Gamini Fonseka was born on March 21, 1936 in Dehiwala, Sri Lanka as Sembuge Don Shelton Gamini Fonseka. He was an actor and director, known for Sagarayak Meda (1981), Bandura Mal (1981) and Sorungeth Soru (1967). He died on September 30, 2004 in Ja-ela, Sri Lanka.