Rudi Dharmalingam
British actor
Rudi Dharmalingam (born 11 May 1981), is an English actor of theatre and television.
Early life and education
Rudi Dharmalingam was born in Maidstone, Kent, of Indo-Trinidadian and Sri Lankan heritage. After joining the National Youth Theatre in 1998, he obtained a BA in performing arts at the University of Salford in 2002.
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). He has appeared in numerous theatre productions, including Broadway's The History Boys (2006) and West End's Hamlet (2015).
Dharmalingam's minor TV roles include programs such as The Bill, New Tricks, Coronation Street, Casualty, Doctor Who, Rellik, Electric Dreams and Our Girl.
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