Ballywalter
2023 · 6.6/10
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Prasanna Puwanarajah
Director & actor · born 1 June 1981 · Ipswich, Suffolk, England, UK
Prasanna Puwanarajah (Tamil: பிரசன்னா புவனராஜா; born 1981) is a British actor, director, writer, and former junior medical doctor.
Puwanarajah was born at Ipswich Hospital in Suffolk to Tamil Sri Lankan parents from Sri Lanka, his mother a psychiatrist and his father a dentist. He spent his early childhood on Churchill Avenue in Ipswich before the family moved to Hampshire when he was four. He participated in school plays and spent a season with the National Youth Theatre, but thought of acting as more of a hobby than a career choice at the time.
Where to start: The Stoning of Soraya M. (2009).
As director 1
As actor 11
Finding Emily
2026 · 7.0/10
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Malcolm
2023 · 7.0/10
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National Theatre Live: Dara
2020 · 9.0/10
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The Baby Shower
2016 · 6.3/10
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The Vote
2015 · 8.4/10
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The Gunman
2015 · 5.8/10
Snoozefest
Diana
2013 · 5.6/10
Snoozefest
Möbius
2013 · 5.7/10
Snoozefest
National Theatre Live: Hamlet
2010 · 7.8/10
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National Theatre Live: London Assurance
2010 · 7.0/10
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The Stoning of Soraya M.
2009 · 7.7/10
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Too Much
TV · 2025 · 5.7/10
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The Listeners
TV · 2024 · 4.6/10
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Payback
TV · 2023 · 6.5/10
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Ten Percent
TV · 2022 · 5.6/10
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Defending the Guilty
TV · 2018 · 7.2/10
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Patrick Melrose
TV · 2018 · 7.5/10
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The Crown
TV · 2016 · 8.2/10
Absolute Cinema
You, Me and the Apocalypse
TV · 2015 · 6.8/10
Popcorn Flick
Critical
TV · 2015 · 6.9/10
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Silk
TV · 2011 · 7.5/10
Worth the Hype
The Sarah Jane Adventures
TV · 2007 · 7.1/10
Worth the HypeFrequently asked questions
What is the best Prasanna Puwanarajah movie?
By viewer score, The Stoning of Soraya M. (2009) at 7.7/10.
What are Prasanna Puwanarajah’s most popular movies?
The Gunman, Diana, The Stoning of Soraya M..
How many movies has Prasanna Puwanarajah made?
12 films on TMDB, 1 as director, 11 as actor.