Karla Crome Explained

Karla Crome
Birthname:Karla Patsy Crome
Birth Date:22 June 1988
Birth Place:London, England
Occupation:Actress, screenwriter, playwright
Alma Mater:Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts
Yearsactive:2009–present

Karla Patsy Crome (born 22 June 1988) is a British actress and writer, best known for her work on Sky Atlantic's Hit & Miss, playing series regular Jess on E4's Misfits, and appearances in a number of other television series and films, mainly in the United Kingdom, including the award-winning Murder. In 2012, Screen International named Crome as one of the "UK Stars of Tomorrow".[1]

Early life

She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (hons) acting course from the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts in Clapham, London.[2]

Television

Crome played the lead, Coleen, in Birger Larsen's BAFTA Award-winning (2013) production of Murder for BBC2. Alison Graham said in The Radio Times: "...it stayed with me for days, dammit. Every brittle little shard of it, thanks largely to one of the most astounding, affecting acting performances I have ever seen, from rising star Karla Crome as Coleen..."[3]

On 22 May 2012, it was announced that Crome would appear in the fourth series of E4 drama Misfits in the regular role of Jess.[4] [5]

Crome appears in ITV five-part series Lightfields as Clare.[6] Again, she has received excellent reviews for her performance with Matt D. saying: "...the standout was definitely Karla Crome, who has shone in everything from Murder to Misfits, here playing the emotionally damaged Claire..."[7]

She has also joined the cast of BBC series Prisoners' Wives for the show's second series, playing the role of Aisling.[8]

In February 2014, it was revealed that Crome would be joining the cast of CBS' Under the Dome as a series regular for the show's second season.[9]

Crome is also a writer. She wrote episode five of Hooten & the Lady for Red Planet Pictures and Sky One. She would also write episodes of Safe, The Stranger and prison drama Screw.

Theatre

She has also appeared on stage in Manchester Royal Exchange's production of Powder Monkey,[10] as well as The Royal Court and the National Theatre. In 2016, Crome played Alice in Linda at the Royal Court Theatre, and Constanze in Amadeus at the National Theatre. In 2018, Crome played Amina in Dance Nation at the Almeida Theatre.

Her play, If Chloe Can, was presented by the National Youth Theatre.[11] Another play Crome authored, Mush & Me, premiered at the 2014 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.[12] [13] It later transferred to Holden Street Theatres, Adelaide.

Filmography

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2012GambitVron
2018Vita and VirginiaDorothy Wellesley
TBAThe Last Disturbance of Madeline HyndeFilming
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2010CasualtyChloe ParkerEpisode: "Clean Slate"
2011DoctorsMo'niqueEpisode: "Saints and Sinners"
Hit & MissRiley6 episodes
2012MonroeDonna Holmes3 episodes
MurderColeenEpisode: "Joint Enterprise"
2012–13MisfitsJessMain role (seasons 4–5)
2013LightfieldsClare Mullen5 episodes
Prisoners' WivesAislingSeason 2 (main role, 4 episodes)
2014Under the DomeRebecca PineMain role (season 2), 13 episodes
2015You, Me and the ApocalypseLayla, HawkwindSeason 1 (5 episodes)
2016The LevelNancy DevlinITV drama series
Hooten & the LadyWriterEpisode: "Ethiopia"
2018Thunderbirds Are GoSophieEpisode: "Path of Destruction"
SafeWriterEpisode: 1.6
2019Carnival RowTourmalineMain role[14]
The VictimRebecca Myers4 episodes
2020The StrangerWriterEpisode: 1.3
2022ScrewWriterEpisode: 1.4
2022Am I Being Unreasonable?LucyTV series

Notes and References

  1. Web site: UK Stars of Tomorrow . Screendaily.com . 19 November 2013 . 3 July 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120703085755/http://www.screendaily.com/Journals/2012/06/15/r/o/n/Stars-of-Tomorrow-2012.pdf . dead .
  2. Web site: BA (Hons) Acting Programme | Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts . Italiaconti-acting.com . 19 November 2013 . 15 July 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130715133729/http://www.italiaconti-acting.com/ba-hons-acting/ . dead .
  3. Web site: Graham . Alison . Alison Graham: "Murder is so good I want everyone to watch it" . Radio Times . 26 August 2012 . 19 November 2013.
  4. Web site: Jeffrey. Morgan. 'Misfits': New cast for series four revealed?. Digital Spy. (Hearst Magazines UK). 22 May 2012. 4 January 2013.
  5. Web site: Goodacre. Kate. Karla Crome: 'My Misfits character is a tough cookie'. Digital Spy. (Hearst Magazines UK). 7 July 2012. 4 January 2013.
  6. Web site: Press Centre. ITV. ITV. 4 January 2013. 24 August 2012.
  7. Web site: Lightfields review: Dakota Blue Richards & Karla Crome shine in this new spooky Marchlands drama | Unreality TV . Primetime.unrealitytv.co.uk . 27 February 2013 . 19 November 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150610222444/http://primetime.unrealitytv.co.uk/lightfields-dakota-blue-richards-and-karla-crome-shine-in-this-new-spooky-drama-from-the-creator-of-marchlands/ . 10 June 2015 . dead .
  8. News: Karla Crome: 'I didn’t want to go in to prison' . Elaine . Reilly . . 19 December 2019 . 19 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191219004706/https://www.whatsontv.co.uk/news/karla-crome-i-didnt-want-to-go-in-to-prison-221235/ . dead .
  9. Web site: Misfits star Karla Crome, CSI: NY's Eddie Cahill join Under the Dome . Digital Spy . 5 February 2014.
  10. Web site: Powder Monkey . Royalexchange.co.uk . 19 November 2013 . 4 October 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141004194110/http://www.royalexchange.co.uk/powdermonkey/about/index.aspx . dead .
  11. Web site: If Chloe Can . Ideastap.com . 19 November 2013 . 15 February 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120215043602/http://www.ideastap.com/Partners/nationalyouththeatre/ifchloecan . dead .
  12. Web site: Mush and Me . The Edinburgh Fringe Festival . 15 July 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714204848/https://www.edfringe.com/whats-on/theatre/mush-and-me . 14 July 2014 . dead .
  13. Web site: Mush and Me: The Team . 15 July 2014 . 23 July 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140723225653/http://www.mushandme.co.uk/#!the-team/cyul . dead .
  14. Web site: Petski. Denise. 'Carnival Row': David Gyasi, Karla Crome, Indira Varma & Tamzin Merchant Join Amazon's Fantasy Drama Series. Deadline. 15 December 2017. 22 September 2017.