Thelge Marcus Samson Peiris, popularly as Mark Samson (born February 29, 1956 – died 19 January 2019 as මාක් සැම්සන් inhala was a

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

n actor in films and television, and a stunt director. Considered one of the best villains in Sinhala cinema, Samson has acted in more than 40 films across many genres primarily as an antagonist. He died on 19 January 2019, at the age of 63, of a heart attack.

Cinema career

Samson made his debut cinematic appearance through the 1988 film ''Ayya Nago''. He was introduced into silver screen by

Wilson Karu Wilson Karunaratne, popularly known as Wilson Karu (28 October 1942 – 3 May 2022) was an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, and stunt director. Considered one of the best villains in Sinhala cinema, Karunaratne acted in more than 240 films across m ...

. He continued to act in more than 45 Sinhala films across many genres, primarily as a villain. Some of his notable acting came through ''Raja Daruwo'', ''Rodaya'' and ''Siri Daladagamanaya''. His last performance was in teledrama Urumayaka Aragalaya as a High rank English Officer in colonial Ceylon.

Filmography and stunt coordination

* No. denotes the Number of Sri Lankan film in the Sri Lankan cinema.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Samson, Mark Sri Lankan male film actors 1956 births 2019 deaths Stunt performers Sinhalese male actors