Joseph Roger Seneviratne (born 5 May 1962 as රොජර් සෙනෙවිරත්න) [Sinhala]), is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama, and television as well as a singer and politician.
[5] His acting career started in 1976 when his friend Milton Jayasooriya introduced him to dramatist Sugathapala de Silva.
[6] Then he continued to act in stage plays such as Ediriweera Sarachchandra's Wessanthara, Veniceye Welenda, Twelfth Night and Mandaram Wehi.
Under his production company 2R Creations, Seneviratne produced the television serials such as Ranarala and Wijayaba Kollaya.
[7] He entered politics in 1978 when University of Peradeniya started a riot campaign to protest against White Paper introduced by the Education Department.
[48] In January 2002, Seneviratne assaulted with a club and caused injuries to Jayantha Mihira Wickremarachchi at Kalalgoda Road in Pannipitiya.
[50] In 2018, Seneviratne appeared before 12 June 2018 on Colombo Chief Magistrate's Court with other member of National Freedom Front.
[51] The case was filed against inconveniencing the public by protesting against the arrival of the United Nations Human Rights Commissioner Prince Zeid Raad Al Hussein outside the UN complex in Thunmulla in 2016.