Rebecca Hazlewood

Rebecca Jane Hazlewood
Hazlewood in the 2010s
Born
Wales, United Kingdom
OccupationActress
Years active1998–present

Rebecca Jane Hazlewood is a British actress of Anglo-Indian descent. She is known for portraying transgender prisoner Arun Parmar in the ITV drama Bad Girls (2005–2006), call centre worker Asha in the NBC sitcom Outsourced (2010–2011), and Kamilah Al-Jamil in The Good Place (2016–2020). Her film credits include Equals (2015) and The Beekeeper (2024) opposite Jason Statham. Hazlewood began her career in British television before moving to the United States. She has also appeared in Grey's Anatomy, Lost, Little America, and the 2025 miniseries The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox.

Early life

Hazlewood was born in Wales and grew up in Kingswinford, West Midlands.[1] She is of Anglo-Indian descent and attended King Edward VI College in Stourbridge. She earned a BA in English Literature from Bretton Hall College, an affiliate of the University of Leeds.[2]

Career

Hazlewood was scouted by fashion designer Caryn Franklin to model on BBC's The Clothes Show while skipping school, marking her first television appearance.[3] She began acting in British television, appearing in Liverpool One (1998)[4] and Second Sight (1999). From 2001 to 2003, she had a regular role as Beena Shah in the ITV soap opera Crossroads.[5]

In 2005, she joined Bad Girls as transgender prisoner Arun Parmar for its seventh and eighth series.[1] After moving to the United States, she guest-starred as Jaspreet in ER (2008)[6] and led the independent film Kissing Cousins (2008).[7]

Her breakthrough came as Asha in the NBC sitcom Outsourced (2010–2011), which ran for one season.[8][9] Variety described her performance as "superb" and named her a breakout performer.[10] Hazlewood has since guest-starred in Lost (2009),[6] Grey's Anatomy (2012) as Dr. Mara Keaton,[6] White Collar (2013) as Dr. Reva Khatri,[11] and Room 104 (2020). From 2016 to 2020, she recurred as Kamilah Al-Jamil in the NBC comedy The Good Place.[12]

In film, she played Young Parin in The Ode (2007), Zoe in the Ridley Scott-produced Equals (2015),[13] and had a cameo in Lost in London (2017). In 2020, Hazlewood appeared as Reena in the Apple TV+ anthology series Little America. She appeared as Debbie in the 2024 action film The Beekeeper opposite Jason Statham.[14] In 2025, she starred as Stephanie Kercher in the TV miniseries The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox.

Selected Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2001 Dog Eat Dog Mina [4]
2007 The Ode Young Parin
2008 Kissing Cousins Zara Lead role
2015 Equals Zoe
2017 Lost in London Herself Cameo
2024 The Beekeeper Debbie [14]

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1998 Liverpool One Janey 1 episode [4]
1999 Second Sight Talia Ahmed 2 episodes [4]
2001–2003 Crossroads Beena Shah Regular role [5]
2005–2006 Bad Girls Arun Parmar Main role (series 7–8) [1]
2008 ER Jaspreet 2 episodes [6]
2009 Lost Nalini Episode: "316" [6]
2010–2011 Outsourced Asha Main role (22 episodes) [8]
2012 Grey's Anatomy Dr. Mara Keaton Episode: "One Step Too Far" [6]
2013 White Collar Dr. Reva Khatri Episode: "Digging Deeper" [11]
2016–2020 The Good Place Kamilah Al-Jamil 6 episodes [12]
2020 Little America Reena Episode: "Paper Piano"[15]
2020 Room 104 Agnes Episode: "The Last Man"
2025 The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox Stephanie Kercher TV miniseries; 4 episodes

References

  1. ^ a b c "Nicola's good at being a bad girl". Manchester Evening News. 17 May 2005. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  2. ^ "Rebecca Hazlewood Biography". IMDb. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  3. ^ "Rebecca Hazlewood Biography". IMDb. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  4. ^ a b c d "Rebecca Hazlewood Movies, TV, and Bio". Amazon Prime Video. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  5. ^ a b "New faces check in to the Crossroads Motel". BBC Press Office. 8 January 2001. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  6. ^ a b c d e f "Rebecca Hazlewood". TV.com. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  7. ^ "Kissing Cousins". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  8. ^ a b "NBC orders three new series for next season". Arizona Daily Sun. 9 May 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  9. ^ "Outsourced – TV Review". The Hollywood Reporter. 15 October 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  10. ^ Brian Lowry (14 October 2010). "Can 'Outsourced' become another late-blooming comedy for NBC?". Variety. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  11. ^ a b "'White Collar' Season 5 Casting – Zeljko Ivanek, Rebecca Hazlewood". TVLine. 6 September 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  12. ^ a b "The Good Place Recap: The Trolley Problem". Vulture. 19 October 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  13. ^ "Equals (2015) – Rebecca Hazlewood as Zoe". IMDb. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  14. ^ a b "The Beekeeper Cast & Character Guide". Screen Rant. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  15. ^ "Full cast & crew - Paper Piano - Little America". IMDb. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
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