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. Highly versatile actor from drama to comedy, Fernando is one of the most popular actors in Sri Lankan theater and television.

Personal life

He was born 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 the school, he was a bright student and clever in soccer.

Acting career

After finishing school, he studied about theater under numerous foreign theater 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 theater group formed in Wattala under the banner Wattala Kattiya.
His 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 silver jubilee of his theater career in theater. It was held at the Lionel Wendt Theater Colombo from March 31 to April 3, 2016 ending with a festival dinner and a stand up show. He also voicing for the radio teledrama Channa Kinnaravi in Hiru FM, and Paradige in RanOne FM. He currently runs an acting school named Hit Act in Bambalapitiya for the new generation.

Notable theater works

Fernando started his film career with a minor role in 1996 film, Seeruwen Sitin directed by Winston Ajith Fernando.
YearFilmRoleRef.
1996Seeruwen Sitin
2003Sonduru DadabimaProsecutor
2011GamaniMinister's secretary
2014Ko Mark No MarkLouvie
2015SpandanaSaliya Irugalbandara
2019President Super Star
2020The Newspaper
TBDKathuru Mithuru
TBDHithumathe JeewitheGastan
TBDAnora
TBDAmuda Raja
TBDNim Him
TBDKawuruwath Danne Nehe
TBDKathuru Mithuru

Awards and accolades

He has won several awards at the local stage drama festivals and television festivals.

Youth Drama Festival Awards

State Drama Festival Awards

Raigam Tele'es Awards