| Alma Mater: | Birmingham School of Acting |
| Years Active: | 2016–present |
Robyn Cara is a British actress. On television, she is known for her roles in the Apple TV+ series Trying (2020–2022), the Channel 4 comedy-drama Ackley Bridge (2021–2022), the Sky Max series The Rising (2022), and the Netflix series Bodkin (2024). Her films include Doctor Jekyll (2023).
Cara grew up in a small village.[1] She joined the National Youth Theatre and graduated from the Birmingham School of Acting[2] (now the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire) in 2016.[3] [4]
Upon graduating from drama school in 2016, Cara made her professional stage debut as Hero in Much Ado About Nothing at the Mercury Theatre, Colchester.[2] This was followed by roles in The Importance of Being Earnest at the Theatr Clwyd, Anya Reiss's adaptation of Oliver Twist at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre in London,[5] and The Be All & End All at York Theatre Royal.[6] Cara starred as Leonie in Ambreen Razia's BBC Three comedy pilot Hounslow Diaries in 2018 with Razia and Mandeep Dhillon.[7] [8] She made her feature film debut in the 2019 direct-to-video action film We Die Young as Rincon's (David Castañeda) sister Gabriela.[9]
In 2020, Cara landed her first major television roles when she began playing Jen in the Apple TV+ comedy Trying and also appeared in the BBC One miniseries Life as Kat. The following year, Cara joined the cast of the Channel 4 school comedy-drama Ackley Bridge for its fourth series as Kayla Afzal.[10] She would reprise her role as Kayla for its fifth and final series in 2022. She returned to the stage in Playfight at the Finborough Theatre.[11] Also in 2022, Cara starred as Katie Sands in the Sky Max supernatural series The Rising[12] and featured in the BBC Three horror series Red Rose as Alyssa Penrose, who dies in the first episode.[13] In 2023, Cara starred in the horror film Doctor Jekyll.[14]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | We Die Young | Gabriela | Direct-to-video |
| 2023 | Doctor Jekyll | Maeve | |
| TBA | Land of Legend | Daria | |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Hounslow Diaries | Leonie | |
| 2020 | Life | Kat | Miniseries, 4 episodes |
| 2020–2022 | Trying | Jen | 12 episodes |
| 2021–2022 | Ackley Bridge | Kayla Afzal | Main role (series 4–5) |
| 2022 | The Rising | Katie Sands | 8 episodes |
| 2022 | Red Rose | Alyssa Penrose | 2 episodes |
| 2024 | Bodkin | Emmy | |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Much Ado About Nothing | Hero | Mercury Theatre, Colchester |
| 2017 | The Importance of Being Earnest | Cecily | Theatr Clwyd, Mold |
| 2017 | Oliver Twist | Agnes / Rose | Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, London |
| 2018 | The Be All & End All | Frida | York Theatre Royal, York |
| 2021 | Playfight | Zainab | Finborough Theatre, London |