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Chum Ehelepola
Australian actor and filmmaker From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Chum Ehelepola is an Australian actor, filmmaker, and teacher.[1][2][3][4] Ehelepola has recently starred as Dennis in the ABC TV series, The Newsreader,[5][1] and is also cast as Jagadish in the streaming series Nautilus.[6][1]
Early life
Ehelepola was born in New Zealand[7][4][1] and raised in both Sri Lanka[7][4][1] and Australia.[7][4][1] Ehelepola attended Hampton Senior High School in the Perth suburb of Morley, Western Australia.
Career
Ehelepola has also starred in a number of Australian TV series, including No Activity,[8][9] Stateless,[8] The Straits,[7] and as Lionel in the Australian comedy series Preppers.[10]
Due to greater opportunities for actors from diverse backgrounds, Ehelepola relocated[1] to Los Angeles and appeared in a number of US television shows whilst residing there, including the AMC series Lodge 49[8] and the Netflix series Lady Dynamite.[8] He was also cast in the role of Ramtish in the Disney live action film, Mulan.[7][11]
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Filmography
Personal life
Ehelepola is a qualified Civil Engineer,[8][1] having attended Curtin University. Ehelepola followed his passion of acting, taking the path of washing dishes, serving coffee and acting classes on the way to building a successful acting career.[3] After residing in Los Angeles for a period of time, Ehelepola returned with his family to Australia and currently resides in NSW.[1]
Ehelepola also founded the Sydney Actors Collective, providing acting classes to aspiring Australian acting talent.[3]
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