Rudi Dharmalingam

Rudi Dharmalingam (born May 11, 1981) is a British actor.

Biography

Rudi is from Maidstone, Kent, the son of Deoranee, District Nurse, and Indra, Radiographer. He trained at Salford University, graduating in 2002 and is a former member of The National Youth Theatre of Great Britain . Rudi is an Arsenal supporter and a former county Table Tennis player. He is husband to Nicola and Father to two boys.

Career

Rudi first appeared on TV screens, in 2002, as a member of the cast of the BAFTA Award-nominated drama series Cutting It,^[1] appearing till 2004.

Rudi then worked at the Royal National Theatre on the original London stage production of The History Boys, understudying the role of Dakin.

Rudi later made his debut on Broadway in the same national production of The History Boys in the role of Crowther.

Rudi headed the cast, playing Tom, in Tom's Midnight Garden, the opening production at the UK's first custom built venue for children, the Unicorn Theatre,^[2] in 2005. There was..."much to savour...the friendship between Rudi Dharmalingam's Tom and Debra Penny's sweet Hatty is nicely played. Stephen McNeff's incidental music...is also a welcome addition.^[3]

Rudi continued to perform at the Royal National Theatre as Faz in Playing with Fire(2005) by David Edgar, directed by Michael Attenborough; then performing as 'Jai Dutt' in Rafta, Rafta by Ayub Khan-Din, directed by Nicholas Hytner - which won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Comedy in 2008.^[4]

Rudi worked with the Headlong Theatre Company played 'Nick' in The English Game in 2008.

Theatre work has included playing Benny and Naz earlier this year in Nicholas Hytner's provocative Royal National Theatre production of Richard Bean's England People Very Nice^[5]

Rudi performed in David Greig 's two hander "The Events" which won an Edinburgh Fringe First Award, the Carol Tambor Award for Best Play and the Guardian's Best Theatre of 2013. Recently he played the role of Scott in Chris Chibnall's "Worst Wedding Ever" for Salisbury Playhouse. In the same year he took on the role of Medvedenko in Blanche McIntyre's production of The Seagull for Headlong. The production came ninth in the Guardian's Best Theatre of 2013.

Theatre

2015 Calchas, The Oresteia, The Almeida Theatre

2015 Murad, Dara, National Theatre

2014/2015 Sarwan, Hope, Royal Court Theatre

2014 Scott, The Worst Wedding Ever, Salisbury Playhouse

2013 The Boy, The Events, Actors Touring Company (Edinburgh Fringe First Winner & Carol Tambor Award Winner)

2013 Medvendenko, The Seagull, Headlong Theatre Company

2012 George Seacole, Much Ado About Nothing, Royal Shakespeare Company (WOS Best Shakespearean Production Nominee)

2009 Benny and Naz, England People Very Nice, National Theatre, Nicholas Hytner (Laurence Olivier Best Comedy Nominee)

2008 Nick, The English Game, Headlong Theatre, Sean Holmes

2007 Jai Dutt, Rafta Rafta, National Theatre, Nicholas Hytner (Laurence Oliver award for Best Comedy)

2006 Crowther, History Boys on Broadway, 101 Productions, Nicholas Hytner (Tony award for Best Play)

2006 The History Boys International Tour, The National Theatre, Nicholas Hytner

2005 Faz, Playing With Fire, The National Theatre, Michael Attenborough

2005 Tom, Tom's Midnight Garden, The Unicorn Theatre, Tony Graham

2004 The History Boys, The National Theatre, Nicholas Hytner (Laurence Olivier award for Best Play)

Television

2014 Casualty, BBC Television

2012 Doctor Who, BBC Television

2011 Coronation Street, ITV

2010 Guest Lead, Hollyoaks, Channel 4

2010 Guest Lead, Casualty, BBC Television

2010 Guest Lead, New Tricks, BBC Television

2007 Guest Lead, The Bill, Talkback Thames, Richard Signy

2004 Barman, Cutting It III, BBC Television

2003 Barman, Cutting It II, BBC Television, Roger Goldby

Film