Wimal Kumara de Costa
Actor
- Born
- July 4, 1948 · Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
- Died
- November 20, 2016 (age 68)
Wimal Kumara de Costa (4 July 1948 – 20 November 2016) was a highly celebrated veteran actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theater, and television. Spanning a career of nearly five decades, he appeared in over 100 films and is widely regarded as a pioneer of the Sri Lankan mime industry. He initially gained widespread critical acclaim for his serious character roles in art films before successfully transitioning into one of the country's most popular comedy artists during the 1980s and 1990s.
Known for
Bambaru Awith
August 11, 1978
Ponmani
July 4, 1977
Sangili
January 18, 2019
One League of Sky
January 1, 1974
How to Be an Adult
April 1, 1975
Cheriyo Captain
October 13, 1995
Hathdinnath Tharu
June 22, 1973
Era Soysa
October 26, 1984
Thank You Berty
November 25, 2011
Maruwa Samaga Wase
September 30, 1977
Sarungale
March 2, 1979
Hai Hooi Babi Aachchi
July 3, 2001
Acting15
- 2022Rashmi
- 2019Sangili as Wimale
- 2011Thank You Berty as Security officer
- 2001Hai Hooi Babi Aachchi as Costa
- 1995Cheriyo Captain as Kang Kung
- 1984Era Soysa as Costa
- 1981Sagarayak Meda
- 1979Sarungale as Simon
- 1978Bambaru Awith as Weerasena
- 1977Maruwa Samaga Wase as Justin
- 1977