[4] He got the opportunity to act in stage roles under late Somalatha Subasinghe, K. B. Herath, Rajitha Dissanayake, Ravindra Ariyaratne and Dharmapriya Dias.
He won the Best Actor Award at the Youth Drama Festival in 1990 for his role in Royston Jude's play Rangahala.
Fernando's maiden television acting came through Hiru Kumari directed by Nalan Mendis in 1998.
[1] Along with Kumara Thirimadura, Fernando engaged in a stage play Giha Saha Kuma.
It was held at the Lionel Wendt Theatre in Colombo from 31 March to 3 April 2016, ending with a festival dinner and a stand-up show.