Menik Gooneratne

Acting

Menik Gooneratne

Born

1979-07-05 (47)

Place of birth

London, England, UK

Known for

Acting

Credits

18 titles

Menik Gooneratne (born 5 July 1979) is an English and Australian actress of Sri Lankan descent, best known for playing Laxmi in the first season of Pluribus.

Known for

Film credits

Series credits

NCIS poster
7.6

From murder and espionage to terrorism and stolen submarines, a team of special agents investigates any crime that has any connection to Navy and Marine Corps personnel, regardless of rank or position.

NCIS

2003

Star Trek: Picard poster
7.2

Set twenty years after the events of Star Trek Nemesis, we follow the now-retired Admiral Picard into the next chapter of his life.

Star Trek: Picard

2020

Underbelly poster
6.6

Underbelly is an Australian television true crime-drama series, each series is a stand alone story based on real-life events.

Underbelly

2008

Pluribus poster
7.9

The most miserable person on Earth must save the world from happiness.

Pluribus

2025

Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side poster
6.5

The place to catch up on all things Celebrity Big Brother UK! Join Rylan Clark-Neal for the best mix of exclusive clips, news and reactions from the house, plus celebrity guests and live debates in the studio.

Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side

2011

Side Hustle poster
7.2

After accidentally setting their principal's boat on fire, best friends Lex, Presley, & Munchy create an app to get jobs to pay off their debt. They'll do whatever it takes, no matter how embarrassing.

Side Hustle

2020

Fisk poster
7.6

When Helen Tudor-Fisk's life falls apart, she takes a job in a small suburban firm specialising in wills and probate assuming that, because the clients are dead she won't have to deal with people.

Fisk

2021

The Wizards of Aus poster
6.2

Fed up with the Magical Realm's obsession with large-scale fantasy warfare, Jack the Wizard decides to migrate to the sanest place he can think of: Melbourne's Western suburbs. After accidentally causing Flinders Street Station to turn ever so slightly into a giant Fish monster, his existence (and that of his fellow magical immigrants) is revealed to the Australian public. Fearing a backlash against himself and his kind, Jack swears off using magic in a bid to better assimilate into human life. But of course, fitting in was never going to be easy when people tend to get a bit 'explode-y' whenever you sneeze...

The Wizards of Aus

2016

'Til You Make It poster
NR

Meet Mei and Tim: two middle-aged actors still waiting for their “big break.” Tim’s made peace teaching others to shine — but Mei? She’s not done dreaming just yet.

'Til You Make It

2025

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