Ashan Dias (
Sinhala: අෂාන් ඩයස්; born 31 May 1981) is an actor in
Sri Lankan cinema. Started as a newscaster in MBC Networks, Dias turned to be a character actor with several critically acclaimed roles in films such as ''Alimankada'', ''Sarigama'' and ''Vijayaba Kollaya''.
He hosted two seasons of television reality program ''Thathvika'' telecast on
TV Derana
Derana TV is a Sri Lankan private entertainment terrestrial television channel broadcasting in Sri Lanka. Launched on 11 October 2005, it is one of the most popular television networks in the country. Its main transmission tower is on the Kiki ...
.
Personal life
He was born on 31 May 1981 to a Roman Catholic family. He studied at
Maris Stella College
, motto_translation = ''Show us the way''
, type = Private Catholic Boys School
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, religious_affiliation = Roman Catholic
, principal = Sunanda Alwis
, alumni ...
,
Negombo
Negombo (, ) is a major city in Sri Lanka, situated on the west coast and at the mouth of the Negombo Lagoon, in Western Province, from Colombo via Colombo - Katunayake Expressway.
Negombo is one of the major commercial hubs in the country an ...
. He completed A/L education from mathematics stream. He has two brothers.
Career
After A/Ls, he worked with an architect friend for six months. While studying at the Institute of Architecture, he started to work part time as a reporter in
MTV/
MBC network. He started as a reporter for MTV, doing coverage, news writing and editing. After five months as a news reporter, Dias got into news reading for
Yes FM and then later for MTV. He worked in News reading for Yes FM on Tuesday evenings and for MTV on Monday and Friday nights.
During the time as a TV presenter, Dias started backstage in a couple of Workshop Players' plays. He also acted as a "hyena" in theater play ''Lion King''.
His maiden cinematic experience came through 2008 film ''Alimankada'' directed by
Chandran Rutnam
Chandran Rutnam is a Sri Lankan filmmaker and entrepreneur.
Rutnam has hosted numerous Hollywood films for their location shoots in Sri Lanka and Malaysia. He was the Line Producer/Production Supervisor on several international productions incl ...
. His role as "Captain Wasantha Ratnayake" was highly praised by the critics. In 2016, he acted in the film ''Siri Parakum''. For his role as "Pathiraja Senevi", he won the Hiru Golden Film award for the Best Supporting actor.
In 2019, he co-hosted the Derana Lux Film Festival with fellow actor Jagath Manuwarna. In 2020, he hosted the adventure cookery program ''Cookout'' on TV Derana. In 2020, he acted in the Sci-Fi horror film ''Vikaari'' directed by Sandun Seneviratne and British Filmmaker Charlie Bray.
Filmography
References
External links
The Road from Elephant Passවිජයබා කොල්ලයට දින 75 ක්
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Sri Lankan male film actors
Sinhalese male actors
Living people
1981 births