September 2001: Entered the prestigious three-year Master of Fine Arts
in Acting Program at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.
June 2001: Cast member in the New York Shakespeare Festival's
production of Measure for Measure, at the Delacorte Theater in NYC's
Central Park; castmates included Joe Morton, Billy Crudup, Sanaa Lathan, and
John Pankow.
De Silva is an actor of Sri Lankan descent
May 2004: Graduated from the prestigious three-year Master of Fine Arts
in Acting Program at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.
Was a member of the sketch comedy troupe, Kaktabulz, while attending
Washington University in St. Louis.
In 2011, he was part of the Tony Award Winning Best Play, War Horse, on Broadway.