Karla Patsy Crome (born 22 June 1988) is a British

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and writer, best known for her work on

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's '' Hit & Miss'', playing series regular

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on E4's ''

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'', and appearances in a number of other television series and films, mainly in the United Kingdom, including the award-winning ''

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''. In 2012,

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named Crome as one of the "UK Stars of Tomorrow".

Early life

She graduated with a

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(hons) acting course from the

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Television

Crome played the lead, Coleen, in Birger Larsen's BAFTA Award-winning (2013) production of ''

'' for

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. Alison Graham said in ''

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'': "...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..." On 22 May 2012, it was announced that Crome would appear in the fourth series of E4 drama ''

'' in the regular role of

. Crome appears in

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five-part series ''Lightfields'' as Clare. 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..." She has also joined the cast of

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series ''

Prisoners' Wives ''Prisoners' Wives'' is a BBC drama series, created and written by Julie Gearey and starring Polly Walker, Pippa Haywood, Emma Rigby, Natalie Gavin, Sally Carman and Karla Crome, with supporting cast including Iain Glen, Adam Gillen, Jonas Armst ...

'' for the show's second series, playing the role of Aisling. In February 2014, it was revealed that Crome would be joining the cast of

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' '' Under the Dome'' as a series regular for the show's second season. Crome is also a writer. She wrote episode five of ''

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'' for Red Planet Pictures and Sky One. She would also write episodes of ''

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'', '' The Stranger'' and prison drama ''

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''.

Theatre

She has also appeared on stage in

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's production of ''Powder Monkey'', as well as The Royal Court and the National Theatre. In 2016, Crome played Alice in ''Linda'' at the

Royal Court Theatre The Royal Court Theatre, at different times known as the Court Theatre, the New Chelsea Theatre, and the Belgravia Theatre, is a non-commercial West End theatre in Sloane Square, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, Englan ...

, and Constanze in ''Amadeus'' at the National Theatre. In 2018, Crome played Amina in ''Dance Nation'' at the

Almeida Theatre The Almeida Theatre, opened in 1980, is a 325-seat producing house with an international reputation, which takes its name from the street on which it is located, off Upper Street, in the London Borough of Islington. The theatre produces a diver ...

. Her play, ''If Chloe Can'', was presented by

the National Youth Theatre The National Youth Theatre of Great Britain (NYT) is a youth theatre and registered charity in London. Its aim is to develop and nurture young people through creative arts and theatrical productions. Founded in 1956 as the world's first youth the ...

. Another play Crome authored, ''Mush & Me'', premiered at the 2014

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. It later transferred to

Holden Street Theatres Holden Street Theatres (HST) is a South Australian performing arts theatre complex in Hindmarsh, an inner-western suburb of Adelaide. It is housed in the heritage-listed All Saints' Anglican Church (also known as All Saints' Church) complex. T ...

, Adelaide.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Crome, Karla 1988 births Living people British television writers British women dramatists and playwrights English film actresses English television actresses English people of Barbadian descent Black British actresses Alumni of the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts British women television writers