Joseph Roger Seneviratne (born 5 May 1962 as රොජර්
සෙනෙවà·'රà¶à·Šà¶±) [Sinhala]), is an actor in Sri Lankan
cinema,[1] stage drama and television as well as singer and politician
by profession.[2] Highly versatile actor who dominated television
screen, he is best known for the roles in teledrama Batti, Chathurya
and as King Vijaya in film Vijaya Kuweni.[3]He is a past pupil of St.
Thomas' College, Kotte and Saint Joseph's College, Colombo. He is
married to Vineetha Chandrasekara and the couple has one daughter
Divya Vihari and one son Digantha.[4]His father Riyency Stevenvol
Seneviratne was a retired officer in Sri Lanka Ports Authority. He
died in 2012 at the age of 84.[5] Roger is the second of the family
with nine siblings. His elder brother is Ralston and younger brother
is Ralph. He has six sisters, Kristine, Darliya, Sharmane, Linet,
Michel and Virginia.[6]His acting career started in 1976 when his
friend Milton Jayasooriya introduced him to dramatist Sugathapala de
Silva. He acted in de Silva's stage play Dunna Dunu Gamuwe and also
worked as assistant stage manager of that play.[7] Then he continued
to act in stage plays such as Ediriweera Sarachchandra's Wessanthara,
Veniceye Welenda, Twelfth Night and Mandaram Wehi. In 1986, he made a
short play by translating Anton Chekhov's play Death of a Clerk as an
experimental production. Then he translated Albert Kaman’s Caligula
as Paswenna.[8] The drama won eleven awards at the drama competition
conducted by the National Youth Services Council. In 1993, Paswenna
won awards for the best director and best production at the State
Drama Festival.[7]
සෙනෙවà·'රà¶à·Šà¶±) [Sinhala]), is an actor in Sri Lankan
cinema,[1] stage drama and television as well as singer and politician
by profession.[2] Highly versatile actor who dominated television
screen, he is best known for the roles in teledrama Batti, Chathurya
and as King Vijaya in film Vijaya Kuweni.[3]He is a past pupil of St.
Thomas' College, Kotte and Saint Joseph's College, Colombo. He is
married to Vineetha Chandrasekara and the couple has one daughter
Divya Vihari and one son Digantha.[4]His father Riyency Stevenvol
Seneviratne was a retired officer in Sri Lanka Ports Authority. He
died in 2012 at the age of 84.[5] Roger is the second of the family
with nine siblings. His elder brother is Ralston and younger brother
is Ralph. He has six sisters, Kristine, Darliya, Sharmane, Linet,
Michel and Virginia.[6]His acting career started in 1976 when his
friend Milton Jayasooriya introduced him to dramatist Sugathapala de
Silva. He acted in de Silva's stage play Dunna Dunu Gamuwe and also
worked as assistant stage manager of that play.[7] Then he continued
to act in stage plays such as Ediriweera Sarachchandra's Wessanthara,
Veniceye Welenda, Twelfth Night and Mandaram Wehi. In 1986, he made a
short play by translating Anton Chekhov's play Death of a Clerk as an
experimental production. Then he translated Albert Kaman’s Caligula
as Paswenna.[8] The drama won eleven awards at the drama competition
conducted by the National Youth Services Council. In 1993, Paswenna
won awards for the best director and best production at the State
Drama Festival.[7]
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