Rudi Dharmalingam

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Rudi Dharmalingam
Born (1981-05-11) 11 May 1981 (age 44)
Maidstone, Kent, England
Alma mater University of Salford (BA)
OccupationActor
Years active1998–present
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)

Rudi Dharmalingam (born 11 May 1981), is an English actor of theatre and television. [1]

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Early life and education

Rudi Dharmalingam was born in Maidstone, Kent, of Indo-Trinidadian and Sri Lankan heritage. [2] After joining the National Youth Theatre in 1998, he obtained a BA in performing arts at the University of Salford in 2002. [3]

Career

His notable television portrayals include Tariq Mistry in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks (2010), James Cutler in the BBC One legal drama The Split (2018–2022), Nik Katira in the Australian psychological mystery Wakefield (2021). [4] [5] [6] [1] He has appeared in numerous theatre productions, including Broadway's The History Boys (2006) and West End's Hamlet (2015). [7] [8] [9] [10] Dharmalingam's minor TV roles include programs such as The Bill , New Tricks , Coronation Street , Casualty , Doctor Who , Rellik , Electric Dreams and Our Girl . [11] [12]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef,
2015 National Theatre Live: Hamlet Guildenstern
2016 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them RanjitUncredited [13]
2019 In the Shadow of the Moon Naveen Rao [14]
2020 National Theatre Live: Dara Murad / DanishmandDirect-to-video
2024 Role Play Rajendra 'Raj' Bakshi [15]
TBA The Collaborator Captain KadianPost-production [16]
Control TBAFilming [17]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2003 Cutting It Barman2 episodes
2007 The Bill Sabal ChaudhariEpisode: "Match Day Violence" [18]
Britz Returned FighterTelevision film [19]
2010 Casualty Khalid KoserEpisode: "Only the Lonely" [20]
Hollyoaks Tariq5 episodes [21]
New Tricks Arun KumarEpisode: "Dark Chocolate" [22]
2011 Coronation Street Faz2 episodes [23]
2012 Doctor Who ISA WorkerEpisode: "Dinosaurs on a Spaceship" [24]
2014 Casualty Amil ReddyEpisode: "The Dying Game" [25]
2017 Rellik AlexMiniseries; 2 episodes [26]
Electric Dreams Bob PaineEpisode: "The Commuter" [27]
Our Girl Milan3 episodes [28]
2018 The Split James Cutler13 episodes [29]
2019 Strike Back: Revolution Gopan2 episodes [30]
Dark Money Dominic NadesanMiniseries; 4 episodes [31]
2020 Tin Star Jyotiranjan 'Joe' Clarke3 episodes [32]
On the EdgeRevEpisode: "For You"
2021 Wakefield Nik Katira8 episodes [33]
2022 The Lazarus Project Shiv Reddy11 episodes [34]
2023 The Cleaner HimEpisode: "The Dead End" [35]
Great Expectations John Wemmick 6 episodes [36]
2025 Missing You Rishi Magari5 episodes [37]
2025 Playing Gracie Darling Jay6 episodes [38]
TBAHunting Alice BellNickMini series [39]

References

  1. 1 2 Lewis, B C (31 March 2021). "ABC Wakefield actor Rudi Dharmalingam recalls time in 'best country in the world'". The Blue Mountain Gazette . Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  2. ↑ Farooq, Aisha (2 October 2015). "Rudi Dharmalingam uncovers Theatre and Hamlet". DESIblitz. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  3. ↑ "Dharmalingam, Rudi". Interticket. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  4. ↑ "Interview with Rudi Dharmalingam". BBC. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  5. ↑ Knox, David (31 March 2021). "Wakefield calling Rudi". TV Tonight . Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  6. ↑ Dye, Josh (31 March 2021). "New ABC drama Wakefield takes viewers to the edge of sanity". The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  7. ↑ "Rudi Dharmalingam". BroadwayWorld . Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  8. ↑ Sutton-Williams, Natasha. "Mary Stuart – Interview with Rudi Dharmalingam". Culture Calling. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  9. ↑ Bowie-Sell, Daisy (8 December 2016). "5 minutes with: Rudi Dharmalingam – 'We are rehearsing two versions of Mary Stuart'". WhatsOnStage. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  10. ↑ "Client Challenge". www.broadway.com. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  11. ↑ Bley Griffiths, Eleanor (9 April 2019). "Meet the cast of BBC divorce drama The Split". Radio Times . Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  12. ↑ "Rudi Dharmalingam as Wenmick in Great Expectations". FX. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  13. ↑ "Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them". Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  14. ↑ Kroll, Justin (20 February 2018). "'Narcos' Star Boyd Holbrook to Reteam With Netflix on Thriller Movie (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  15. ↑ Tinoco, Armando (16 November 2023). "'Role Play' Trailer: First Look At Kaley Cuoco & David Oyelowo In Prime Video's Comedic Spy Thriller". Deadline. Archived from the original on 16 November 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  16. ↑ "Access Restricted". www.telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  17. ↑
  18. ↑ "Police drama The Bill enjoys revival on UKTV Play | News | UKTV Corporate Site". corporate.uktv.co.uk. Archived from the original on 22 December 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  19. ↑ "Review: This film makes a thriller out of British terrorism - but one". The Independent. 4 November 2007. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  20. ↑ "Casualty (1999) | Ravensbourne University London". www.ravensbourne.ac.uk. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  21. ↑ "Hollyoaks Series and Episode Guides | TV from RadioTimes". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 23 September 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  22. ↑ "BBC One axes New Tricks detective series". BBC News. 24 February 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  23. ↑ Brooks-Pollock, Tom (11 March 2014). "Ten things Manchester gets the credit for when really it should be Salford". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  24. ↑ Belam, Martin (31 May 2025). "Doctor Who finale sees Ncuti Gatwa depart in surprise regeneration". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  25. ↑ "Longest-running TV medical drama". Guinness World Records. Archived from the original on 20 January 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  26. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (29 November 2016). "Cinemax Picks Up Serial Killer Limited Series From 'The Missing' Creators". Deadline. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  27. ↑ Littleton, Cynthia (14 February 2017). "Amazon Grabs U.S. Rights to 'Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams' Anthology Series". Variety. Archived from the original on 24 April 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  28. ↑ "Lacey Turner's Our Girl gets full series". Digital Spy. 2 December 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  29. ↑ Petski, Denise (28 June 2017). "'The Split': SundanceTV & BBC One Round Out Cast For Abi Morgan Drama Series". Deadline. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  30. ↑ Petski, Denise (14 December 2018). "'Strike Back' Gets Season 6 Premiere Date On Cinemax & Trailer". Deadline. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  31. ↑ White, Peter (16 January 2020). "'Dark Money': Streamer BET+ Snaps Up Levi David Addai's BBC Drama". Deadline. Archived from the original on 16 January 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  32. ↑ "Sky Atlantic drama Tin Star will end with third and final season". Digital Spy. 20 March 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  33. ↑
  34. ↑ Bray, Abbie (18 June 2022). "The Split star speaks out on landing new role away from BBC drama". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  35. ↑ Guide, British Comedy (9 January 2024). "Greg Davies' The Cleaner returning to BBC One for a third series". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  36. ↑ "BBC One - Great Expectations, Series 1, Episode 1". BBC. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  37. ↑
  38. ↑ Lerer, Diego (1 December 2025). "'Playing Gracie Darling' Review: A Familiar Blend of Teen Mystery and Supernatural Horror". Micropsia. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  39. ↑ Whittock, Jesse (2 September 2025). "Channel 4 Lands 'Hunting Alice Bell' From David Baddiel & Peter Bradshaw; Alexandra Roach & Rudi Dharmalingam Among Cast". Deadline. Retrieved 1 December 2025.


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