Rudi Dharmalingam

Rudi Dharmalingam (born c. 1981)[1] is an English actor of stage and screen.

Rudi Dharmalingam
Bornc. 1981 (age 41–42)
Maidstone, Kent, England
NationalityBritish
Alma materUniversity of Salford (BA)
OccupationActor
Years active1998–present

Early life and education

Dharmalingam was born in Maidstone, Kent. After joining the National Youth Theatre in 1998, he obtained a BA in performing arts at the University of Salford in 2002.[2][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] Dharmalingam's minor TV roles include programmes such as The Bill, New Tricks, Coronation Street, Casualty, Doctor Who, Rellik, Electric Dreams and Our Girl.[10]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2007 Britz Returned Fighter TV film
2015 National Theatre Live: Hamlet Guildenstern
2016 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Ranjit Uncredited
2019 In the Shadow of the Moon Naveen Rao
2020 National Theatre Live: Dara Murad / Danishmand Direct-to-video

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2003-04 Cutting It Barman 2 episodes
2007 The Bill Sabal Chaudhari Episode: "Match Day Violence"
2010 Casualty Khalid Koser Episode: "Only the Lonely"
Hollyoaks Tariq Recurring role; 5 episodes
New Tricks Arun Kumar Episode: "Dark Chocolate"
2011 Coronation Street Faz 2 episodes
2012 Doctor Who ISA Worker Episode: "Dinosaurs on a Spaceship"
2014 Casualty Amil Reddy Episode: "The Dying Game"
2017 Rellik Alex Miniseries; 2 episodes
Electric Dreams Bob Paine Episode: "The Commuter"
Our Girl Milan Recurring role; 3 episodes
2018-22 The Split James Cutler Series regular; 16 episodes
2019 Strike Back: Revolution Gopan Recurring role; 2 episodes
Dark Money Dominic Nadesan Miniseries; 4 episodes
2020 Tin Star Jyotiranjan 'Joe' Clarke Recurring role; 3 episodes
On the Edge Rev Episode: "For You"
2021 Wakefield Nik Katira Series regular; 8 episodes
2022 The Lazarus Project Shiv Series regular; 8 episodes
2023 The Cleaner Him Episode: "The Dead End"

References
  1. 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. "Dharmalingam, Rudi". Interticket. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  3. "Blog: Rudi Dharmalingam". Big Issue North. 20 February 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  4. {{Cite and Shiv in the [Sky Max] drama "The Lazarus Project" web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/mediapacks/thesplit2/rudi%7Ctitle=Interview with Rudi Dharmalingam|publisher=BBC|date=7 February 2020|accessdate=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. Bley Griffiths, Eleanor (9 April 2019). "Meet the cast of BBC divorce drama The Split". Radio Times. Retrieved 26 April 2021.


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