Rudi Dharmalingam

Rudi Dharmalingam
Born (1981-05-11) 11 May 1981
Maidstone, Kent, England
EducationUniversity 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]

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

Dharmalingam's 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

Year Title Role Notes Ref,
2015 National Theatre Live: Hamlet Guildenstern
2016 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Ranjit Uncredited [13]
2019 In the Shadow of the Moon Naveen Rao [14]
2020 National Theatre Live: Dara Murad / Danishmand Direct-to-video
2024 Role Play Rajendra 'Raj' Bakshi [15]
TBA The Collaborator Captain Kadian Post-production [16]
Control TBA Filming [17]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2003 Cutting It Barman 2 episodes
2007 The Bill Sabal Chaudhari Episode: "Match Day Violence" [18]
Britz Returned Fighter Television film [19]
2010 Casualty Khalid Koser Episode: "Only the Lonely" [20]
Hollyoaks Tariq 5 episodes [21]
New Tricks Arun Kumar Episode: "Dark Chocolate" [22]
2011 Coronation Street Faz 2 episodes [23]
2012 Doctor Who ISA Worker Episode: "Dinosaurs on a Spaceship" [24]
2014 Casualty Amil Reddy Episode: "The Dying Game" [25]
2017 Rellik Alex Miniseries; 2 episodes [26]
Electric Dreams Bob Paine Episode: "The Commuter" [27]
Our Girl Milan 3 episodes [28]
2018 The Split James Cutler 13 episodes [29]
2019 Strike Back: Revolution Gopan 2 episodes [30]
Dark Money Dominic Nadesan Miniseries; 4 episodes [31]
2020 Tin Star Jyotiranjan 'Joe' Clarke 3 episodes [32]
On the Edge Rev Episode: "For You"
2021 Wakefield Nik Katira 8 episodes [33]
2022 The Lazarus Project Shiv Reddy 11 episodes [34]
2023 The Cleaner Him Episode: "The Dead End" [35]
Great Expectations John Wemmick 6 episodes [36]
2025 Missing You Rishi Magari 5 episodes [37]
2025 Playing Gracie Darling Jay 6 episodes [38]
TBA Hunting Alice Bell Nick Mini 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. Archived from the original on 27 March 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2021. Dharmalingam, 39, first fell in love with Australia on a tour with The History Boys by Alan Bennett in 2004
  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. ↑ Wolf, Matt (31 January 2018). "Mary Stuart's Rudi Dharmalingam on Playing a Fictional Character in a History Play & More". 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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