Prasanna Puwanarajah
Known for Acting · 21 credits
- Born
- 1981-06-01 (age 45)
- Place of birth
- Ipswich, Suffolk, England, UK
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.
Known For
TV Shows (11)
The Crown
2016
as Martin Bashir
Silk
2011
as Dr Malik
The Sarah Jane Adventures
2007
as Car Salesman
Patrick Melrose
2018
as Johnny
Too Much
2025
as Auggie
Critical
2015
as Dr. Ramakrishna Chandramohan
You, Me and the Apocalypse
2015
as Rajesh
The Listeners
2024
as Paul
Payback
2023
as DC Jibran Khan
Ten Percent
2022
as Dan Bala
Defending the Guilty
2018
as Ashley
Movies (10)
The Gunman
2015
as Doctor (UCL)
Diana
2013
as Martin Bashir
The Stoning of Soraya M.
2009
as Revolutionary Guard
Möbius
2013
as Saïd
The Vote
2015
as Tom Baird
National Theatre Live: London Assurance
2010
as Servant
National Theatre Live: Hamlet
2010
as Guildenstern
National Theatre Live: Dara
2020
as Prosecutor Talib
Malcolm
2023
as Joe
The Baby Shower
2016
About Prasanna Puwanarajah
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 ti… With 21 credits spanning from 2007 to 2025, Prasanna Puwanarajah has appeared in 10 films and 11 TV shows.
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Most Popular Prasanna Puwanarajah Movies
- The Gunman (2015) — as Doctor (UCL)
- Diana (2013) — as Martin Bashir
- The Stoning of Soraya M. (2009) — as Revolutionary Guard
- Möbius (2013) — as Saïd
- The Vote (2015) — as Tom Baird
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