Hiran Abeysekera

Acting · Colombo, Sri Lanka

Biography

Hiran Abeysekera is a Sri Lankan actor. He won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor for his performance in the stage adaptation of Life of Pi. On television, he is known for his roles in Russell T Davies' A Midsummer Night's Dream (2016) and the fantasy dance series Find Me in Paris (2018–2019).

Known for

• National Theatre Live: Hamlet (2026)
• The Magic Faraway Tree (2026)
• National Theatre Live: The Father and the Assassin (2024)
• National Theatre Live: Life of Pi (2023)
• Supervized (2019)
• A Midsummer Night's Dream (2016)
• RSC Live: Hamlet (2016)
• RSC Live: Cymbeline (2016)
• National Theatre Live: Behind the Beautiful Forevers (2015)
• Unleaded (2015)
• Sherri (2022)
• Find Me in Paris (2018)