About Me
Soleyman Pierini is an Italian and Canadian film & TV actor and circus artist.
He began his acting journey in Hollywood production The Walk (2015) by Robert Zemeckis. More recently, he played the male lead in Catching The Light (2025) and has been cast in the feature film Dancing Beyond (in production). He has also worked in several productions as a circus performer, including Big Top Academy (2019) and Plan B Season 3 (2025).
From 2018 to 2021, Soleyman toured with Circus Smirkus, America’s renowned youth circus. In 2024, he was a clown in Celestia Nouveau (UAE). His disciplines include juggling, clowning, mime, Chinese pole, and magic.
Soleyman is always eager to entertain the audience with physical comedy and the circus arts, and to bring characters to life on screen!
Height: 5"6'
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Blonde
Location: Montreal, QC
Film
Space Dream Productions | Dancing Beyond | In Production
Vaslav Nijinski
Sony Pictures Entertainment | The Walk | 2015
Young Philippe Petit
Television
KOTV | Plan B | 2025
Athletic Boy
Pixcom | Alerte Amber | 2019
Autistic Kid
HitRECord | HitRECord on TV | 2015
Overture Fortune Teller
Stage
MOTH Live Entertainment | Celestia Nouveau | 2024
Clown / Chinese Pole / Juggler
Circus Smirkus | Big Top Tour | 2018-2021
Magician / Wire Walker / Chinese Pole / Juggler / Clown
MOTH Live Entertainment | The Nutcracker Circus | 2019
Magician / Chinese Pole artist / Acrobat
Special Skills
Magic, Juggling, Wire Walking, Unicycle, Chinese Pole, Mime, Advanced Ultralight Piloting, Kung Fu, CPR certified, work experience as an Ontario Fire Ranger.