2019 Poseur Le gardien Short film
2019 Bibimbap Souleymane Short film
2019 Checco Zalone: Immigrato Souleymane Sylla Video short
2019 Désir noir, une nuit proche de Dieu Lui Short film
2020 Tolo Tolo Oumar Film [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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