Fred Richani interviews actor Chum Ehelepola about his decorated career, recent work in AMC's Nautilus series, giving his children the experience of a lifetime of the set of Disney's live action Mulan, his humble beginnings from Sri Lanka to Sydney, Australia, as well as his love for family, travel, and the Australian UFC/MMA scene!
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00:00 Meet Actor Chum Ehelepola
00:59 Chum Ehelepola on Nautilus series
06:14 Chum Ehelepola on AMC picking up Nautilus, Disney
08:17 Chum Ehelepola on Sydney Actors Collective, coaching
13:39 Civil Engineer to Actor, Sri Lankan family
15:46 Chum Ehelepola on living in Sri Lanka, escaping war
17:25 Chum Ehelepola on how life changed after Covid
18:55 Chum Ehelepola on raising his children, marriage
21:14 Chum Ehelepola on MMA, training Soa The Hulk Palelei
23:23 How MMA is like acting
24:17 Chum Ehelepola on being MMA fan since UFC 1
25:56 Being inspired by UFC champion Alexander Volkanovski
27:33 Chum Ehelepola on Israel Adesanya
28:43 Chum Ehelepola rapid fire / random questions
29:21 Chum Ehelepola on alternate career path, challeging roles
31:06 Actors not getting lost in characters they play
33:12 Acting is a job, not life 35:10 Chum Ehelepola on his family
36:39 Ramtish in Mulan (2020)
39:08 Chum Ehelepola's advice for success
40:35 Why watch Nautilus on AMC on AMC Plus?
43:35 Follow Chum Ehelepola, upcoming films
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