Anthony Surath Jayawardena is a British actor, known for his roles as Mr Bhamra in the West End musical Bend It Like Beckham the Musical[1] and for his work with the Royal Shakespeare Company, Shakespeare's Globe[2] and Royal National Theatre. In 2018, he began portraying the role of Rashid Hyatt in the Channel 4 drama Ackley Bridge.
Tony Jayawardena
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Born | Anthony Surath Jayawardena
London, England
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Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2003–present |
Jayawardena appears on the original cast recording of Bend It Like Beckham the Musical, performing the songs "People Like Us" and "The Engagement: Look At Us Now".[3] He was the original Abdul Kareem in the play The Empress by Tanika Gupta, which tells the story of Queen Victoria's relationship with The Munshi, a young man brought over from India to be her servant in the final 15 years of her life. He played Stephano in the RSC's production of The Tempest,[4] which partnered with Intel and Imaginarium Studios and was the first use of real-time motion-capture technology on stage.[5]
Year | Title | Role | Director |
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2004 | Chasing Liberty | White House Guard | Andy Cadiff |
2008 | A Bunch of Amateurs | Kevin Patel | |
2009 | National Theatre Live: All's Well That Ends Well | 2nd Lord Dumaine | Marianne Elliot |
2010 | National Theatre Live: London Assurance | Mark Meddle | Nicholas Hytner |
2011 | Screwed | Bear | Reg Traviss |
2012 | Tower Block | Bear | Ronnie Thompson, Eddie |
2013 | Trance | Security Guard | Danny Boyle |
2016 | A Street Cat Named Bob | Tony | Roger Spottiswoode |
Year | Program | Role | Episode |
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2011 | Kabaddasses | The Marauding Moustache | 1[6] |
2012 | Silent Witness | Younis | 2 episodes |
2016 | The Windsors | Sandy | Series 1[7] |
Holby City | Monty the Python | Series 19, episode 10 | |
2018 | The Tunnel | Lawrence Taylor | 2 episodes[7] |
2018–2022 | Ackley Bridge | Rashid Hyatt | Main role[7] |
2020 | The Crown | Sir Sonny Ramphal | 2 episodes |
2022 | Avoidance | Keith | |
TBA | Doctor Jekyll | Malcolm | Post-production |
Year | Title | Role | Company |
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2009 | England People Very Nice | Various | Royal National Theatre |
Twelfth Night | Fabian | The Royal Shakespeare Company[7] | |
All's Well That Ends Well | 2nd Lord Dumaine | Royal National Theatre[7] | |
2010 | London Assurance | Mark Meddle | |
2013 | The Empress | Abdul Kareem | Royal Shakespeare Company |
Love N Stuff | Mansoor | Theatre Royal Stratford East | |
2015 | Bend It Like Beckham the Musical | Mr Bhamra | Phoenix Theatre[7] |
2016 | The Invisible Hand | Imam Saleem | Tricycle Theatre[8][9] |
The Tempest | Stephano | Royal Shakespeare Company[7] | |
2017 | Twelfth Night | Sir Toby Belch | Shakespeare's Globe |
Lions and Tigers | Subhash Bose / Jyotish Gupta | Sam Wanamaker Playhouse | |
Young Marx | Gert “Doc” Schmidt | Bridge Theatre | |
2019 | Hobson's Choice | Hari Hobson | Royal Exchange Theatre |
2021 | East is East | Zahir "George" Khan | Birmingham Repertory Theatre |
2024 | Nye | Winston Churchill / Doctor Dain | Royal National Theatre |
Year | Album | Role | Label |
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2015 | Bend It Like Beckham the Musical | Mr Bhamra | Sony Music Classical |
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