Dasun Pathirana
Dasun Pathirana, is a model and an award-winning actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. He won an award at Indie Fest 2014 as best actor in a leading role. He received his first Sarasaviya award in 2018.
Early life
Pathirana studied in Carey College, Colombo. He studied drama and acting under Mahendra Perea's academy of acting and drama.Personal life
Dasun's partner is Nadeesha Hansi Dissanayake and their love story had been a secret to the media for four years. The two has two daughters, Shaiya Lily Pathirana, born in 2018 and Shaya Lily Pathirana, born in 2019Career
Pathirana started his career in 2002 at the age of 17. In 2004, Pathirana entered Mahendra Perera’s Academy for Acting and Drama.He performed in many Sri Lankan teledramas, films, commercials, stage dramas and music videos. He received a Best Upcoming Actor award for his role in the teledrama Ahasin Watuna.
In 2014, he was the lead in the film Frangipani, which screened at Tasveer, the ninth Annual Seattle South Asian Film Festival and at the BFI Flare LGBT Film Festival. His acting received positive reviews.
In 2015, he played the lead in Motor Bicycle, which won best film and best direction awards at the SAARC Film Festival. The film also won the "Cinema of tomorrow" award at the Derana Film Award Ceremony in year 2015.
He received the best actor award in Derana sunsilk cinema Awards 2017 for his role "Kasun" in movie Sayapethi Kusuma. He performed in many music videos and won the best actor in a video award in Derana music award ceremony in 2016.
Television serials
- Ado
- A/L Iwarai
- Giridevi
- Mega
- Sath Piyawaru
- Parisiyata Paara Kiyana
- Pini Bindu
- Maya Patala
- Star Sri Lanka Histhanak
- Mage Adara Awanaduwa
- Sanda Vinivida
- Thaththa
- Thriloka
- Thanamalvila Kollek
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Ref. |
| 2008 | Heart FM | uncredited role | |
| 2010 | How I Wonder What You Are | ||
| 2015 | Maatha | Lucky | |
| 2016 | Motor Bicycle | Rangana | |
| 2016 | Frangipani | Sarath | |
| 2017 | Nino Live | Nishantha | |
| 2018 | Davena Vihagun | Bus driver | |
| 2019 | Husma | Kumara | |
| TBD | Gajaman | ||
| TBD | Kandak Sema | ||
| TBD | Three Diaries | post production | |
| TBD | Ciao | ||
| TBD | Adventures of Ricky Deen | Angry actor | |
| TBD | Ikka | Film star | |
| TBD | Train to Kandy | ||
| TBD | House of My Fathers | ||
| TBD | Saho |