Palitha Silva

Garanduwa Baarage Palitha Silva (born August 30, 1967, as පාලිත සිල්වා) [Sinhala]) is a Sri Lankan actor, dramatist, producer, director, scriptwriter, and author. He started his career at 15 years of age when he was chosen to train at the esteemed Professor Solomon Fonseka's school of Acting. Silva has acted in more than 400 television serials and is best known for the roles in teledramas Keetaya, Deweni Inima and titular character in the biographical film Anagarika Dharmapala Srimathano. He was awarded the honorific titles of Maanava Hithavadee Keerthi Sri Veeraputra Deshabandu in (June 2019) and Kalaashubana Janaranjana Keerthi Sri Deshamanya (July 2021) for his service towards Buddhism in Sri Lanka. He was also cast in the international film Shadow of the Cobra Starring Art Malik, Michael Woods and Arthur Dignam.