Karla Crome
In 2012, Screen International named Karla Crome one of its "UK Stars of Tomorrow," a recognition that marked an early milestone in a career that had already begun to draw attention across British film and television.
Born Karla Patsy Crome on 22 June 1988 in London, she trained at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts, where she developed her skills across stage and screen performance. Her work spans multiple disciplines: she works as an actor across film, television, and theatre, and also pursues writing as a playwright and screenwriter, as well as directing for film. This breadth of practice across performance and storytelling places her among the more versatile figures working in British entertainment today.
Her acting career has encompassed notable television roles on both sides of the critical spectrum. She appeared in the award-winning production Murder, and took on the series regular role of Jess in E4's Misfits, a part that brought her sustained visibility with British audiences. Her work on Sky Atlantic's Hit & Miss further established her presence in prominent British television productions, and it is this body of television work for which she has drawn the most attention.
The Screen International "UK Stars of Tomorrow" listing in 2012 stands as a concrete marker of early industry recognition for Crome, situating her among a cohort of British performers identified by the publication as emerging talents at that point in her career. As a British citizen working in the English language across acting, playwriting, screenwriting, and film directing, she represents a multi-faceted practitioner whose credits to date include both stage and screen.
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Quotes by Karla Crome
I briefly flirted with the idea of more stable career choices but they never excited me. I know it's a bit of a cliche but I remember doing school plays in primary school and feeling at home on the stage.
Writing 'If Chloe Can' has taken me on an amazing journey: from launching the event at Downing Street, to a performance to 1,000 inner-city school girls at a West End theatre, then to an audience of hundreds more at the Royal Society of Chemistry.
For women to succeed in politics, business and entrepreneurial ventures they have to battle against a stereotype of being heartless and unfeminine.
As an actor, I believe that theatre is the one of the most immediate and exciting mediums to inspire young girls to succeed.
I don't know a lot about my Jamaican heritage, so I relish any opportunity to learn about Caribbean culture.
I never had the guts to go to Calais. I didn't see for myself the conditions people were living in, or hear their stories firsthand. That doesn't sit well with my conscience.
It's important to find your tribe. If you can find people you can share ideas with, people you're mutually stimulated by it helps you move forward.
I think at any point in your career as a creative, whether you're an actor, writer whatever it's a real turning point when someone who's not you turns around and validates your work it gives you a lot of confidence.
I've not been able to finish any project where I haven't had other people involved making me do it really.