Prema Smith

Premakumara "Prema" Smith (born 31 July 1987) is an Australian actor, director and producer,[1] known for his work acting in Bad Day in Belgrade and Cop's Enemy, the latter of which he also directed.[2]

Prema Smith
Born
Premakumara Smith

(1987-07-31) 31 July 1987
NationalityAustralia
OccupationActor, Producer, Director
Years active2014-Present
Websitehttp://www.premasmith.com

Biography

Smith was born in Sri Lanka. He was adopted at a young age by a family from Devonport, Tasmania, where he completed high school at Don College.[3] Prior to entering show business he owned various small businesses in Devonport including a restaurant and a landscaping company, which he credits for helping him develop an affable personality suited to the performing arts. Since 2014 he has been based in Sydney.[4]

Career

In 2013, Smith relocated to Sydney in order to pursue a career in the performing arts, initially studying the Sanford Meisner Technique at The Actor's Pulse before landing roles in a 2014 production of the play The Couple of Bengal and as the lead role of Vince in the film Your Number's Up. His career continued to progress with Smith diversifying into television, including roles in Matt Okine's series The Other Guy, as well as leading roles in Deadly Woman and Utility Company, and advertising- appearing in the renowned Australia Day advertisement "Australians Love Their Lamb." In 2017 he made his directorial debut with the feature film Cop's Enemy, in which he also stars, as well as a feature in The Pitch, due to be released in 2018.[5]

Activism

Smith has long been involved in a variety of progressive causes, with his image was used in campaigns by Australian Marriage Equality during the Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey.[6] More recently, in conjunction with Black Dog Institute, he launched "Self Appreciation Day" a national campaign targeting a better understanding of the role that self appreciation has in identity and mental health.[7]

Filmography

As actor
Year Film Role
2010 Arctic Blast[1] Investigator
2014 Starting From … Now! Extra
2015 Your Number is Up Vince
2016 First World Relationships (Web Series) Travis
2017 Bad Day in Belgrade Black Smith
2017 The Other Guy Resort Manager
2017 Planet Party Pluto
2017 Cop's Enemy Sam-Lee
2018 The Pitch[8] Max Swift

As director
Year Title Notes
2017 "Mr Miyagi"[9] Music video for Yeah Gee Boyz
2017 Cop's Enemy[2] Feature Film with John K-ay and Van Vicker

Discography

As main artist

Singles
Year Title Album
2014 I Need Your Love Non-Album Single
2014 Give My Heart to You Non-Album Single
2014 Bounce Non-Album Single
2014 End of Time Non-Album Single
2014 Beautiful[1] Non-Album Single

References
  1. CIWebMarketing. "Prema Smith - iCCAM". iCCAM. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  2. "Prema Smith". IMDb. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  3. LAMONT, DAMITA (5 January 2013). "Clothes will maketh the man at cup". The Advocate.
  4. "Prema Smith". premasmith.com.
  5. Press Release: Actor and Director Prema Smith on His Way to Performing Acclaim, 16 October 2017
  6. "Equality Poster Pack" (PDF). australianmarriagequality.com. 2017.
  7. Morris, Rebecca (12 September 2018). "Mission to liberate individual qualities". The Advocate. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  8. "Prema Smith". IMDb. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  9. Bruce-Smith, Alex (1 May 2017). "Sydney Icon Danny Lim Starred In An Off-Chops Music Video, FYI". pedestrian.tv.


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