Shyam Fernando

Shyam Fernando (ශ්‍යාම් ප්‍රනාන්දු), is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama, and television. He is a dubbing artist and was nominated for several dramatic roles.

Career
Fernando started his drama career under Somalatha Subasinghe with Play House Kotte. He joined Subasinghe's children’s productions such as Thoppi Welenda, Hima Kumari, and Walas Pawula. He was then selected for the play Veeraya Marila directed by Rajitha Dissanayake.

Fernando started his film career with a role in Oba Nathuwa Oba Ekka in 2012, directed by Prasanna Vithanage. His most popular cinema acting came through films Premaya Nam, Oba Nathuwa Oba Ekka, and Davena Wihagun. In 2020, he acted in the short One Blood directed by Chathura Fernando. In August 2020, he won the award for the Best Actor at the Hollywood Venus Awards short film festival at Istanbul in Turkey.

Notable music videos

 * Sakura-Charitha athalage

Notable theater works

 * Adara Wasthuwa
 * Bakamuna Weedi Basi
 * Hithala Gaththu Theeranayak
 * Nethuwa Bari Minihek
 * Siriwardane Pawla

Notable television works

 * 4chun Residencies
 * Ado
 * Ammai Duwai
 * Appachchi
 * Chandi Kumarihami
 * Raavana
 * See Raja
 * Thaththa
 * Thumpane
 * Colombo

Filmography

 * No. denotes the Number of Sri Lankan films in the Sri Lankan cinema and Indian Cinema debut.

Awards and accolades
He has won several awards at the local film, stage drama festivals and television festivals.

State Drama Festival

 * 2014 ||| Adara Wasthuwa || Best Actor || Won
 * 2014 ||| Adara Wasthuwa || Best Actor || Won

Signis Awards

 * 2015 ||| Oba Nathuwa Oba Ekka || Best Actor || Won
 * 2015 ||| Oba Nathuwa Oba Ekka || Best Actor || Won

Presidential Film Awards

 * 2017 ||| Oba Nathuwa Oba Ekka || Best Actor || Won
 * 2017 ||| Oba Nathuwa Oba Ekka || Best Actor || Won

Sumathi Awards

 * 2018 ||| See Raja || Best Actor || Won
 * 2018 ||| See Raja || Best Actor || Won

Raigam Tele'es

 * 2018 ||| Thaththa || Best Actor ||
 * 2018 ||| Thaththa || Best Actor ||

Derana Film Awards

 * 2018 ||| Oba Nathuwa Oba Ekka || Best Actor ||
 * 2018 ||| Oba Nathuwa Oba Ekka || Best Actor ||

Hiru Golden Film Awards

 * 2016 ||| Oba Nathuwa Oba Ekka || Best Actor ||
 * 2016 ||| Oba Nathuwa Oba Ekka || Best Actor ||