Prasanna Puwanarajah

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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. The Crown (2016) — Martin Bashir
2. The Gunman (2015) — Doctor (UCL)
3. Diana (2013) — Martin Bashir
4. Patrick Melrose (2018) — Johnny
5. The Stoning of Soraya M. (2009) — Revolutionary Guard
6. Möbius (2013) — Saïd
7. You, Me and the Apocalypse (2015) — Rajesh
8. The Sarah Jane Adventures (2007) — Car Salesman
9. Silk (2011) — Dr Malik
10. Too Much (2025) — Auggie
11. Finding Emily (2026) — Professor Westlake
12. Payback (2023) — DC Jibran Khan
13. The Listeners (2024) — Paul
14. Critical (2015) — Dr. Ramakrishna Chandramohan
15. Defending the Guilty (2018) — Ashley
16. Ten Percent (2022) — Dan Bala
17. The Vote (2015) — Tom Baird
18. National Theatre Live: Hamlet (2010) — Guildenstern
19. The Baby Shower (2016)
20. Malcolm (2023) — Joe
21. National Theatre Live: London Assurance (2010) — Servant
22. National Theatre Live: Dara (2020) — Prosecutor Talib

Directed

1. Ballywalter (2023) — Director