Hiran Abeysekera won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor for his performance in the stage adaptation of Life of Pi.
12 Facts About Hiran Abeysekera
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Hiran Abeysekera's father was a garage owner and his mother taught English.
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When he was 18, Hiran Abeysekera lost his friend in a tsunami.
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Hiran Abeysekera had begun studying to become a doctor, but decided to pursue his passion of theatre because "life can end at any second".
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Hiran Abeysekera made his professional stage debut with the English Touring Theatre in 2011, playing Valere in Tartuffe.
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Hiran Abeysekera played Posthumus in their stage production of Cymbeline at the Barbican Theatre London, and Horatio in Hamlet.
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In 2018, Hiran Abeysekera began appearing in the Hulu series Find Me in Paris, portraying the role of Dash Khan until 2019.
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Hiran Abeysekera played Pi Patel in the 2019 premiere of Lolita Chakrabarti's adaption of Life of Pi at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, for which he won a UK Theatre Award.
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Hiran Abeysekera then played Sunil Sharma in the play Behind the Beautiful Forevers at the Royal National Theatre.
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In 2021, Hiran Abeysekera returned to the role of Pi Patel when Life of Pi transferred to the Wyndham's Theatre in London's West End.
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Hiran Abeysekera reprised his role for the show's 2023 New York run at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, marking his Broadway debut.
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Hiran Abeysekera received Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Award nominations.