Rudi Dharmalingam

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Rudi Dharmalingam
Bornc. 1981 (age 42–43)
Maidstone, Kent, England
NationalityBritish
Alma materUniversity of Salford (BA)
OccupationActor
Years active1998–present

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

Early life and education[edit]

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][4]

Career[edit]

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).[5][6][7][1] He has appeared in numerous theatre productions, including Broadway's The History Boys (2006) and West End's Hamlet (2015).[8][9][10] Dharmalingam's minor TV roles include programmes such as The Bill, New Tricks, Coronation Street, Casualty, Doctor Who, Rellik, Electric Dreams and Our Girl.[11]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

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
2024 Role Play Rajendra 'Raj' Bakshi

Television[edit]

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
2022-2023 The Lazarus Project Shiv Series regular; 16 episodes
2023 The Cleaner Him Episode: "The Dead End"

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b 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. ^ "Blog: Rudi Dharmalingam". Big Issue North. 20 February 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  5. ^ {{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}}
  6. ^ Knox, David (31 March 2021). "Wakefield calling Rudi". TV Tonight. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  7. ^ Dye, Josh (31 March 2021). "New ABC drama Wakefield takes viewers to the edge of sanity". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Rudi Dharmalingam". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  9. ^ Sutton-Williams, Natasha. "Mary Stuart – Interview with Rudi Dharmalingam". Culture Calling. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  10. ^ Bowie-Sell, Daisy (8 December 2016). "5 minutes with: Rudi Dharmalingam – 'We are rehearsing two versions of Mary Stuart'". WhatsOnStage. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  11. ^ 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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