Gihan Fernando
Gihan Adrian Camil Fernando, popularly as Gihan Fernando, is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television as well as a playwright and singer.
Personal life
Fernando was born on 30 August 1967 in Galudipita village in Ragama as the eldest of the family. He has one younger brother and two younger sisters. He is an old boy of De Mazenod College, Kandana. In school, he was a bright student and clever in football. Before entering drama, he worked as a university non-academic staff member.Acting career
After finishing school, he studied about theatre under numerous foreign theatre directors through the British Council while working in a company. In 1998, along with another fellow actor late Asela Jayakody, he went to a workshop conducted by Jayalal Rohana. Then, both were lucky to act in Rohana's stage drama, Bhoothawesha. He got the opportunity to act in stage roles under late Somalatha Subasinghe, K. B. Herath, Rajitha Dissanayake, Ravindra Ariyaratne and Dharmapriya Dias. He won the Best Actor Award at the Youth Drama Festival in 1990 for his role in Royston Jude's play Rangahala. Then he acted in Macbeth which was produced by a theatre group formed in Wattala under the banner Wattala Kattiya.Fernando's maiden television acting came through Hiru Kumari directed by Nalan Mendis in 1998. Along with Kumara Thirimadura, Fernando engaged in a stage play Giha Saha Kuma.
In 2016, he organized a theatre festival titled Ma Dakina Mama to celebrate the silver jubilee of his theatre career. It was held at the Lionel Wendt Theatre in Colombo from 31 March to 3 April 2016, ending with a festival dinner and a stand-up show. He also voiced for the radio teledrama Channa Kinnaravi on Hiru FM, and Paradige on RanOne FM. He currently runs an acting school named Hit Act in Bambalapitiya for the new generation.
Notable theatre works
Ada Kale AntigoneApahu Enna BaBakamuna Veedi BasiBalloth Ekka BaBalloth Ekka Ba 2BhoothaweshaCharithe Horu Aran- Horu Samaga Heluwen Janadipathi ThaththaLokka Leda Wela Mata Erehiwa MamaMata Wedi Thiyan Nedda?Rahas UdaviyaRaja Man WahalaRangahalaRomba Thanks Saadaya Marai Salli HamaraiSihina Horu AranThunsiya Heta Eka Veeraya Marila
- ''Wattala Giha and Maharagama Kumar''
Notable television serials
AalawanthiAdara WassaAdaraneeya Amma Adisi Nadiya Ahanna Kenek Na AganthukayaAluth GedaraApi ApeAththammaBaiscopeBath AmmaBattiBlack Town StoryBonda MeedumDangayanta PamanaiDaskonDhiriya DoniDoo KumariyoGooglyHiru KumariHirusanda Maima IngammaruwaIsuru Pawura Ithin Eeta PasseKatu Imbula Kiripabalu Vila Kokila SandwaniyaMakara Dadayama MaunayagayaMaya MansalaMindadaMuthu PihatuNim Walalla Nodath Desheka ArumawanthiNonimi Yathra No ParkingPaaraPahasaraPeramaga Salakunu Pini Bindu Raja YogayaRathi Virathi SadgunakarayaSadisi Tharanaya Samanalunta Wedithiyanna Sandagalathenna Sanda ThaniyamaSatakapataSatya Senehasa KaviyakSenehase Nimnaya Sillara SamanalluSihina Genena KumariyeSihina Samagama Somibara Jaramara Sooriya DaruwoSudu Hansayo Thanamalvila Kollek Three-wheel Malli Thunpath Ratawaka Lassana ThuryaUrumakkarayoUthum PathumVaranayaVeeduru Mal Visula Ahasa YataWasantha KusalanaWassana Sihinaya- ''Yakada Kahawanu''
Filmography
Fernando started his film career with a minor role in 1996 film, Seeruwen Sitin directed by Winston Ajith Fernando.| Year | Film | Role | Ref. |
| 1996 | Seeruwen Sitin | ||
| 2003 | Sonduru Dadabima | Prosecutor | |
| 2011 | Gamani | Minister's secretary | |
| 2014 | Ko Mark No Mark | Louvie | |
| 2015 | Spandana | Saliya Irugalbandara | |
| 2019 | President Super Star | Program host | |
| 2020 | The Newspaper | Senarath Iddamalgoda | |
| 2020 | Nim Him | ||
| 2021 | Kawuruth Danne Na | ||
| 2022 | Hithumathe Jeewithe | Gastan | |
| 2023 | Kathuru Mithuru | Thug | |
| 2024 | Gini Avi Saha Gini Keli 2 | ||
| 2025 | Rani | - | |
| 2025 | Kaasi Vaasi | ||