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Prasanna Puwanarajah

Acting

1.8 Popularity Jun 01, 1981 (44 years old) Ipswich, Suffolk, England, UK

Prasanna Puwanarajah (Tamil: பிரசன்னா புவனராஜா; born 1981) is a British actor, director, writer, and former junior medical doctor.

Puwanarajah was born at Ipswich Hospital in Suffolk to Tamil Sri Lankan parents from Sri Lanka, his mother a psychiatrist and his father...

Biography

Prasanna Puwanarajah (Tamil: பிரசன்னா புவனராஜா; born 1981) is a British actor, director, writer, and former junior medical doctor.

Puwanarajah was born at Ipswich Hospital in Suffolk to Tamil Sri Lankan parents from Sri Lanka, his mother a psychiatrist and his father a dentist. He spent his early childhood on Churchill Avenue in Ipswich before the family moved to Hampshire when he was four. He participated in school plays and spent a season with the National Youth Theatre, but thought of acting as more of a hobby than a career choice at the time.

He trained in Medicine at New College, Oxford. After working as a junior doctor in reconstructive surgery for over three years, Puwanarajah decided to take a year out. It was during this time he decided to become a full-time actor, describing it as "more of a strong pull towards something else" than a "push away from" his medical career.

Filmography 24

2025
Too Much TV

as Auggie

2024
The Listeners TV

as Paul

2024
Breathtaking TV

Writer

2024
Breathtaking TV

Executive Producer

2024
Breathtaking TV

Creator

2023
Payback TV

as DC Jibran Khan

2023
Ballywalter Movie

Director

2023
Malcolm Movie

as Joe

2022
Ten Percent TV

as Dan Bala

2020
National Theatre Live: Dara Movie

as Prosecutor Talib

2018
2018
Patrick Melrose TV

as Johnny

2016
The Crown TV

as Martin Bashir

2015
The Vote Movie

as Tom Baird

2015
Critical TV

as Ramakrishna Chandramohan

2015
The Gunman Movie

as Doctor (UCL)

2013
Diana Movie

as Martin Bashir

2013
Möbius Movie

as Saïd

2012
Boy Movie

Writer

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Personal Details

Known For Acting
Gender Male
Birthday June 01, 1981 (44 years old)
Place of Birth Ipswich, Suffolk, England, UK
Years Active 2007 - 2025
Popularity 1.8
Career Stats
24 Total Credits
9 Movie Roles
10 TV Roles
1 Photos