Thusitha Jayasundera

Thusitha Jayasundera (born 1971) is a Sri Lankan actress based in the United Kingdom. She attended an all-girls school run by Australian missionaries,[1] and graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 1993.

Thusitha Jayasundera
Born1971 (age 49–50)
Sri Lanka
NationalitySri Lankan
OccupationActress
Spouse(s)Simon Allen (2002 - present)

Jayasundera played Tushura 'Tash' Bandara in the BBC hospital drama Holby City for three years from December 1999 to June 2002. She played DS Ramani De Costa in the ITV police drama The Bill from 2003 to 2006, and DS Ayesha Masood in the BBC series Silent Witness.

She appeared in the National Theatre adaptation of Michael Morpurgo's novel, War Horse. In 2009 she appeared in the play Dreams of Violence by Stella Feehily for Out of Joint and Soho Theatre.

She currently plays Ros Mahendra in the BBC drama Doctor Foster. On 17 March 2019 Jayasundera appeared in Midsomer Murders in the episode "Death of the small coppers" she played the role of Anika Sidana.

She has been included to the cast of the Amazon Original series based on the iconic The Lord of the Rings novels by J.R.R. Tolkien.

Jayasundera is part of the twenty additional cast members who will be joining the ensemble cast as announced by Amazon Studios recently.

References
  1. "Thusitha Jayasundera". IMDb. Retrieved 12 February 2020.


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