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Prasanna Puwanarajah Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

Quick Facts

Born:
1981-06-01

Birthplace:
Ipswich, Suffolk, England, UK

Credits:
21 Total Roles

Prasanna Puwanarajah

Acting

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Biography

Prasanna Puwanarajah (Tamil: பிரசன்னா புவனராஜா; born 1981) is a British actor, director, writer, and former junior medical doctor.

Puwanarajah was born at Ipswich Hospital in Suffolk to Tamil Sri Lankan parents from Sri Lanka, his mother a psychiatrist and his father a dentist. He spent his early childhood on Churchill Avenue in Ipswich before the family moved to Hampshire when he was four. He participated in school plays and spent a season with the National Youth Theatre, but thought of acting as more of a hobby than a career choice at the time.

He trained in Medicine at New College, Oxford. After working as a junior doctor in reconstructive surgery for over three years, Puwanarajah decided to take a year out. It was during this time he decided to become a full-time actor, describing it as "more of a strong pull towards something else" than a "push away from" his medical career.

Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2025 Too Much TV Auggie
2024 The Listeners TV Paul
2023 Payback TV DC Jibran Khan
2023 Malcolm MOVIE Joe
2022 Ten Percent TV Dan Bala
2020 National Theatre Live: Dara MOVIE Prosecutor Talib
2018 Defending the Guilty TV Ashley
2018 Patrick Melrose TV Johnny
2016 The Crown TV Martin Bashir
2016 The Baby Shower MOVIE Self

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