Wimal Kumara de Costa

Wimal Kumara de Costa (4 July 1948 – 20 November 2016 as විමල් කුමාර ද කොස්තා [Sinhala]) was an actor in Sri Lankan cinema. He started his career in cinema with character acting in art films, later moving on to comedy roles. He is cited as the pioneer of the Sri Lankan mime industry.

Personal life Wimal Kumara De Costa was born on 4 July 1948 in Kelaniya, and he completed his education from Gurukula College, Kelaniya. Kora Saha Andhaya and Nattukarayo by W. Jayasiri, Sugathapala de Silva and others.

His first experience with film came with a role in Dharmasena Pathiraja's short Sathuro (1969). His first feature was also a Pathiraja film, Ves Gaththo, released the next year. The Pathiraja collaboration would continue through the rest of the 1970s and early 1980s, yielding some of Wimal's most famous roles such as the socialist in Bambaru Awith (1978), the abusive youth in Eya Dan Loku Lamayek (1977) and the disaffected youth of Ahas Gauwa (1974).

Filmography No. denotes the Number of Sri Lankan films in the Sri Lankan cinema. De Costa has acted in more than 100 films, ranging from drama, action, and comedy roles.