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Most Famous Sri Lankan Actors & Filmmakers

Film & TV 16
Sri Lanka 173
68,181 LJ Lester James Peries Lester James Peries Sri Lankan Film 1919–2018
252,421 VJ Vimukthi Jayasundara Sri Lankan Film b. 1977
271,153 MF Malini Fonseka Malini Fonseka Sri Lankan Film b. 1947
392,292 JA Joe Abeywickrama Sri Lankan Actor 1927–2011
537,950 SP Sumitra Peries Sri Lankan Filmmaker b. 1935
598,691 VN Vijaya Nandasiri Sri Lankan Actor 1944–2016
643,466 DR D. R. Nanayakkara Sri Lankan Actor 1915–1989
845,425 RD Roy de Silva Sri Lankan Actor 1937–2018
890,844 JK Jeewan Kumaranatunga Sri Lankan Film b. 1958
964,339 TT Titus Thotawatte Sri Lankan Film 1929–2011
1,448,610 PJ Prasanna Jayakody Sri Lankan Film b. 1968
1,460,373 DD Darshan Dharmaraj Sri Lankan Actor
1,784,170 PJ Prem Jayanth Sri Lankan Actor 1931–1997
1,942,973 NS Nihal Silva Sri Lankan Actor 1954–1989
2,028,591 MT Muthu Tharanga Sri Lankan Fashion Model
2,336,125 GW Gemunu Wijesuriya Sri Lankan Comedian 1934–2007
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Inside Sri Lanka Actors & Filmmakers

16 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous sri lanka actors & filmmakers born in each.

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among Sri Lanka Actors & Filmmakers peaked in the 1930s with 4 people.

What Sri Lanka Actors & Filmmakers Are Known For

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Actor are Sri Lanka Actors & Filmmakers's biggest group — 44% of all notables (7).

Sri Lanka Actors & Filmmakers over-index on film — 36.4× the global rate.

  1. Actor7
  2. Film6
  3. Filmmaker1
  4. Fashion Model1
  5. Comedian1
  1. Film636.4×
  2. Actor79.5×

City Hot Spots

Cities that over-produce Sri Lanka Actors & Filmmakers compared to the world average — multiplier shows how much more.