Cedric De Souza was born in Nairobi, Kenya and is the son of Tony (ex-Calangute) & Bridget (ex-Navelim) De Souza. He was educated at Westgate-On-Sea, Kent, UK after which he returned to Nairobi where he worked at the Donovan Maule Theatre. In 2006, it he was living in Vancouver, BC, Canada and his parents were living in Toronto, ON, Canada. Cedric's screen career began as early as 2002 in a made-for-television film. He made recurring appearances on series including Cold Squad (1998), Human Cargo (2004), Earthsea (2004) and Da Vinci's Inquest (1998). Although most of his work has been featured throughout numerous television series, he has appeared in film. His most high profile film appearance was in 2004 when he shared screen time with action star Vin Diesel in the sci-fi fantasy action film The Chronicles of Riddick (2004). In the 2010's he made a recurring appearance on the highly-popular television series Once Upon a Time (2011) as the fairy tale Sultan from the "Aladdin" story.