Actor

Lester James Peries

Directing

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Movies: 22Series: 0Crew credits: 21

TMDB ID: 1083364

IMDb ID: nm0673754

Known for: Directing

Born: April 5, 1919

Died: April 29, 2018

Age: 99

Place of birth: Dehiwala, Sri Lanka

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1956 - 2018

Years active: 63

Wikidata: Q3236797

Also known as

ලෙස්ටර් ජේම්ස් පීරිස්

Other jobs

Director (14)Writer (3)Producer (2)Script (1)Story (1)

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Biography

Sri Lankabhimanya Lester James Peries was a Sri Lankan film director, screenwriter, and film producer. Considered as the father of Sri Lankan cinema, Lester worked as a filmmaker from 1949 to 2006 and was involved in over 28 films, including shorts and documentaries.