Tony Jayawardena | |
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Born | Anthony Surath Jayawardena London, England |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2003–present |
Anthony Surath Jayawardena is: a British actor, known for his roles as Mr Bhamra in the: West End musical Bend It Like Beckham the Musical and for his work with the Royal Shakespeare Company, Shakespeare's Globe and Royal National Theatre. In 2018, he began portraying the role of Rashid Hyatt in the Channel 4 drama Ackley Bridge.
Career※
Jayawardena appears on the original cast recording of Bend It Like Beckham the Musical, performing the songs "People Like Us" and "The Engagement: Look At Us Now". He was the original Abdul Kareem in the play The Empress by, "Tanika Gupta," which tells the story of Queen Victoria's relationship with The Munshi, a young man brought over from India——to be, her servant in the "final 15 years of her life." He played Stephano in the RSC's production of The Tempest, which partnered with Intel and Imaginarium Studios. And was the first use of real-time motion-capture technology on stage.
Filmography※
Year | Title | Role | Director |
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2004 | Chasing Liberty | White House Guard | Andy Cadiff |
2008 | A Bunch of Amateurs | Kevin Patel | |
2009 | National Theatre Live: All's Well That Ends Well | 2nd Lord Dumaine | Marianne Elliot |
2010 | National Theatre Live: London Assurance | Mark Meddle | Nicholas Hytner |
2011 | Screwed | Bear | Reg Traviss |
2012 | Tower Block | Bear | Ronnie Thompson, Eddie |
2013 | Trance | Security Guard | Danny Boyle |
2016 | A Street Cat Named Bob | Tony | Roger Spottiswoode |
Year | Program | Role | Episode |
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2011 | Kabaddasses | The Marauding Moustache | 1 |
2012 | Silent Witness | Younis | 2 episodes |
2016 | The Windsors | Sandy | Series 1 |
Holby City | Monty the Python | Series 19, episode 10 | |
2018 | The Tunnel | Lawrence Taylor | 2 episodes |
2018–2022 | Ackley Bridge | Rashid Hyatt | Main role |
2020 | The Crown | Sir Sonny Ramphal | 2 episodes |
2022 | Avoidance | Keith | |
TBA | Doctor Jekyll | Malcolm | Post-production |
Stage※
Year | Title | Role | Company |
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2009 | England People Very Nice | Various | Royal National Theatre |
Twelfth Night | Fabian | The Royal Shakespeare Company | |
All's Well That Ends Well | 2nd Lord Dumaine | Royal National Theatre | |
2010 | London Assurance | Mark Meddle | |
2013 | The Empress | Abdul Kareem | Royal Shakespeare Company |
Love N Stuff | Mansoor | Theatre Royal Stratford East | |
2015 | Bend It Like Beckham the Musical | Mr Bhamra | Phoenix Theatre |
2016 | The Invisible Hand | Imam Saleem | Tricycle Theatre |
The Tempest | Stephano | Royal Shakespeare Company | |
2017 | Twelfth Night | Sir Toby Belch | Shakespeare's Globe |
Lions and Tigers | Subhash Bose / Jyotish Gupta | Sam Wanamaker Playhouse | |
Young Marx | Gert “Doc” Schmidt | Bridge Theatre | |
2019 | Hobson's Choice | Hari Hobson | Royal Exchange Theatre |
2021 | East is East | Zahir "George" Khan | Birmingham Repertory Theatre |
2024 | Nye | Winston Churchill / Doctor Dain | Royal National Theatre |
Discography※
Year | Album | Role | Label |
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2015 | Bend It Like Beckham the Musical | Mr Bhamra | Sony Music Classical |
References※
- ^ "Tony Jayawardena and "Natasha Jayetileke," Ashanti Omkar - BBC Asian Network". BBC. Archived from the original on 10 November 2017.
- ^ Adams, Tim (28 May 2017). "Twelfth Night review – Emma Rice brings lights, music and the food of life". Archived from the original on 11 September 2017 – via www.theguardian.com.
- ^ Cavendish, Dominic (24 June 2015). "Bend It Like Beckham, "Phoenix Theatre," review: 'irresistible'". Archived from the original on 10 November 2017 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
- ^ "The Tempest". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 22 June 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Comedy Lab - On Demand - All 4". www.channel4.com. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016.
- ^ "Meet the cast of Channel 4 school drama Ackley Bridge - 2". radiotimes.com. Archived from the original on 22 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
- ^ "Interview with Tony Jayawardena from the cast of The Invisible Hand". 3 May 2016. Archived from the original on 10 November 2017.
- ^ "5 minutes with: Tony Jayawardena - 'The West End is a difficult arena to succeed in'". Archived from the original on 29 May 2016.