Tamla Kari
Tamla Kari | |
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| Born | Tamla Kari Cummins 27 July 1988 Coventry, West Midlands, England |
| Alma mater | Drama Centre London |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2008–present |
Tamla Kari Cummins (born 27 July 1988),[1] known professionally as Tamla Kari, is an English actress. She is best known for her role as Constance Bonacieux in the BBC television series The Musketeers, Danielle Fisher in the ITV television series The Job Lot, and Lucy in The Inbetweeners Movie and The Inbetweeners 2.
Early life
Kari was born and raised in Coventry, West Midlands.[2] She attended public school and started taking dance lessons when she was four years old.[1] Around five years old, she performed her first show, tap dancing to "The Sun Has Got His Hat On".[3] She was inspired to act through her creative and musical father and by her mother who had been an actress.[3]
Career
During the second term of her final year at the Drama Centre London, Kari won the role of Lucy in The Inbetweeners Movie.[4] Kari would later graduate from Drama Centre London in 2011 as part of Group 47. She has since had various roles in a number of plays. She also appeared in the fourth series of the BBC Three supernatural drama series Being Human and the second series of Silk. She formerly appeared in the BBC Three sitcom Cuckoo,[5] which premiered on 25 September 2012, as well as in The Musketeers, in which she portrayed Constance Bonacieux.[6] In 2013, she played Danielle Fisher in the ITV comedy The Job Lot. In 2014, she reprised the role of Lucy in The Inbetweeners 2. In 2020, Kari began appearing in The First Team as Olivia, a comedy series created by the same team as The Inbetweeners. In 2021, Kari narrated for the 7th series of 999: On the frontline.
Filmography
| † | Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released |
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | The Inbetweeners Movie | Lucy | |
| 2014 | The Inbetweeners 2 | ||
| 2023 | Christmas At The Holly Day Inn | Emma | |
| 2026 † | Harkness | Filming completed[7] |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Being Human | Pearl | |
| 2012 | Silk | Izzy Calvin | |
| 2012 | Cuckoo | Rachel Thompson | Series 1[5][8] |
| 2013 | The Job Lot | Danielle Fisher | Series 1 |
| 2014–2016 | The Musketeers | Constance d'Artagnan (formerly Bonacieux) | Main cast |
| 2016 | Young Hyacinth | Violet | |
| 2017 | Stan Lee's Lucky Man | Rachel Spikes | |
| 2018 | Vera | Hayley Fenton | Series 8, part 1 |
| 2018 | Call the Midwife | Nadine | |
| 2019 | Plebs | Calypso | |
| 2019 | Britannia | Bridget | |
| 2019 | The Cure | Helene | |
| 2020 | The First Team | Olivia Talbot | BBC Two sitcom[9] |
| 2021 | 999: On the frontline | Narrator | Channel 4 Documentary Series 7 onwards |
| 2022 | The Ipcress File | Deborah | ITV Drama Series |
| 2022 | Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators | Vanessa-Rose | Series 4, Episode 3 — "Too Much of Water" |
| 2024 | DI Ray | Lucy Chapman | Series 2 |
| 2024 | Beyond Paradise | Fiona Benstead | Christmas Special 2024 |
| 2025 | Sister Boniface Mysteries | DC Heather Thorne | Series 4, Episode 6 — "There's No 'I' in Slaughter" |
Stage
- Saturday Night and Sunday Morning[10]
- Solo Showing
- An Experiment with an Air Pump[11]
- Tartuffe
- Twelfth Night
- Don Carlos
- The Kitchen
- Our Town
- Philistines
- Versailles[12]
- This is Living[13][14]
- While the Sun Shines[15]
- Diminished[3]
References
- ^ a b "Tamla Kari". elcinema.com. ElCinema.com. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
- ^ McMullen, Marion (18 August 2011). "Coventry girl's dream role in The Inbetweeners movie". Coventry Telegraph. Archived from the original on 26 February 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ a b c "A Cup of Tea with Dimished's Tamla Kari". hampsteadtheatre.com. Hampstead Theatre. 5 April 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
- ^ "5 minutes with – Tamla Kari: 'I might end up working behind a bar again'". whatsonstage.com. WhatsOnStage.com. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
- ^ a b "Tamla Kari interview - Cuckoo". British Comedy Guide. 18 September 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ "Interview with Tamla Kari". BBC.co.uk. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ "Tamla Kari". emptagehallett.co.uk. Emptage Hallett. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
...completed filming on the feature film HARKNESS directed by Nic Benns.
- ^ "Tamla Kari plays Rachel". BBC.com. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ "Tamla Kari (Olivia)". BBC.co.uk. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ "Saturday Night and Sunday Morning". ThePublicReviews.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
- ^ "Tamla Kari Actors Profile". TheCastingWebsite.com. 23 December 2012. Archived from the original on 23 December 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ "Versailles, Donmar Warehouse - theatre review". 8 April 2014.
- ^ O'Mahony, Holly (22 May 2016). "Review: This is Living, Trafalgar Studios". A Younger Theatre. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ Falconer, Daniel. "Tamla Kari exclusive interview - This Is Living". FemaleFirst.co.uk. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ "While the Sun Shines". Theatre Royal Bath. 12 January 2016. Archived from the original on 12 January 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2024.