Damith Chandima Bandara Wijayathunga (born 1991 as
දමිත් විජයතුංග)), popularly as Damith Wijayathunga is an
actor
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ...
in television and a model. He is the winner of Mister Sri Lanka in 2017.
Personal life
Wijayathunga was born on 1991, in
Matale
Matale ( Sinhala: මාතලේ, ta, மாத்தளை, translit=Māttaḷai) is the administrative capital city of the Matale District. It is the most urbanised and populated centre in the district. Matale is also the second largest muni ...
as the eldest of the family with three siblings. He has two younger brothers. He started primary education from Vijaya College, Matale.
After passing grade 5 scholarship, he attended
St Thomas' College, Matale for his secondary education and then entered Government Science College, Matale for G.C.E O/L and A/L.
During school times, he was excellent in cricket and athletics, specially in the 100-200 meters track events. After passing A/Ls, he graduated in Computer Science from
(NSBM).
He married his longtime partner Udara Tennakoon where the wedding was celebrated on 26 July 2021.
Career
He started to act in several advertisements, where he got to know by Sameera Weerasinghe in 2015. Then he participated for many modeling exhibitions.
In 2017, he won the title of Mister Sri Lanka and then represented Sri Lanka for "Man of the World 2017" pageant held on July 18 in the Philippines.
In 2019, he started acting in the television serial ''Hadawathe Kathawa'' telecast by
Swarnavahini.
He was selected to the role "Ravindra" by Saranga Mendis.
The show became highly popular. In 2020, he presented the music chart show telecast in ITN.
References
External links
දමිත් විජයතුංග සමග අද Y FM After School
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1991 births
Living people
Sri Lankan male actors
Sri Lankan male models
People from Matale