Speaks four languages: English, French, Mandingo & Wolof.
His mother is Senegalese and his father is Ivorian.
He's the oldest son in a family of 11 siblings.
He is married with two daughters.
He played a Sudanese soldier alongside Gerard Butler in the film 'Machine Gun Preacher,' directed by Oscar Winner Marc Forster.
He is the cousin of acclaimed actress Naky Sy Savane.
Souléymane made his stage debut in Ian Bruce's South African crime drama Groundswell, directed by Tony Award-Winner Scott Elliott of The New Group Theater.
Souleymane served two years on the Independent Spirit Award Nominating Committee.