Seelan Gunaseelan

Seelan Gunaseelan (born 18 October 1983) is an English actor from London, England who was born in Hammersmith, London. He trained at various institutions including Stage Coach Theatre Arts School, Chicken Shed Theatre Company, Webber Douglas Academy Of Dramatic Arts and Capital Screen Arts Actor Training Centre.
Career

<big>Television</big>
Gunaseelan's first role in episodic television was playing an Asian bomb victim in the “Tomorrow” episode of the ITV crime procedural, in the UK. His first work in a US feature was playing a zombie at a Halloween event in the “Halloween (Part 2)” episode of the FX Network Series American Horror Story. He was also seen as a birthday party guest in the “Body of Evidence” episode of the British police drama .
In 2010, Channel 4 marked two years to the day before the London 2012 Paralympic Games began, with “Inside Incredible Athletes” which profiled some of the elite British athletes who excel in their field, from both a personal and a scientific perspective. Gunaseelan had a cameo role appearance in both the commercial for the programme and in the documentary during the profile of championship paralympic gold medallist .
In 2012, Gunaseelan played the role of one of the three main gunmen in National Geographic Channel's documentary investigation series Seconds From Disaster in the “Mumbai Massacre” episode. On November 26, 2008, terrorists attack two luxury hotels (one of them the famous Taj Mahal Hotel), a Jewish educational center, a café and a train station in Mumbai, killing 166 people. The documentary gave an in-depth investigation into the what lead up to one of the biggest terror attacks (Mumbai Terror Attacks) to date.
<big>Film</big>
In 2012, Gunaseelan filmed a role opposite Reece Shearsmith (League of Gentleman)in a comedy-horror short film "Him Indoors" which had its World Premier at the 13th annual Film4 London FrightFest Film Festival and was released for the public to view free online through FEARnet.
<big>Commercials</big>
Gunaseelan was featured in the promotional commercial for Channel 4's Inside Incredible Athletes as a party host '. He was also featured in Lots Of Dreams Commercial in 2010
<big>Street Theatre</big>
In 2002, Gunaseelan performed at Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II Celebrations at Buckingham Palace with Chicken Shed Theatre Company.
Seelan Gunaseelan on IMDb
Seelan Gunaseelan Official Website
Seelan Gunaseelan is represented in the UK by Kreative Talent

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