Hemal Sachindra Ranasinghe | |
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Born | Hemal Ranasinghe 25 August 1984 |
Nationality | Sri Lankan |
Education | St Thomas' College, Matale |
Occupation(s) | Film actor, model |
Years active | 2010 – present |
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Hemal Sachindra Ranasinghe (Sinhala: හේමාල් සචින්ද්ර රණසිංහ; born 25 August 1984) is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema and television.[2] He earned the critics' award for 'Best Actor' and 'Most Popular Actor' at the Derana Film Awards in both 2016 and 2018 becoming one of Sri Lanka's most popular actors of modern cinema.[3] Ranasinghe started his career as a model, appearing in several advertising commercials. He made his cinema debut in 2012 appearing in Super Six.[4] In 2016 he won Most Popular Actor, and Best Promising Actor at the Hiru Golden Film Award.