
Prasannajith Abeysuriya
Biography
Prasannajith Abeysuriya is a prominent Sri Lankan actor, director, and academic who has significantly contributed to the country's drama and performing arts landscape for over two decades. He is a Senior Lecturer at the University of the Visual & Performing Arts (VAPA) in Colombo, where he serves as a mentor for upcoming artists.
Known For & Full Filmography6 Titles

Drama Series - 2021, 16 episodes • as Master
Sara and his rowdy gang joins the village's drama team despite their arrogant attitudes, and the rest of the villagers get annoyed when the headmaster starting to defend their unacceptable behavior.

Movie - 2005, 2h 15m • as Museum Guard 2
A schoolboy and his friend are caught at school looking at pornography on the computer. Punished, they wrongly believe that the police are going to arrest them so they hide in an abandoned building and as the boys feel cornered, and fearing for their lives, one of them accidentally kills a prostitute with a dagger thinking she was a mugger...

Drama Series - 2024, 16 episodes • Main Cast Role
To escape his privileged bubble, the wealthy heir to a corporate empire conceals his true identity and takes a job as a humble driver at his own family's firm. Things get complicated when he falls deeply in love with a hardworking colleague at the office. As greedy corporate rivals and intense family pressures close in, he must navigate a web of secrets to protect his love and find his true path.

Movie - 2003, 2h 15m • as Amhir
The inspirational portrayal of Mother Teresa, a simple nun who became one of the most significant personalities of the 20th Century. Armed with a faith that could move mountains, Mother Teresa followed her calling to help the poor, the lepers, the dying and the abandoned children in the slums of Calcutta, challenging many authorities - including the church - along the way.

Movie - 2008, 2h 15m • as Village School Principal
The story of a poor student from a village in Sri Lanka who was sent to a wealthy school in the country's capital city.

Movie - 2018, 2h 15m • as Chithrangani's brother
Some are called heroes, some villains. Histories get buried and the dead are resurrected. Sometimes a thread of humanity gets drawn from blurred stories. It could clothe the world one day or stitch together a fallen flag.