# Karla Crome
**Karla Crome** (full name Karla Patsy Crome, born 1988) is a British actress and writer known for playing Jess in the E4 series *Misfits*, Riley in *Hit & Miss*, Rebecca Pine in CBS's *[Under the Dome](https://www.edgepedia.org/under-the-dome-tv-series)*, and Tourmaline Larou in Amazon's *Carnival Row*, and for writing episodes of series including *Safe* and *The Stranger*.[1](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1090811-karla-crome)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1988, London, England (some listings give 1989 and Borehamwood)[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3492152/bio/) • [3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/karla_crome) |
| Training | BA (hons) acting, Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts, Clapham, London[1](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1090811-karla-crome) |
| Breakthrough role | Jess, a series regular with X-ray vision, in *Misfits* series 4 and 5 (16 episodes, 2012–2013)[1](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1090811-karla-crome) • [4](https://malakaldean.substack.com/p/broadcasting-karla-crome) |
| US television | Rebecca Pine in *Under the Dome* (CBS, 2014)[5](https://www.metacritic.com/person/karla-crome/) |
| Writing awards | *Mush and Me* won the Ideas Tap Underbelly Award at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and the Holden Street Theatres Award in 2014[6](https://www.troikatalent.com/karla-crome) |
| Industry recognition | Screen International "UK Stars of Tomorrow", 2012[1](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1090811-karla-crome) |
| Recent work | Pattie Walker in *Toxic Town* (Netflix, 2025); Bella Catton in *Harlan Coben's Lazarus* (Amazon, 2025); Lucy in *Am I Being Unreasonable?*[5](https://www.metacritic.com/person/karla-crome/) • [7](https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/karla_crome/) |
| First lead producing role | Creator, writer, and executive producer of the Sky Original thriller *Possession*[8](https://www.numeronetherlands.com/in-conversation-with/in-conversation-with-karla-crome) |
## Early life and training
Crome was born in 1988 in London, England, to Patsy Crome and Nicholas Crome.[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3492152/bio/) Her heritage is mixed race; her mother is Black Caribbean and her father white English.[4](https://malakaldean.substack.com/p/broadcasting-karla-crome) She trained at the [Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts](https://www.edgepedia.org/italia-conti-academy-of-theatre-arts) in Clapham, London, graduating from its BA (hons) acting course.[1](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1090811-karla-crome) She has said she was certain she wanted to be an actor by age 15 and was a member of the [National Youth Theatre](https://www.edgepedia.org/national-youth-theatre).[9](https://www.theguardian.com/women-in-leadership/2013/may/17/young-women-taught-not-fear-failure)
## Acting career
**Early television.** Crome's screen work began with British television: a 2010 appearance in *Casualty*, a 2011 episode of *Doctors*, and three episodes as Donna Holmes in *Monroe* in 2012.[10](https://www.archivtv.cz/-karla-crome) She played Riley in six episodes of the [Sky Atlantic](https://www.edgepedia.org/sky-atlantic) drama *Hit & Miss* (2012) opposite [Chloë Sevigny](https://www.edgepedia.org/chloe-sevigny), and Aisling in *Prisoners' Wives* ([BBC One](https://www.edgepedia.org/bbc-one)).[1](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1090811-karla-crome) • [6](https://www.troikatalent.com/karla-crome) In 2012 she played the lead, Coleen, in Birger Larsen's BAFTA-winning BBC2 production *Murder: Joint Enterprise*.[6](https://www.troikatalent.com/karla-crome)
**Misfits and international work.** In 2012 Crome joined the E4 comedy-drama *[Misfits](https://www.edgepedia.org/misfits-tv-series)* as Jess, described in the show's fourth-series publicity as "the smart, sardonic misfit with X-Ray vision"; she appeared in 16 episodes across series 4 and 5.[1](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1090811-karla-crome) • [4](https://malakaldean.substack.com/p/broadcasting-karla-crome) Her first American role came as Rebecca Pine in CBS's *Under the Dome*, appearing in 13 episodes in 2014.[10](https://www.archivtv.cz/-karla-crome) She then played Layla in the Sky and NBC co-production *You, Me and the Apocalypse* (2015) and Nancy Devlin, a detective sergeant with a complicated double life, in ITV's *The Level* (2016).[6](https://www.troikatalent.com/karla-crome) • [11](https://www.phoenixmag.co.uk/culture/theres-still-time-to-catch-home-grown-talent-karla-crome-in-amadeus/)
**Carnival Row and later series.** Crome played the fae Tourmaline Larou in 18 episodes of Amazon's fantasy drama *Carnival Row* (2019–2023), opposite [Orlando Bloom](https://www.edgepedia.org/orlando-bloom) and [Cara Delevingne](https://www.edgepedia.org/cara-delevingne).[1](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1090811-karla-crome) • [12](https://theb-side.co.uk/management/karla-crome/) Other credits include Rebecca Myers in the BBC's *The Victim* (2019) and Clare Mullen in ITV's *Lightfields* (2013).[5](https://www.metacritic.com/person/karla-crome/) In comedy, she plays Lucy in [Daisy May Cooper](https://www.edgepedia.org/daisy-may-cooper)'s BBC series *Am I Being Unreasonable?*, introduced in the first series as a nosy neighbor in an unhappy marriage; she returned for series 2 in 2025 and was filming the final series in 2025.[7](https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/karla_crome/) • [8](https://www.numeronetherlands.com/in-conversation-with/in-conversation-with-karla-crome) In 2025 she appeared as Pattie Walker in Jack Thorne's *Toxic Town* (Netflix) and as Bella Catton in *Harlan Coben's Lazarus* (Amazon).[5](https://www.metacritic.com/person/karla-crome/) • [12](https://theb-side.co.uk/management/karla-crome/) She is in a leading role in the Duffer Brothers' Netflix horror series *Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen* and is shooting the BBC adaptation *You Are Here*, with upcoming appearances in Kenneth Branagh's feature *The Last Disturbance of Madeline Hynde* and Sharon Horgan's *Youth* (HBO).[12](https://theb-side.co.uk/management/karla-crome/)
## Theatre
Crome played Constanze in *Amadeus* at the National Theatre in 2017, a production staged with a live 20-piece orchestra; a review in *Time Out* described her Constanze as "a nicely laconic turn".[6](https://www.troikatalent.com/karla-crome) • [13](https://www.timeout.com/london/theatre/amadeus) The performance was broadcast as *National Theatre Live: Amadeus*.[1](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1090811-karla-crome) Her other stage credits include Alice in the Royal Court's *Linda*, directed by Michael Longhurst, and Kia Corthron-influenced choreographer Bjeran Shibani's *Dance Nation* at the Almeida.[6](https://www.troikatalent.com/karla-crome) • [12](https://theb-side.co.uk/management/karla-crome/) She has said that performing live improves her screen work because she can play a character's journey in real time, whereas filming jumps between scenes out of order.[8](https://www.numeronetherlands.com/in-conversation-with/in-conversation-with-karla-crome)
## Writing
**Mush and Me.** Crome's play *Mush and Me*, co-created with Daniella Isaacs and director Rosy Banham, tells the story of forbidden love between a Jewish girl and a Muslim man, using food in every scene.[11](https://www.phoenixmag.co.uk/culture/theres-still-time-to-catch-home-grown-talent-karla-crome-in-amadeus/) • [14](https://www.bushtheatre.co.uk/news/radr-2014-qa-with-mush-and-me/) Performed at the Bush Theatre, it won the Ideas Tap Underbelly Award at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and the Holden Street Theatres Award in 2014.[6](https://www.troikatalent.com/karla-crome) The award brought her to the attention of producers at Sky and Sky Atlantic, who mentored her afterward.[11](https://www.phoenixmag.co.uk/culture/theres-still-time-to-catch-home-grown-talent-karla-crome-in-amadeus/) She was adapting the play for television with [Channel 4](https://www.edgepedia.org/channel-4) and Snowed-In Productions.[6](https://www.troikatalent.com/karla-crome)
**Television writing.** After taking part in the Channel 4 [Screenwriting](https://www.edgepedia.org/screenwriting) course in 2014, Crome wrote episodes of Tony Jordan's Sky One series *Hooten and the Lady* (2016), the Harlan Coben Netflix series *[Safe](https://www.edgepedia.org/safe-tv-series)* (2018, episode 6), *The Stranger* (2020, episode 3), and the prison drama *Screw* (2022).[6](https://www.troikatalent.com/karla-crome) • [5](https://www.metacritic.com/person/karla-crome/) In 2011 she adapted [Esther McVey](https://www.edgepedia.org/esther-mcvey)'s careers book *If Chloe Can* into a play for the National Youth Theatre, performed to 1,000 inner-city schoolgirls at a West End theater.[9](https://www.theguardian.com/women-in-leadership/2013/may/17/young-women-taught-not-fear-failure)
**Producing.** Her upcoming Sky Original thriller *[Possession](https://www.edgepedia.org/possession-british-tv-series)*, a supernatural thriller with set pieces, stunts, and visual effects, marks her first project as creator, writer, and executive producer; filming took place in Jamaica, where she adjusted scenes for weather and equipment problems.[8](https://www.numeronetherlands.com/in-conversation-with/in-conversation-with-karla-crome)
## Recognition and public commentary
Screen International named Crome one of its "UK Stars of Tomorrow" in 2012.[1](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1090811-karla-crome) In interviews she has spoken about the pressure on Black actresses to wear straightened hair on set, saying executives on one show asked her to have a weave and calling that message damaging.[4](https://malakaldean.substack.com/p/broadcasting-karla-crome) She has also written about career confidence for young women, arguing that girls should be equipped "to not fear failure".[9](https://www.theguardian.com/women-in-leadership/2013/may/17/young-women-taught-not-fear-failure)
## References
1. [Karla Crome, The Movie Database (TMDB)](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1090811-karla-crome)
2. [Karla Crome Biography, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3492152/bio/)
3. [Karla Crome, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/karla_crome)
4. [Broadcasting: Karla Crome, Malak Aldean, Substack](https://malakaldean.substack.com/p/broadcasting-karla-crome)
5. [Karla Crome, Metacritic](https://www.metacritic.com/person/karla-crome/)
6. [Karla Crome, Troika Talent](https://www.troikatalent.com/karla-crome)
7. [Karla Crome, British Comedy Guide](https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/karla_crome/)
8. [In Conversation with Karla Crome, Numéro Netherlands](https://www.numeronetherlands.com/in-conversation-with/in-conversation-with-karla-crome)
9. [Young women must be taught not to fear failure, The Guardian (17 May 2013)](https://www.theguardian.com/women-in-leadership/2013/may/17/young-women-taught-not-fear-failure)
10. [Karla Crome, archiv TV](https://www.archivtv.cz/-karla-crome)
11. [There's Still Time to Catch British Talent Karla Crome in Amadeus, PHOENIX Magazine](https://www.phoenixmag.co.uk/culture/theres-still-time-to-catch-home-grown-talent-karla-crome-in-amadeus/)
12. [Karla Crome, B-Side Management](https://theb-side.co.uk/management/karla-crome/)
13. [Amadeus review, Time Out London](https://www.timeout.com/london/theatre/amadeus)
14. [RADAR 2014: Q&A with Mush and Me, Bush Theatre](https://www.bushtheatre.co.uk/news/radr-2014-qa-with-mush-and-me/)
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