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# Thusitha Jayasundera

Actor. Born 1 January 1971 in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 1 January 1971, Colombo, Sri Lanka
- **Also known as:** Thusita Jayasundera
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thusitha_Jayasundera, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7799483, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0419708/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1509340

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Doctor Foster*](https://film.one/tv/doctor-foster.md) (75)

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## Biography

Thusitha Jayasundera is a Sri Lankan actress based in the United Kingdom. She graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 1993 and has worked extensively in theatre, including productions for the National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company.

She is known for her television roles as Tushara 'Tash' Bandara in *Holby City* (1999–2002), DS Ramani De Costa in *The Bill* (2003–2006), Ros Mahendra in *Doctor Foster* (2015), and Malva Meadowgrass in *The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power* (2022). Her film credits include *The Foreigner* (2017). She has also appeared in *Humans*, *Broadchurch*, *Midsomer Murders* and *Lewis*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, nationaltheatre.org.uk.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Doctor Foster* (2015), Fi1m 75, as Ros Mahendra — [page](https://film.one/tv/doctor-foster.md)

## Complete filmography (16)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *National Theatre Live: The Estate* (2025), as Gyan
- *National Theatre Live: The House of Bernarda Alba* (2024), as Poncia
- *The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power* (2022), series, as Malva Meadowgrass
- *The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Global Fan Screening* (2022), as Malva
- *Signal to Noise* (2018), as Inanna
- *The Foreigner* (2017), as Mira
- *Doctor Foster* (2015), series, as Ros Mahendra — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/tv/doctor-foster.md)
- *Humans* (2015), series, as Neha Patel QC — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/humans.md)
- *The C-Word* (2015), as Therapist
- *National Theatre Live: Behind the Beautiful Forevers* (2015), Acting
- *Broadchurch* (2013), series, as Adhika — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/broadchurch.md)
- *Above Suspicion* (2009), series, as Veronica Malins
- *Lewis* (2007), series, as Ayesha Nooran
- *The House Across The Street* (2002), as Chabo
- *Holby City* (1999), series, as Tash Bandara
- *Midsomer Murders* (1997), series, as Anika Sidana

## Gallery

- ![Thusitha Jayasundera](https://film.one/media/person/974829/gallery-394117e87ba1.jpg) Thusitha Jayasundera — Image via TMDB
- ![Thusitha Jayasundera](https://film.one/media/person/974829/gallery-45f57809f65c.jpg) Thusitha Jayasundera — Image via TMDB
- ![Thusitha Jayasundera](https://film.one/media/person/974829/gallery-6e868d391f3b.jpg) Thusitha Jayasundera — Image via TMDB

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