
Acting
Jul 7, 1958
Ragama, Sri Lanka
Jackson Anthony
Acting
Biography
Conganige Joseph Malsi Jackson Anthony, commonly known as Jackson Anthony, is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theater, and television. One of the most popular artists in Sri Lanka, Anthony won the award for the Best Actor for record sixteen times.
Feature Films (23)

Nirmal lives in a small village with his father and a beautiful sister, Sirima. The family is shattered when Sirima is raped by one of their neighbours.
Weesi Dela

The story of Madduma Bandara. The sensational prodigy, brave son of Ehalapola Kumarihami.
Ahelepola Kumarihami

A young girl distraught by her mother's sudden illness finds solace in a beachfront carnival's puppet show run by a mysterious ringmaster.
Little Miss Puppet

"Loku Duwa" depicts an attractive and self-sacrificing daughter of the middle class in the city who is trapped in a family of traditional values.
Loku Duwa

The lives of a hoodlum, businessman, a law student and a woman are deeply affected by the greed for power.
No Address

The movie is based on the legend of King Sinhabahu, the son of a lion and a royal princess Suppa Devi.
Sinhabahu

An elderly man who regrets certain events in his past life displays his struggle to relieve the bottled-up feelings which had disturbed him throughout his life. Opening with the funeral of the elderly Guneris' wife the film follows the revelation of his past which is filled with a number of tragic events including a triple murder he had committed 52 years ago.
Aswasuma

Dharmayuddhaya is a 2017 Sri Lankan Sinhala Family drama film directed by Indian director Cheyyar Ravi and produced by MTV Channel for Sirasa Films of The Capital Maharaja Organization Limited and is distributed by M Entertainments.It is a Sinhala remake of the Indian Malayalam- language film Drishyam originally written by Jeethu Joseph. Dharmayuddhaya follows the story of Harishchandra; a self-made businessman, loved and respected by all in the area. His wife and two children are his most valued treasures of his life and he spends lot of time watching films which is his hobby. Due to a stranger who enters their lives, his life along with the lives of his wife and daughters’ change unexpectedly
Dharmayuddhaya

A secret friendship is developed between the two boys, a young disciple and a son of a hunter in a remote village.
Sooriya Arana

Gharasarapa (The Lurking Serpent) (Sinhalese: ඝරසරප ) is a 2018 Sri Lankan Sinhala supernatural romantic horror film directed by Jayantha Chandrasiri and produced by Arjuna Kamalanath for Isuru Films. It stars Jackson Anthony, Kamal Addararachchi and Sangeetha Weeraratne in lead roles along with Sriyantha Mendis , Devnaka Porage and Kavindya Adikari. Music composed by Chintaka Jayakody. Kavindya Adikari, who is the daughter of popular singers Samitha Mudunkotuwa and Athula Adhikari make her debut cinema acting with the film. The film was screened at the Tharanga theatre at the National Film Corporation on 29th of June 2018. The film was officially released on 10 August 2018.
Gharasarapa

Living with the pain of a poisoned environment and a society that doesn't understand the value of an individual.
The Other Half
Television & Series (2)

In 1600 A. D., an ancient aversion rises from its slumber. Two clans who indoctrinate the Sinhalese martial art 'Angam Pora' clash. A warrior awakens an untapped potential of his own mind, the Kundalini yoga. He is unstoppable. A little girl is destined to take the revenge on behalf of her assassinated father. The warrior travels through time. He realizes that hatred is not appeased by hatred. The girl fulfills her task. But a bond is left behind.


