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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 ...

actors An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), lit ...

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* Srilal Abeykoon * Damitha Abeyratne *

Amila Abeysekara Amila Sampath Abeysekara (born 7 March 1983: ), is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema and television. Mostly engaged in television, Abeysakara is best known for the role ''Amantha'' in the serial ''Paba'', where he won the most popular actor award in ...

Tissa Abeysekara Deshanabu Tissa Ananda Abeysekara (7 May 1939 – 18 April 2009 as තිස්ස අබේසේකර) was a Sri Lankan filmmaker, actor, writer, director, screen playwright and political activist. He is better known as a script writer for th ...

* Dilani Abeywardana *

Joe Abeywickrama Deshabandu Gammana Patabendige Don John Abeywickrama ( Sinhala:ජෝ අබේවික්‍රම) (22 June 1927 – 21 September 2011), popularly as Joe Abeywickrama, was an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. Initially fame ...

Kamal Addararachchi Addararachchige Gunendra Kamal (born on 5 February 1962: si, කමල් අද්දරආරච්චි), popularly as Kamal Addararachchi, is an actor in Sri Lankan Sri Lankan cinema, theatre and television, as well as a singer and presen ...

* Anarkali Akarsha * Daya Alwis * Sriyani Amarasena * Sumana Amarasinghe *

Shyama Ananda Shayama Ananda ( Sinhala:ශ්‍යාමා ආනන්ද), popularly known as Shayama Ananda, is an actress in Sri Lankan Sinhala cinema. Personal life Shayama was born on 24 December in Colombo as the elder daughter. Her father M. S. An ...

Madhavee Wathsala Anthony Conganige Madhavee Wathsala Anthony (born 6 August 1988 as මාධවී වත්සලා ඇන්තනී) inhala, popularly as Madhavee Wathsala, is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema. Started as a child artist through the popular telev ...

* Jackson Anthony *

Dulani Anuradha Dulani Anuradha is a Sri Lankan Sinhaleese Film actress and a dancer by profession. She is best known for the roles in films, Aba, Vijaya Kuweni and Ahelepola Kumarihami. Cinema career She primarily portrays characters in historical films and t ...

Jayasekara Aponso Goniya Malimage Jayasekara Aponsu, (born 23 February 1951: Sinhala:ජයසේකර අපෝන්සු), popularly as Jayasekara Aponsu, is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theatre and television. Apart from that, he is also a director, a ...

* Madhumadhawa Aravinda * Samadhi Arunachaya *

Manike Attanayake Kala Suri Attanayake Mudiyanselage Podi Manike (born August 23, 1947), popularly as Manike Attanayake (), is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. She is best known for the role in television serial ''Palingu Manike''. In 198 ...

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* K. S. Balachandran * M. V. Balan *

Ramani Bartholomeusz Ramani Elizabeth Bartholomeusz ( si, රමනී බර්තෝලමියුස්; 1 September 1966 – 30 June 1987) was a Sri Lankan model and actress. Having been crowned Miss Sri Lanka in 1985, she represented Sri Lanka at the 1985 Miss U ...

Yolande Bavan Yolande Bavan (born June 1, 1942) is a Sri Lankan singer and actress. Career Bavan toured Australia and Asia as a performer with Graeme Bell's band early in her career. She is best known for replacing Annie Ross in the jazz vocal group Lamber ...

Jagath Benaragama Benaragama Vidanalage Jagath Champika Benaragama (born June 2, 1972 as ජගත් බෙනරගම) inhala, popularly as Jagath Benaragama, is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, television and theater. He is best known for the role ''Ukkuwa'' ...

Sanoja Bibile Niromi Sanoja Bibile (born December 27, 1961, si, සනෝජා බිබිලේ), is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema and television. She started her career with dramatic roles and moved to comedy roles. Sanoja is well known for the roles ...

Mabel Blythe Mabel Josephine Blythe (28 March 1930–27 December 2004: මේබල් බ්ලයිත්) was an actress and singer in Sri Lankan cinema. One of the earliest pillars in Sinhala cinema, she acted in several popular films as well as wor ...

Wickrama Bogoda Bogoda Appuhamilage Don Wickrama Bogoda ( si, බෝගොඩ අප්පුහාමිලාගේ දොන් වික්‍රම බෝගොඩ; June 16, 1940 – January 15, 2013), popularly as Wickrama Bogoda, was an actor in Sri Lanka ...

Anula Bulathsinhala Anula Bulathsinhala ( Sinhala: අනුලා බුලත්සිංහල, born Anula Mendis (අනුලා මෙන්ඩීස්); 21 September 1947 – 16 October 2020) was a Sri Lankan actress and singer. She was popular for her act ...

Lucien Bulathsinhala Kala Suri Raigama Bulathsinhalage Lucien Perera (born 25 December 1942, si, ලූෂන් බුලත්සිංහල), popularly as Lucien Bulathsinhala, is an actor and director in Sri Lankan cinema, theater, and television. Considered ...

Nilmini Buwaneka Nilmini Buwaneka is an actress, dancer and choreographer from Sri Lanka. Dancing She learned dancing in Bhatkhande Music Institute, where she gained a Diploma in Baratha Natyam. Theater Nilmini has portrayed many leading roles for the most ...

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Jagath Chamila Jagath Chamila Fernando ( si, ජගත් චමිල: born 6 June 1972) is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theatre and television. He made his film debut in 1992 in the Sinhalese film ''Guru Gedara'', portraying a child. In 2013, he won the awa ...

Poongkothai Chandrahasan Poongkothai Chandrahasan (born 1980) is a Sri Lankan filmmaker and activist. She starred in award-winning cinematographer P. C. Sriram's 2004 movie, ''Vaanam Vasappadum'', India's first film shot in digital high definition format.Kumudam magazine ...

* Susantha Chandramali *

Sarath Chandrasiri Sarath Chandrasiri (13 June 1964 – 4 December 2021: as සරත් චන්ද්‍රසිරි) inhala was an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. He is best known for the role "Samagipura Wasantha" in popular televisio ...

Maureen Charuni Kurukulasuriya Maureen O'Hara Perera (born 19 September, 1963 as මොරින් චාරුනී) inhala, popularly known as Maureen Charuni, is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema theater and television. Highly versatile actress who dominate ...

* Pubudu Chathuranga * Vasanthi Chathurani * Tennyson Cooray

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* Anusha Damayanthi * Wimal Kumara de Costa * Ruby de Mel *

Leena de Silva Liyanage Don Leena Piyasili de Silva (born 30 October 1936 as ලීනා ද සිල්වා) inhala, popularly as Leena de Silva, is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. One of the earliest pillars of Sri Lankan cinem ...

* Somasiri Dehipitiya * Lionel Deraniyagala * Kamal Deshapriya * Rukmani Devi * David Dharmakeerthi * Darshan Dharmaraj * Annesley Dias * Ashan Dias *

Dharmapriya Dias Dharmapriya Dias ( si, ධර්මප්‍රිය ඩයස්) is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television. And a professional dubbing artist since 1995. Dias has titles such as playwright, actor, set designer, choreograp ...

Gayathri Dias Wakunugoda Gayathri Irosha Dias ( ගයාත‍්‍රි ඩයස්) inhala, popularly as Gayathri Dias, is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema and television. Apart from acting, she is also a beauty queen, a presenter, a beautician and a en ...

Lucky Dias Palandha Pathirage Lakshman Calistus Dias, popularly as Lucky Dias (born 5 February 1949), is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema and teledrama as well as a producer and director.He entered films in 1986 guided by his mentor, a famous actor and film d ...

* Michelle Dilhara * Sonia Disa *

Saranga Disasekara Saranga Disasekara ( si, සාරංග දිසාසේකර) (born 31 January 1983) is a Sri Lankan actor, singer, model and a host by profession. Saranga was awarded the most popular television actor in Sri Lanka award at Sumathi Awards, Ra ...

Thumindu Dodantenna Thumindu Dodantenna (තුමිඳු දොඩම්තැන්න) is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. He is also a lecturer, screenwriter by profession. He graduated with an M.A in Drama and Theater from the Univer ...

* Wasantha Dukgannarala

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Dilhani Ekanayake Dilhani Ashokamala Ekanayake ( si, දිල්හානි ඒකනායක; born 4 March 1970) is an actress in Cinema of Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. One of the most popular film actresses in Sinhala cinema, Ekana ...

Alfred Edirimanne Alfred Edirimanne (born 25 March 1929 – died 27 November 2000 as ඇල්ෆ්‍රඩ් එදිරිමාන්න) inhala, was an actor in Sri Lankan cinema as well as a film enthusiast, social activist and politician. He was one ...

Lilian Edirisinghe Lilian Edirisinghe (born 19 May 1922 – died 26 December 1993 as ලිලියන් එදිරිසිංහ) inhala, was an actress in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television. One of the earliest pillars in Sri Lankan film histo ...

* Mercy Edirisinghe * Sathischandra Edirisinghe

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* Jacqueline Fernandez *

Alexander Fernando Joseph Manuel Alexander Fernando ( ''Æleksænḍar Pranāndu''; 25 August 194029 April 2020) was a Sri Lankan actor and stunt director in Sinhala cinema. Considered one of the best villains in Sinhala cinema, Fernando acted in over 120 Sinhala ...

* Baptist Fernando * Bertram Fernando * Gihan Fernando *

Hugo Fernando Kanupulage Ugo Singho (July 14, 1912 – April 12, 1999), popularly known as Hugo Master or Hugo Fernando, was an actor and composer of Sri Lankan cinema. Debuting in the first Sinhalese film ''Kadawunu Poronduwa'', Fernando had an over 50 year ...

* Kaushalya Fernando * Nilukshi Fernando *

Nita Fernando Nita Fernando (born 5 September 1947, නීටා ප්‍රනාන්දු) in Negombo, Sri Lanka is an actress in the Sri Lankan cinema. She has starred in films like ''Duhulu Malak'' and ''Pavuru Walalu''. Biography Early life Nita F ...

* Robin Fernando * Shyam Fernando *

Damayanthi Fonseka Wanniarachchige Damayanthi Priyalatha Fonseka (born 25 August 1960 as දමයන්ති ෆොන්සේකා) inhala, popularly as Damayanthi Fonseka, is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television as well as a director and ...

Gamini Fonseka Kala Keerthi Sembuge Gamini Shelton Fonseka () (21 March 1936 - 30 September 2004 as ගාමිණී ෆොන්සේකා), was a Sri Lankan film actor, film director and politician. Often considered as the Greatest Actor in the Sinha ...

Malini Fonseka Wanniarachchige Malini Senehelatha Fonseka, popularly as Malini Fonseka ( Sinhala:මාලිනී ෆොන්සේකා) (born 30 April 1947, in Kelaniya) is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema, theatre and television as well as a director. ...

* Samanalee Fonseka

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* D.B. Gangodathenna *

Martin Gunadasa Sawunda Hannadige Martin Gunadasa (born 12 February 1930 – died 9 February 2010 as මාටින් ගුණදාස) inhala, popularly known as Martin Gunadasa, was an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television. His most po ...

* Berty Gunathilake *

Sanath Gunathilake Somsiri Sanath Julien Gunatilake (born 27 October 1955: Sinhala:සනත් ගුණතිලක), popularly as Sanath Gunatilake, is an actor, director, screenwriter in Sri Lankan cinema and film director. A highly versatile actor acros ...

Dayananda Gunawardena Hettipathirannehelage Dayananda Gunawardena ( Sinhala: දයානන්ද ගුනවර්ධන) (15 October 1934 – 24 June 1993), better known as Dayananda Gunawardena, was a Sri Lankan playwright, actor, lyricist, dramatist, radio pl ...

Trilicia Gunawardena Trelicia Abeykoon (born 14 October 1934 – died 26 April 1999 as ට්‍රිලිෂියා ගුණවර්ධන)), popularly as Trelicia or Trilicia Gunawardena, was an actress in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television as well a ...

Nadeeka Gunasekara Dissanayake Wijesuriyage Sandhya Darshani Gunasekara (born May 13, 1958 as නදීකා ගුණසේකර) inhala, popularly as Nadeeka Gunasekara, is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema and television. Gunasekara is best known for the char ...

Wilson Gunaratne Wilson Gunaratne (born March 9, 1949, as විල්සන් ගුණරත්න inhala is an actor and comedian in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television. He is most notable for the role ''Kodithuwakku'' in television comedy sitcom ...

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Denawaka Hamine Kala Suri Dona Meraya Denawaka, (20 February 1906 – 9 December 2002 as දෙනවක හාමිනේ), popularly known as Denawaka Hamine, was an actress in Sri Lankan cinema and television. Known as "The grand old lady" of Sinhala cin ...

Nimmi Harasgama Nimmi Harasgama ( si, නිම්මි හරස්ගම) is an actor, writer, and producer. The British National Television Awards nominated her for best "Drama Performance" for her portrayal of Nurse Mari in ITV's The Good Karma Hospitalbr>S ...

* Gamini Haththotuwegama * Punya Heendeniya * Gamini Hettiarachchi * Sunil Hettiarachchi * Maureen Hingert *

Rajitha Hiran Muthuthanthrige Rajitha Hiran Chamikara Fernando (born 11 July 1981) ( si, රජිත හිරාන් චාමිකර), popularly known as Rajitha Hiran is an actor in Sri Lankan Cinema, stage drama and television. Particularly acting ...

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* Semini Iddamalgoda *

T. B. Ilangaratne Navaratne Rajakaruna Wasala Mudiyanselage Tikiri Bandara Ilangaratne (27 February 1913 – 21 May 1992), popularly as T. B. Ilangaratne, was a Sri Lankan politician, author, dramatist, and theater actor. He was a Member of Parliament for K ...

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Dhamma Jagoda Dhamma Jagoda (28 January 1941 – 4 February 1988) was the first Head of the Drama Unit at the National Television channel Rupavahini Corporation in Sri Lanka. He was a pioneer theater and television play director and actor in Sri Lanka. He inau ...

* Anoma Janadari * Asela Jayakody * Bimal Jayakody * Geetha Kanthi Jayakody * Rathna Lalani Jayakody * Veena Jayakody * Florida Jayalath *

B. A. W. Jayamanne Bernard Aloysius Wanniarachchi Jayamanne who was better known as B.A.W. Jayamanne (20 May 1908 – 16 February 1965: as බී.ඒ.ඩබ්ලිව්. ජයමාන්න) was a Sri Lankan playwright, director, producer and actor. He played ...

* Eddie Jayamanne * Prem Jayanth *

Thushari Jayasekera Thushari Jayasekera is a Sri Lankan-American actress, performer, and writer. Biography Thushari is an American actress of South Asian origin. As a child, she moved with her parents to the United States. She was born in Sri Lanka and raised ...

Henry Jayasena Kala Keerthi Dr Bastian Koralage Henry Rudrigo Jayasena (born 6 July 1931 – died 11 November 2009 as Sinhala: හෙන්රි ජයසේන), popularly known as Henry Jayasena, was an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and televisi ...

* W. Jayasiri * Mervyn Jayathunga * Dommie Jayawardena *

Thesara Jayawardane Thesara Jayawardane ( Sinhala:තෙසාරා ජයවර්ධන) is a Sri Lankan film and teledrama actress, singer, dancer , TV Presenter and author. Personal life Thesara is married to Jeeth Sumedha Samarasekara. The wedding was celebr ...

* Sabby Jey *

Suresh Joachim Suresh Joachim Arulanantham (born August 17, 1968) is a Canadian film actor, producer, and multiple-Guinness World Record holder who has broken more than 60 world records. World records Farthest distance run, whilst carrying a 4.5 kg brick ...

* H.R. Jothipala * Anton Jude *

Eddie Junior Bulathsinhalage Hubert de Silva (12 March 1926 – 3 November 1982 as එඩී ජූනියර්) inhala, popularly known by his stage name Eddie Junior, was an actor in Sri Lankan cinema and theater as well as a music composer and singer. ...

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* Amarasiri Kalansuriya * Chandra Kaluarachchi * Arjuna Kamalanath *

Gemini Kantha Nona Yuhan Sheriffdeen (born 20 February 1925 – died 22 June 1992 as ජෙමිනි කාන්තා) inhala, popularly as stage name Jemini Kantha, was an actress in Sri Lankan cinema. One of the earliest pillars of Sinhala cinema, Ka ...

* Sarala Kariyawasam *

Wilson Karunaratne 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 ...

* Anula Karunathilaka *

Giriraj Kaushalya Silmesthri Giriraj Kaushalya (born November 13, 1964) (), popularly known as Giriraj Kaushalya, is a Sri Lankan actor in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television. Highly versatile actor from drama to comedy, Kaushalya also has worked as an ...

* Rathnawali Kekunawela * Alston Koch *

Rex Kodippili Rex Joseph Kodippili (born 6 October 1938: Sinhala:රෙක්ස් කොඩිප්පිලි) is a Sri Lankan film actor and film director. Primarily acted as a villain for the most of his career, Kodippili appeared in more than 130 ...

Chandrasiri Kodithuwakku Kodithuwakku Arachchige Chandrasiri (born 27 December 1949 – died 15 January 2016 as චන්ද්‍රසිරි කොඩිතුවක්කු) inhala, popularly known as Chandrasiri Kodithuwakku, was an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, ...

Sarath Kothalawala Sarath Kothalawala ( :si:සරත් කොතලාවල) inhala is an actor, director, producer and a screenplay writer in Sri Lankan cinema. He, along with Kumara Thirimadura, won the Award for the Best Screenplay at Derana Lux Film Award ...

Susila Kottage Hewamunaweerage Susila Devi de Silva (born January 30, 1957 as සුසිලා කෝට්ටගේ) inhala, popularly known as Susila Kottage, is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema theater and television. One of Sri Lanka's best female comed ...

* Lal Kularatne *

Jeewan Kumaranatunga Jeewan Kumaranatunga (born 7 November 1958: si, ජීවන් කුමාරතුංග), is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television, who later became a politician, a former member of the parliament and a former cabinet ministe ...

Vijaya Kumaranatunga Kovilage Anton Vijaya Kumaranatunga ( si, කොවිලගේ ඇන්ටන් විජය කුමාරණතුංග; ta, விஜய_குமாரணதுங்க; 9 October 1945 – 16 February 1988), popularly known as Vijaya ...

Geetha Kumarasinghe Kumara Vidugalage Dona Geetha Samanmalee Kumarasinghe (born 5 July 1955: si, ගීතා කුමාරසිංහ), popularly known as Geetha Kumarasinghe, is a Sri Lankan film actress and Member of a Parliament. She is the current State M ...

* Wasantha Kumaravila *

Sandhya Kumari Jayasuriya Arachchige Dona Mary Yvonne Perera, better known as Sandhya Kumari (born 6 January 1945 – died 2 June 1994) was a popular Sri Lankan actress who frequently played femme fatale roles in early Sinhala cinema. Personal life She was bor ...

* Seetha Kumari *

Janaka Kumbukage Janaka Kumbukage ( ජනක කුඹුකගේ) inhala, is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television. Highly versatile actor primarily engaged in television, Kumbukage is notable for the roles in films ''Saroja'', ''Daruwan ...

* Susila Kuragama * Jeevarani Kurukulasuriya * Menik Kurukulasuriya

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* Thusitha Laknath * Ronnie Leitch *

Shanthi Lekha Rita Irene Koys (July 1, 1929 – May 11, 2009), better known as Shanthi Lekha, was a Sri Lankan Film actress. She played the role of mother in more films than any other actress in Sinhala cinema. Personal life Lekha was born in Kalutara K ...

Hemasiri Liyanage Hemasiri Dhanawatha Liyanage ( si, හේමසිරි ලියනගේ, born December 25, 1942), is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theater, and television. He is well known for the dramatic roles in ''Thattu Gewal'' and ''Thaththa'' teledr ...

* Saumya Liyanage * Isuru Lokuhettiarachchi

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* Srinath Maddumage * Swarna Mallawarachchi * Vijitha Mallika *

Jayalath Manoratne Kala Suri Kala Keerthi Dr. Keselgaspe Manatunga Jayalath Manoratne ( si, කෙසෙල්ගස්පේ මනතුංග ජයලත් මනෝරත්න; 12 June 1948 – 12 January 2020), popularly known as Jayalath Manoratne, was ...

Suraj Mapa Mapa Mudiyanselage Suraj Laksiri (born on 2 January 1980 as සුරාජ් මාපා) inhala, popularly as Suraj Mapa, is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema and television as well as a Teledrama Producer, model, dancer, and a choreographe ...

Duleeka Marapana Wasala Kulauthum Wijekoon Mudiyanselage Duleeka Kumari Wijekoon Marapana commonly as Duleeka Marapana ( si, දුලිකා මාරපන; born 15 November 1975), is an actress in Sri Lankan stage, television and cinema as well as a public ...

* Sujani Menaka *

Cletus Mendis Gammada Liyanage Cletus Paulinus Mendis, popularly as Cletus Mendis (born July 17, 1949 as ක්ලීටස් මෙන්ඩිස් Sinhala) is a Sri Lankan actor, mainly works in cinema and television. He has received a number of awards ...

* Kanchana Mendis *

Lakshman Mendis Balapaduwaduge Manukulasuriya Lakshman Mendis (born 19 May 1955: si, ලක්ෂ්මන් මෙන්ඩිස්), popularly as Lakshman Mendis, is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theatre and television. Personal life He was born on 19 M ...

Sriyantha Mendis Hiddadura Jude Neil Sriyantha Mendis (Born 25 October 1957) ( si, ශ්‍රියන්ත මෙන්ඩිස්), popularly as Sriyantha Mendis, is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. Highly versatile actor from drama to ...

* Devika Mihirani * Albert Moses * Bandu Munasinghe

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Vijaya Nandasiri Ilukpitiya Mudiyanselage Vijaya Nandasiri (born 6 May 1944 – died 8 August 2016 as විජය නන්දසිරි) was an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television. Considered a leading dramatist in Sri Lankan cinema ...

* Chandika Nanayakkara * D. R. Nanayakkara * Nethalie Nanayakkara * Wally Nanayakkara * Rebeka Nirmali * Yureni Noshika

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Shesha Palihakkara David Sydney Loku Palihakkara (June 5, 1928 – July 12, 2009), popularly as Shesha Palihakkara, was a Sri Lankan dancer, film actor, and producer. He achieved critical recognition with a starring role in Lester James Peries' masterpiece '' Rekava' ...

Mahinda Pathirage Thanthrige Pathirage Mahinda (born March 22, 1952, as මහින්ද පතිරගේ) inhala, popularly as Mahinda Pathirage, is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television. Particularly act in comedy roles, Pathirage is ...

* Dasun Pathirana *

Asoka Peiris Asoka Peiris (born 1942 – died 24 December 2007 as අශෝක පීරිස්) inhala, was a Sri Lankan actor in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television. Highly versatile actor mainly appeared in dramatic roles, Peiris is best know ...

* Chathurika Peiris * Leticia Peiris * Nehara Peiris * Anthony C. Perera * B. S. Perera * Channa Perera * Christy Leonard Perera *

G. R. Perera Galhenage Rathnapala Perera (born 13 November 1939 ජී. ආර්. පෙරේරා inhala is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theatre, and television. He has acted in more than 600 television serials, with a career spanning for over five ...

* H. A. Perera *

Mahendra Perera Mahendra Shrikantha Perera (born 17 August 1956: si, මහේන්ද්‍ර පෙරේරා), is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television. One of the most influential actors in Sinhala cinema, Mahendra performed from ...

* N. M. Perera * Sabeetha Perera * Udari Perera * Roshan Pilapitiya * Asoka Ponnamperuma * Janak Premalal * Rangana Premaratne * Uddika Premarathna *

Dinakshie Priyasad Baminnahennadige Dinakshie Priyasad (born 18 March 1990) ( Sinhala: දිනක්ෂි ප්‍රියසාද්) is a Sri Lankan actress and television presenter. Priyasad made her acting debut at the age of two in the film ''Apaye That ...

Shanudrie Priyasad Baminnahennadige Shanudrie Priyasad ( si, ශනුද්‍රි ප්‍රියසාද්; born 8 September 1997) is a Sri Lankan actress, dancer, and singer, who appears in Sri Lankan films and television shows. She began her acting care ...

Sheshadri Priyasad Baminnahennadige Sheshadrie Priyasad (Sinhalese: ශේෂාද්‍රි ප්‍රියසාද්; born 2 December 1991) is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema and television presenter who appears in television shows. Personal life Sheshad ...

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Menaka Rajapakse Walimuni Mudiyanselage Menake Hemaal Rajapakse (මේනක රාජපක්ශ born 24 May 1983), is a Sri Lankan teledrama actor and model. He was first cast in 2005 as one of the main actors, but the role changed into a lead, in the teledra ...

Ranjan Ramanayake Sadda Vidda Rajapakse Palanga Pathira Ambakumarage Ranjan Leo Sylvester Alphonsu (born 11 March 1963) (රන්ජන් රාමනායක), popularly known as Ranjan Ramanayake, is a former Sri Lankan politician, actor, film director, si ...

* Douglas Ranasinghe *

Hemal Ranasinghe Hemal Sachindra Ranasinghe (born 25 August 1984 as හේමාල් රණසිංහ)) is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema and television. He earned the critics' award for 'Best Actor' and 'Most Popular Actor' at the Derana Film Awards in b ...

Tony Ranasinghe Deshabandu Ranasinghe Hettiarachchilage Ignatius Anthony Silva (31 July 1937 – 16 June 2015 as ටෝනි රණසිංහ), popularly as Tony Ranasinghe, was an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. He is known as the Love ...

* Chulakshi Ranathunga *

Roshan Ranawana Roshan Ranawana ( si, රොෂාන් රණවන) (born 23 March 1981) is a Sri Lankan film actor and a model. Ranawana was awarded the most popular actors award at the Derana film awards in 2013. Ranawana made his acting debut with ''Hiri ...

Ravindra Randeniya Liyanage Boniface Walter Perera (born 5 June 1945), popularly known by his stage name Ravindra Randeniya, is a Sri Lankan actor and former politician. He rose to fame in Lester James Peries's film ''Desa Nisa'' in 1972, and was a popular actor ...

* Sahan Ranwala *

Sirimathi Rasadari Sirimathi Mary Fernando (born 10 May 1932 - died 3 September 1992 as සිරිමතී රසාදරී) inhala, popularly as Sirimathi Rasadari, was an actress in Sri Lankan cinema, as well as a renowned Kathak dancer. Considered as the ...

* Priyankara Rathnayake * Somy Rathnayake * Thilak Kumara Rathnayake * Udara Rathnayake * King Ratnam * Rita Ratnayake * Roshan Ravindra * Kusum Renu *

Granville Rodrigo Senadhipathige Granville Rodrigo,(born 22 September 1958 – died 14 January 1999 as ග්‍රැන්විල් රොද්‍රිගෝ) inhala, popularly known as Granville Rodrigo, was an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama an ...

* Jayalal Rohana * Nethmi Roshel * Ravindra Rupasena

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* Damitha Saluwadana *

Bandu Samarasinghe Kala Bhushana Bandusena Samarasinghe, popularly known as Bandu (බන්දු සමරසිංහ: born 22 November 1952), is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. One of the most popular comedians in Sinhala cinema, Bandu i ...

Miyuri Samarasinghe Wijeratne Miyuri Samarasinghe (15 March 1939 – 6 February 2021: as si, මියුරි සමරසිංහ), popularly as Miyuri Samarasinghe, was an actress in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. Apart from acting, she also work ...

* Mark Samson * Paboda Sandeepani * Himali Sayurangi * Linton Semage * Jayani Senanayake * Chandani Seneviratne * Priyantha Seneviratne * Roger Seneviratne *

Iranganie Serasinghe Kala Keerthi Iranganie Roxanna Meedeniya, (born 9 June 1927"Irangani As Told to Kumar de Silva", Kumar de Silva, Samaranayake Publishers, 2013), popularly as Iranganie Serasinghe, is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. Since h ...

* Niranjani Shanmugaraja *

Deepani Silva Deepani Silva ( si, දීපානි සිල්වා) also known as Deepani de Silva ( si, දීපානි ධී සිල්වා) is a Sri Lankan popular veteran film and teledrama actress. She made it to the films after appearing ...

* Freddie Silva *

Nihal Silva Dahanayakage Nihal Ranjith Silva ( Sinhala:නිහාල් සිල්වා) (10 January 1954 – 3 December 1989), popularly as Nihal Silva, was a Sri Lankan comedian and actor. He rose to fame playing ''Sajan Nallathambi'' in the play ...

* Palitha Silva *

Don Sirisena Don Sirisena (born 1934 – died 1986 as දොන් සිරිසේන) inhala, was an actor in Sri Lankan cinema and theater. One of the most popular comedy artists ever in Sri Lankan film history, Sirisena had a career spanned about thr ...

Suminda Sirisena Kala Keerthi Suminda Sirisena ( Sinhala: සුමින්ද සිරිසේන) (born July 4, 1948) is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. He has played a wide range of starring or supporting roles and a recipient of Be ...

* Mihira Sirithilaka * Dhananjaya Siriwardena * Himali Siriwardena *

Vinu Udani Siriwardhana Vinu Udani Siriwardana ( Sinhala:විනු උදානි සිරිවර්ධන) (born March 10, 1992) is a Sri Lankan actress, model and TV presenter. In 2012 she participated in the "Derana Veet Miss Sri Lanka for Miss World 2012" pa ...

Sachini Ayendra Stanley Sachini Ayendra Stanley ( si, සචිනි අයේන්ද්‍රා ස්ටැන්ලි), is a Sri Lankan film actress currently working in the Sinhala film industry. She won Miss Sri Lanka in 2003 and represented Sri Lanka at the ...

* Edna Sugathapala * Raja Sumanapala * Rathna Sumanapala * Upeksha Swarnamali

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* Nilmini Tennakoon * Sampath Tennakoon *

Shalani Tharaka Gonakumbura Pangukarage Shalani Tharaka Wijayabandara ( sinhala: ශලනි තාරකා; born 15 November 1990), popularly known as Shalani Tharaka, is a Sri Lankan actress and model. One of the most popular television actresses in Sri Lan ...

Muthu Tharanga Muthu Tharanga Sri Nilupuli Peiris (born April 30) is a Sri Lankan film actress fashion model and teledrama actress. Early life She had her education at the Roman Catholic School, Kadawatha and finally at the Holy Family Convent, Kirimateiyagara ...

* Daya Thennakoon * Umali Thilakarathne *

Kumara Thirimadura Kumara Thirimadura (born April 17, 1969 as කුමාර තිරිමාදුර) [Sinhala) is an actor in Cinema of Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television. He is an actor, singer, filmmaker and journalist by profession. ...

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* Nalin Pradeep Udawela * Pooja Umashankar

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* Pearl Vasudevi * Teddy Vidyalankara * Bandula Vithanage * Buddhadasa Vithanarachchi

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* Chitra Wakishta * Manel Wanaguru *

Ramya Wanigasekara Kalabhushana Ramya Wanigasekara (born 17 July; si, රම්‍යා වනිගසේකර) inhala, is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. One of the earliest pillars of Sri Lankan radio, she worked as a news reader fo ...

Wijeratne Warakagoda Rajakaruna Navaratne Atapattu Mudiyanselage Wijeratne Banda Warakagoda (Born 21 November 1933; as si, විජේරත්න වරකාගොඩ), popularly as Wijeratne Warakagoda, is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and televisi ...

Rodney Warnakula Warnakula Patabandige Rodney Priyantha Perera, (born 24 April 1961 as රොඩ්නි වර්ණකුල) inhala, popularly known as Rodney Warnakula, is a Sri Lankan actor, comedian, singer, and dubbing artist. Family Warnakula was ...

* Udari Warnakulasooriya *

Ananda Weerakoon Don Ananda Weerakoon ( Sinhala:ආනන්ද වීරකෝන්) was one of the early Sri Lankan film actors in the 1950s. Life and career Early life Ananda was born as only son in a family of five children to parents Don William Weerak ...

Sangeetha Weeraratne Dian Hemamali Sangeetha Weeraratne (born December 13, 1973, as ( Sinhala:සංගීතා වීරරත්න) is a Sri Lankan film actress in the Sri Lankan cinema. She made her debut as a sixteen-year-old with Roy de Silva's ''It's a Mat ...

Anoja Weerasinghe Paranapalliya Guruge Anoja Kanthi Siriwardena ( Sinhala:අනොජා වීරසිංහ), popularly as Anoja Weerasinghe (born January 21, 1955), is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television. One of the most respected film ...

* Suvineetha Weerasinghe * Ananda Wickramage * Cyril Wickramage * Umayangana Wickramasinghe *

Piyadasa Wijekoon Wijekoon Mudiyanselage Piyadasa (22 October 1940 – 9 February 2003 as පියදාස විජේකෝන්) was a Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங� ...

* Tissa Wijesurendra * Gemunu Wijesuriya *

Yashoda Wimaladharma Yashoda Wimaladharma ( Sinhala: යශෝධා විමලධර්ම) is a Sri Lankan actress in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television. Often referred to as the "innocent on the small screen", Wimaladharma excelled in cinema, telev ...

* Sanath Wimalasiri

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* Ravindra Yasas * Thisuri Yuwanika

References

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