▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁in ▁Sri ▁L anka . ▁He ▁completed ▁education ▁from ▁Kos w atta ▁J aya ward ena ▁Vid yal aya ▁and ▁An anda ▁College , ▁Col om bo . ▁ ▁Career ▁After ▁finishing ▁school ▁times , ▁he ▁started ▁his ▁theatre ▁education ▁at ▁Tower ▁Hall ▁Theatre ▁Foundation . ▁Thus ith a ▁was ▁first ▁involved ▁in ▁stage ▁drama , ▁with ▁Font amar awa ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁He ▁continued ▁with ▁The ▁D oll ' s ▁House ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁he ▁worked ▁largely ▁behind ▁the ▁scenes ▁as ▁a ▁stage ▁manager , ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁stage ▁in ▁Ind ika ▁Ferd in ando es ' ▁production ▁of ▁S way ank ree ya ▁W ans h ak ath awa , ▁followed ▁by ▁roles ▁in ▁Man ▁Di y aw ela , ▁S indu ▁P ah ai , ▁Security , ▁and ▁Rome o ▁and ▁Jul iet . ▁He ▁won ▁national ▁Best ▁A ctor ▁cred its ▁for ▁three ▁of ▁these ▁roles . ▁He ▁also ▁act ▁in ▁the ▁play ▁Ada ▁V age ▁D avas aka ▁Ant ig one ▁directed ▁by ▁Pri y ank ara ▁R ath n ay ake . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁he ▁produced ▁the ▁short ▁play ▁P iss anta ▁M ama ▁A ad ar ai . ▁ ▁Having ▁seen ▁him ▁on ▁stage , ▁film ▁director ▁V im uk th i ▁Jay as und