Thisura Jayathilaka

Dolewatte Appuhamillage Thisura Naveen Jayathilaka, born on December 4, 1997, in Kegalle, Sri Lanka, is an actor and co-founder of Weekend Underground Filmmakers (WUF). He made his acting debut in 2018 with the short film Shoes, in which he played the lead role of a shoemaker. In 2019, he enrolled at Colombo Film School, where he directed three student films: The Message, Black Rose, and In Another Life, while also producing and working as a crew member on other student projects. In 2024, he co-founded WUF with several filmmakers from his hometown. He played a minor role in their first film, Pirimi Hith, which was inspired by a poetry book, before taking on the lead role in Many Lifetimes. Both films are short films as well.