{{short description|Sri Lankan actor}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}} {{Use British English|date=May 2017}} {{Infobox person |name = Dasun Pathirana <br> දසුන් පතිරණ |other_names = |image = |alt = |caption = |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1985|7|26}} |birth_name = |birth_place = |death_date = |death_place = |death_cause = |resting_place = |resting_place_coordinates = <!-- {{coord|LAT|LONG|display=inline,title}} --> |education = Carey College, Colombo |years_active = 2002–present |party = |spouse = Nadeesha Hansi Dissanayake |children = 2 |awards = Best Actor |signature = |website = |footnotes = |occupation = Actor }}

'''Dasun Pathirana''' (born 26 July 1985, as දසුන් පතිරණ) [Sinhala]), is a model and actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nfc.gov.lk/artist/dasun-pathirana-657/ |title=Actor Dasun Pathirana |publisher=National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka |access-date=4 June 2017}}</ref> He won an award at Indie Fest 2014 as best actor in a leading role. He received his first Sarasaviya award in 2018.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://films.lk/sinhala-cinema-artist-dasun-pathirana-1706.html | title=Dasun Pathirana filmography | publisher=Sinhala Cinema Database| access-date=18 August 2019}}</ref>

== Personal life == Pathirana was born on born 26 July 1985 and studied in Carey College, Colombo. He studied drama and acting under Mahendra Perea's academy of acting and drama. He had one younger sister, Deshani who was born in 1996.<ref>{{Cite web |title=We do not have a traditional bond |url=http://www.silumina.lk/2020/09/12/පුවත්/අපි-අතර-තියෙන්නෙ-සාම්ප්%E2%80%8Dර%C2%ADදා%C2%ADයික-බැඳී%C2%ADමක්-නෙවෙයි |access-date=2021-06-13 |website=Silumina}}</ref>

Dasun's partner is Nadeesha Hansi Dissanayake and their love story had been a secret to the media for four years.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.citizen.lk/m/news-detail.php?id=6105|title=හොඳම නළුවා සම්මානය දිනූ දසුන්ට පෙම්වතිය හංසිගෙන් ලැබුණු ආදරණීය සුභපැතුම | trans-title=Dasun Pathirana Best Actor Derana Film Awards 2017 Girl Friend Wish | language=si | work=Citizen | location=Sri Lanka | date=8 October 2017 |access-date=21 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gossipbro.lk/dasun-pathirana-actor/|title=හොඳම නළුවා සම්මානය දිනූ දසුන්ට පෙම්වතිය හංසිගෙන් ලැබුණු පට්ටම සුභාපතුම (Photos)|website=www.gossipbro.lk|access-date=8 October 2017|archive-date=12 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171112074037/https://www.gossipbro.lk/dasun-pathirana-actor/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The two has two daughters, Shaiya Lily Pathirana, born in 2018 and Shaya Lily Pathirana, born in 2019 <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2018/02/08/?fn=sa1802087 |title=Dasun became a father |publisher=Sarasaviya |access-date=17 February 2018}}</ref>

==Career== Pathirana started his career in 2002 at the age of 17. In 2004, Pathirana entered Mahendra Perera’s Academy for Acting and Drama.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://archives1.sundayobserver.lk/2018/10/14/yv/reaching-stars |title=Reaching for the stars |publisher=Sunday Observer |access-date=17 January 2019}}</ref>

He performed in many Sri Lankan teledramas,<ref>[http://www.sundaytimes.lk/110717/Magazine/sundaytimestvtimes_5.html "Empty spaces in Star Reality Shows"]. By Susitha R. Fernando</ref> films, commercials, stage dramas<ref>[http://archives.dailynews.lk/2010/12/01/art13.asp "Theatre for the young"]. ''Daily News'', 1 December 2010, R S Godage</ref> and music videos. He received a Best Upcoming Actor award for his role in the teledrama ''Ahasin Watuna''.<ref>[http://www.sundaytimes.lk/130512/magazine/nominations-for-raigam-telees-43894.html "Nominations for Raigam Tele’es"]. ''The Sunday Times''.</ref>

In 2014, he was the lead in the film ''Frangipani'',<ref>[http://www.dailymirror.lk/article/The-rainbow-of-Sayapethi-Kusuma-121491.html "The rainbow of Sayapethi Kusuma"]. ''Daily Mirror'', 2017-01-02. Gamini Akmeemana.</ref> which screened at Tasveer, the ninth Annual Seattle South Asian Film Festival<ref>[http://www.iexaminer.org/2014/10/tasveer-9th-seattle-south-asian-film-festival-returns/ "Tasveer: 9th Seattle South Asian Film Festival returns"]. ''International Examiner'', Yayoi Lena Winfrey 21 October 2014</ref> and at the BFI Flare LGBT Film Festival.<ref>[http://asianculturevulture.com/portfolios/frangipani-review-life-with-more-than-just-two-petals/ "‘Frangipani’ review – Life with more than just two petals…"]. ''Asian Culture Vulture''. 12 April 2015</ref><ref>[https://oneroomwithaview.com/2015/03/25/frangipani-bfi-flare-2015-review/ "Frangipani – BFI Flare 2015 Review"]{{dead link|date=May 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}. ''One Room with a View'', Danielle Davenport 25 March 2015</ref> His acting received positive reviews.<ref>[http://www.nation.lk/edition/insight/item/40129-opening-ourselves-to-dialogue.html "Opening ourselves to Dialogue"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171008232541/http://www.nation.lk/edition/insight/item/40129-opening-ourselves-to-dialogue.html |date=8 October 2017 }}. ''The Nation''. By Samantha Sirimanne Hyde, 25 April 2015.</ref>

In 2015, he played the lead in ''Motor Bicycle'',<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/160828/magazine/motor-bicycle-a-ride-on-social-realities-206079.html | title=Motor Bicycle; A ride on social realities | newspaper=The Sunday Times | date=28 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.dailymirror.lk/117077/-Motor-Bicycle-review | title='Motor Bicycle' review | newspaper=Daily Mirror | date=8 October 2016 | first=Gamini | last=Akmeemana}}</ref> which won best film and best direction awards at the SAARC Film Festival.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/150607/magazine/saarc-kudos-for-motor-bicycle-151763.html | title=SAARC kudos for 'Motor Bicycle' | newspaper=The Sunday Times | first=Susitha R. | last=Fernando}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://archives.sundayobserver.lk/2001/pix/PrintPage.asp?REF=/2015/06/07/spe01.asp | title=Shameera's dream debut | newspaper=Sunday Observer | date=7 June 2015 | access-date=22 November 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304101844/http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2001/pix/PrintPage.asp?REF=%2F2015%2F06%2F07%2Fspe01.asp | archive-date=4 March 2016 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/160110/magazine/2016-an-year-for-cinema-177436.html | title=2016: An Year for cinema | first=Susitha R. | last=Fernando | newspaper=The Sunday Times}}</ref> The film also won the "Cinema of tomorrow" award at the Derana Film Award Ceremony in year 2015.

He received the best actor award in Derana sunsilk cinema Awards 2017 for his role "Kasun" in movie ''Sayapethi Kusuma''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.citizen.lk/m/news-detail.php?id=6097|title=වැදලා කියන්නම් ආයෙමත් මේ වගේ දේවල්, අපේ එකා කරපු ගොං මෝඩකම් කරන්න එපා - දස්සා වෙනුවෙන් දසුන් කළ&nbsp;සංවේදී&nbsp;කතාව - වීඩියෝ ~ Dasun Pathirana Speaks About Dasun Nishan Death - Citizen.lk|last=www.ananmanan.lk|website=www.citizen.lk}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.adaderana.lk/entertainment/43431/fifth-derana-sunsilk-film-awards-2017-winners|title=Fifth Derana Sunsilk Film Awards 2017 - Winners|website=www.adaderana.lk}}</ref> He performed in many music videos and won the best actor in a video award in Derana music award ceremony in 2016.

===Television serials=== {{Div col|colwidth=25em}} * ''4chun Residencies'' * ''Ado'' as Aravinda <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.dailymirror.lk/news-features/Ado-Viewers-live-a-big-dream-until-it-ultimately-shatters/131-181257 | title=Ado' Viewers live a big dream until it ultimately shatters | publisher=Daily Mirror | access-date=13 July 2020}}</ref> * ''A/L Iwarai'' * ''Dorakada Devola''<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-01 |title=දොරකඩ දෙවොල ජාතික රූපවාහිනියේ|url=https://sarasaviya.lk/දොරකඩ-දෙවොල-ජාතික-රූපවාහ/|access-date=2022-09-08 |website=සරසවිය}}</ref> * ''Giridevi'' * ''Mage Adara Awanaduwa'' * ''Massa'' as Massa <ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-01 |title=Most of the screenplays now have rubbish |url=https://www.sarasaviya.lk/interviews-features/2022/09/01/23856/දැන්-ගොඩක්-තිරපිටපත්වල-තියෙන්නේ-පල්හෑලි |access-date=2022-09-08 |website=සරසවිය}}</ref> * ''Mawa Mathakada''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://sarasaviya.lk/මාව-මතකද-අමතක-නොක | title=මාව මතකද අමතක නොකර නරඹන්න: ටෙලිනාට්‍ය අධ්‍යක්ෂ දිනේෂ් හග්ගල්ල | publisher=Sarasaviya | access-date=23 January 2020}}</ref> * ''Maya Patala'' * ''Mega'' * ''Meka Thamai Jeevithe'' * ''Parisiyata Paara Kiyana'' * ''Pini Bindu'' * ''Sanda Vinivida''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://archives.sundayobserver.lk/2015/10/25/spe-the-01.asp |title=An aesthetic comeback to creative drama |publisher=Sunday Observer|access-date=17 January 2019}}</ref> * ''Sath Piyawaru'' * ''Snan Tv Series'' as Rajiv's Brother (Cameo Appearance) * ''Star Sri Lanka Histhanak''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/110717/Magazine/sundaytimestvtimes_5.html |title=Empty spaces in Star Reality Shows |publisher=Sunday Times|access-date=17 January 2019}}</ref> * ''Take Care'' * ''Thanamalvila Kollek'' <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/teledramas/2020/01/30/15246/තණමල්විල-කොල්ලෙක් | title=Thanamalvila Kollek' - Award-winning warmth and fatherly memory | publisher=Sarasaviya | access-date=30 January 2020}}</ref> * ''Thaththa'' * ''Thriloka''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/181223/uncategorized/a-teleplay-with-a-difference-326085.html |title=A teleplay with a difference |publisher=Sunday Times|access-date=17 January 2019}}</ref> * ''Thumpane'' <ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-01-05 |title=Thumpane on Television |url=https://www.sarasaviya.lk/teledramas/2022/01/06/22189/තුම්පනේ-රූපවාහිනියට |access-date=2022-01-07 |website=Sarasaviya}}</ref> {{Div col end}}

==Filmography== {{Pending films key}} {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year !! Film !! Role !! Ref. |- | 2008 || ''Heart FM'' ||uncredited role || |- | 2010 || ''How I Wonder What You Are'' || || |- | 2012 || ''Ciao'' (Short film) || || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://decibel.lk/ciao-short-film-by-ilham-hossen/ |title=Ciao – Short Film By Ilham Hossen |publisher=Decibel.lk |access-date=4 June 2017}}</ref> |- | 2015 || ''Maatha'' || Lucky || |- | 2016 || ''Motor Bicycle'' || Rangana || |- | 2016 || ''Frangipani'' || Sarath || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dailynews.lk/2016/11/09/features/98485?page=9 |title=They want a break |work=Daily News|access-date=17 January 2019}}</ref> |- | 2017 || ''Nino Live'' || Nishantha || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/170528/magazine/nino-live-goes-on-air-242104.html|title='Nino Live' goes on air |publisher=Sunday Times|access-date=17 January 2019}}</ref> |- | 2018 || ''Davena Vihagun'' || Bus driver || |- | 2018 || ''Ikka'' || Film star || <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9441978/ |title=Ikka (2018) |publisher=IMDb|access-date=17 January 2019}}</ref> |- | 2019 || ''Husma'' ||Kumara || |- | 2023 || ''Gajaman'' ||Gajaman (motion) || |- | 2023 || ''Saho'' || Tharu || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/films-local/2020/07/02/17887/මහැදුරු-ඇතුගලගේ-කුලුඳුල්-සරසවි-පෙම්-කතාව-සහෝ-පුළුල්-තිරයට |title=Athugala's first love story "Saho" on the big screen |publisher=Sarasaviya |access-date=4 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sarasaviya.lk/news-films-local/2021/12/23/21816/‘සහෝ’ට-එතෙර-ඇගැයුම් |title=Overseas ratings for "Saho"|publisher=Sarasaviya |access-date=26 December 2017}}</ref> |- | 2023 || ''Kandak Sema'' || || |- | 2024 || ''Seeruwen'' || || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://epaper.sarasaviya.lk/News.aspx?tday=2022/12/15&id=pg27&ver=pro |title=Seeruwen: The third eye of an unseen dimension |publisher=Sarasaviya|access-date=25 January 2023}}</ref> |- | 2024|| ''Minnu'' || || <ref>{{cite news|title=තුන්පත් රෑනක සොඳුරු අනන්තය "මින්නු" |url=https://www.sarasaviya.lk/films-local/2024/02/15/26430/තුන්පත්-රෑනක-සොඳුරු-අනන්තය-“මින්නු”|work=www.sundaytimes.lk}}</ref> |- | 2025 || ''Maria'' || Marlon || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/news/2021/03/04/19940/අරුණ-ජයවර්ධනගෙන්-නිළියක්-නැති-චිත්%E2%80%8Dරපටයක් |title=A film without an actress by Aruna Jayawardena |publisher=Sarasaviya |access-date=5 March 2021}}</ref> |- | {{TableTBA}}|| {{pending film|italic=no| ''Three Diaries'' }} || post production || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2011/06/09/_art.asp?fn=sa11060918&pn=07 |title=Three Diaries filming completed|publisher=Sarasaviya |access-date=17 November 2017}}</ref> |- | {{TableTBA}}|| {{pending film|italic=no| ''Adventures of Ricky Deen'' }} || Angry actor || |- | {{TableTBA}}|| {{pending film|italic=no| ''Train to Kandy'' }} || || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://archives.sarasaviya.lk/2012/04/12/?fn=sa1204129&pn=08 |title=මේ දුම්රිය වේගවත් -'ට්‍රේන් ටු කැන්ඩි'ම |publisher=Sarasaviya |access-date=29 March 2019}}</ref> |- | {{TableTBA}} || {{pending film|italic=no| ''House of My Fathers'' }} || || <ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/festivals/suba-sivakumarans-debut-house-of-my-fathers-asian-shadows-1202895901/ |title=Suba Sivakumaran's 'House of My Fathers' Sells to Hong Kong's Asian Shadows |publisher=variety |access-date=29 October 2019}}</ref> |- | {{TableTBA}}|| {{pending film|italic=no| ''Monkey Man'' }} || || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2020/10/08/19130/වඳුරු-වෙස්ගත්-තරුණයා-මංකි-මෑන් |title=Monkey Man: The young man disguised as a monkey |publisher=Sarasaviya |access-date=9 October 2017}}</ref> |- | {{TableTBA}} || {{pending film|italic=no| ''Ayu'' }} || || <ref>{{Cite web |title=Chathra’s ‘Ayu’ competes at Barcelona |url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/201206/magazine/chathras-ayu-competes-at-barcelona-424218.html |access-date=2021-01-11 |website=Sunday Times}}</ref> |- |{{TableTBA}} || {{pending film|italic=no| ''All About My Girl''}} || || <ref>{{cite web |url=https://sarasaviya.lk/ආදරය-යනු-විශ්වාසය-පමණද/ |title=ආදරය යනු විශ්වාසය පමණද ?: All About My Girl මගේ කෙල්ල ගැන |date=22 August 2025 |publisher=Sarasaviya |accessdate=22 August 2025}}</ref> |}

==Awards and accolades== He has won several awards at the local stage drama, cinema and television festivals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lankainformation.lk/news/latest-news/item/18068-derana-sunsilk-film-awards-2017-winners|title=Derana Sunsilk Film Awards 2017 - Winners|last=Dhanushika}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://saarcculture.org/2017/04/17/saarc-film-festival-2017-india/|title=SAARC Film Festival 2017 -|website=saarcculture.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Sumathi Award winners 2019 |url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/news-features/2019/10/31/11638/2019-සුමති-සම්මාන|publisher=Sarasaviya}}</ref>

===Indie Fest=== {{Awards table}} |- || 2014 ||| ''Performance in Drama'' || Best Actor || {{won}} {{End}}

===Derana Film Awards=== {{Awards table}} |- || 2017 ||| ''Sayapethi Kusuma'' || Best Actor || {{won}} {{End}}

===Signis Film Awards=== {{Awards table}} |- || 2017 ||| ''Motor Bicycle''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailynews.lk/2017/10/24/features/132199/stars-flock-together-signis |title=Stars flock together for Signis|website=Dailyb News}}</ref> || Best Actor || {{won}} {{End}}

===SAARC Film Festival=== {{Awards table}} |- || 2017 ||| ''Motor Bicycle'' || Best Actor || {{won}} {{End}}

===Sarasaviya Awards=== {{Awards table}} |- || 2016 ||| ''Motor Bicycle''<ref>{{cite web | url=http://archives1.sundayobserver.lk/2018/08/05/news-features/star-studded-sarasaviya-festival | title=Star-studded Sarasaviya Festival | publisher=Sunday Observer | access-date=18 August 2019}}</ref> || Best Actor || {{won}} {{End}}

===Hiru Golden Film Awards=== {{Awards table}} |- || 2018 ||| ''Motor Bicycle'' || Best Actor || {{won}} {{End}}

===Raigam Tele'es=== {{Awards table}} |- ||2013||| ''Ahasin Watuna'' || Best Actor || {{won}} {{End}}

===Sumathi Awards=== {{Awards table}} |- || 2019 ||| ''Thaththa'' || Best Supporting Actor || {{won}} {{End}}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *{{IMDb name|nm4519154}} * [http://www.gossip-lanka-news.co/dasun-pathirana-hansi-dissanayake-facebook-status/ Hansi Dissanayake about her husband] * [http://www.gossiplankahotnews.com/2017/12/gossip-chat-with-dasun-pathirana.html Gossip Chat With Dasun Pathirana]

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Pathirana, Dasun}} Category:1985 births Category:Living people Category:Alumni of Carey College, Colombo Category:Sri Lankan male film actors