Sanjit De Silva

Sanjit De Silva (born 31 October 1976) is a Sri Lankan actor and director who is known for his roles in The Company Men and American Desi.

Early life De Silva was born in Colombo and graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.

Career De Silva appeared in his first television series, American Desi, in the role of Chandu. In 2005 he appeared as a doctor in Jonny Zero and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. De Silva has also appeared in several Law & Order franchise series, where he appeared as V.J. in season 5, episode 2: "Diamond Dogs" of Law & Order: Criminal Intent and Ali Mohammed in season 17, episode 15: "Melting Pot" Law & Order. In 2013, he directed his first film Time After where he received funds from Kickstarter with over 200 backers for the film.

In 2016, De Silva appeared in Thomas Kail's production of the world premiere of Dry Powder at The Public Theater in New York City opposite Hank Azaria, Claire Danes and John Krasinski. In Summer of 2016, De Silva performed at New York's Shakespeare in the Park in Troilus and Cressida. He also appeared in TV commercials on behalf of Shakespeare in the Park.

He starred as Azeem Bhatti in the play An Ordinary Muslim, written by Hammaad Chaudry at the New York Theatre Workshop in 2018.

Personal life De Silva is married to British-Indian actress Deepa Purohit and they have one child.

Filmography Film Year Title Role 2007 Arranged Jamil 2008 August Jonathan 2008 After Hiroshima Mon Amour 2009 The Hungry Ghosts Mohammed 2010 The Company Men Tom 2013 Time After Vivek Pandya 2014 Saving Rohan Arun Mehta 2015 The Girl Is in Trouble Indran 2020 Farewell Amor Mr. Uno

Television Year Title Role 2001 American Desi Chandu 2005 Jonny Zero Doctor 2005 Law & Order: Trial by Jury A.D.A. Ed Kapoor 2005 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Doctor 2005 Law & Order: Criminal Intent V.J 2006 Six Degrees Happy Man 2007 Law & Order Ali Mohammed 2007 I'm Paige Wilson Myles Mitchell 2009 The Unusuals Vikram Neel 2010 The Good Wife Amal Verma 2011 Blue Bloods Sammy Khan 2013 Homeland Anoush 2015 Elementary Dr. Amrit