Chum Ehelepola

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Chum Ehelepola
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Born
New Zealand
NationalityNew Zealand
CitizenshipAustralia
Occupation
  • Actor
  • filmmaker
  • teacher

Chum Ehelepola is an Australian actor, film maker and teacher[1][2]. Recently Ehelepola starred as Dennis in the ABC TV (Australian TV channel), The Newsreader.[3] and as Lionel in the Australian comedy series Preppers (TV series)[4].

Early Life

Ehelepola was born in New Zealand and raised in both Sri Lanka and Australia[5].

Career

Ehelepola has also starred in a number of other Australians TV series, including No Activity[6][7], Stateless (TV series)[6], and The Straits[5].

Ehelepola also appeared in a number of US television shows whilst residing in Los Angeles, including the AMC (TV channel) series Lodge 49[6] and the Netflix series Lady Dynamite[6]

Personal Life

Ehelopola attended Hampton Senior High School in the Perth suburb of Morley, Western Australia. Ehelepola is a qualified Civil engineer[6], having attended Curtin University of Technology in Western Australia. Ehelpeola 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.[2]

Ehelepola also founded the Sydney Actors Collective, providing acting classes to a number of upcoming Australian acting talent[2].

References

  1. "Ch02.Podcast03 Chum Ehelepola". The Act of Storytelling.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "SAC". Sydney Actors Collective.
  3. Craig, Mathieson. "ABC drama The Newsreader is an exceptional high-wire act". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  4. Lui, Nakkiah. "Preppers is a deep reading of colonial violence – and a hilarious, must-watch Aussie TV comedy". The New Daily.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Haring, Bruce. "Chum Ehelepola Signs With APA, Will Appear In Disney's Live-Action 'Mulan'". Deadline.
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Bonnet, Alexandra. "Getting chummy with Chum Ehelepola". Bello.
  7. "Returning: No Activity". TV Tonight.

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