His mother was Palagame Arachchige Mary Theresa and his father was Habarakadage Vincent Perera.
He first joined the street drama troupe of Gamini Haththettuvagama and made his first stage play Wedikkarayo.
Perera joined Ranga Shilpa Shalika conducted by Dhamma Jagoda at Lionel Wendt Art Centre, to study music but found his career changed to acting.
[11] In 1987, he appeared in the film for which he is best-remembered, Sumitra Peries' Sagara Jalaya Madi Haduwa Oba Hinda.
Subsequently, Perera has been a regular on television serials appearing in Doo Daruwo, Ingammaruwa, Nedeyo, Yaśōrāvaya, Kaḍa Ima, Senehevanthayō, Sūriya Daruvō among others.