In 1995, Soman got featured in Alisha Chinai's music video, Made in India. The same year, he made his debut as a television actor in A Mouthful of Sky.[5] Later, he was seen in the Indian science fiction TV Series Captain Vyom and also played part in the TV series Sea Hawks. Soman has worked in films such as 16 December, Pachaikili Muthucharam, Paiyaa, Agni Varsha and Rules: Pyaar Ka Superhit Formula. In 2007 he appeared in Bhram, Say Salaam India and Bheja Fry. In 2009 he acted in Sachin Kundalkar's Marathi film Gandha. He has also acted in English language, foreign language films and television series, including Valley of Flowers and The Flag. In the Swedish film Arn – The Knight Templar he portrayed Saladin, the revered 12th-century Kurdish leader of the Arabs and Muslims. He was also seen playing a character role in the 2016 Hindi film Bajirao Mastani.Soman has also produced Hindi film Rules: Pyaar Ka Superhit Formula (2003) and children's television serial called Ghost Bana Dost.[6]In 2010, he participated as a contestant in the reality TV show Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi (season 3). He was also seen in Amazon prime series "Four more shots please" as Dr. Aamir Warsi. He would also be seen in web show titled 'Paurashpur', also starring Annu Kapoor, Shilpa Shinde, Shaheer Sheikh and Flora Saini.