Rudi Dharmalingam

Rudi Dharmalingam
Born (1981-05-11) 11 May 1981
Maidstone, Kent, England
Alma materUniversity 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

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

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. ^ 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. ^ "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. ^ *London, Rob (9 April 2024). "Julianne Moore Cast in Thriller 'Control' With James McAvoy". Collider. Retrieved 1 December 2025.*Ntim, Zac (9 May 2024). "James McAvoy Pic 'Control' Enters Production & Adds Sarah Bolger, Nick Mohammed, Jenna Coleman, Rudi Dharmalingam, Kyle Soller, August Diehl & Martina Gedeck To Cast". Deadline. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  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. ^ *Writer, Staff (17 October 2021). "British Actor Rudi Dharmalingam's Australian Psychological Drama 'Wakefield' Heads to Showtime". American Kahani. Retrieved 1 December 2025.*White, Peter (14 July 2021). "Australian Drama Series 'Wakefield' Acquired By Showtime; Fall Premiere Set". Deadline. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  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. ^ *Callen, Sarah (11 June 2025). "'Missing You' is an Interesting Mystery". TV & Us. Retrieved 1 December 2025.*"Wait, was that GK Barry in Harlan Coben's Missing You?". Digital Spy. 2 January 2025. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  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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