Rebecca Hazlewood

Rebecca Jane Hazlewood is a British actress of Anglo-Indian descent with mixed Sikh, Afghani, and Iranian heritage. She is known for her role as Asha in the NBC sitcom Outsourced (2010–2011), described by Variety as a "superb" breakout performance, recurring as Kamilah Al-Jamil in the NBC comedy The Good Place (2016–2020), and portraying Stephanie Kercher in the Hulu miniseries The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox.

Her earlier UK work includes the role of transgender prisoner Arun Parmar in the ITV drama Bad Girls (2005–2006), one of the early transgender characters on UK primetime television.

Early life Hazlewood was born in Wales and grew up in the Black Country, West Midlands.

In 2001, she appeared in the Film4 feature Dog Eat Dog with David Oyelowo, Gary Kemp, and Ricky Gervais. She later played Arun Parmar in Bad Girls for series 7 and 8 (2005–2006).

After relocating to the United States, she trained in method acting with Tony Greco in Los Angeles (having previously studied the Meisner technique in London). She took leading and supporting roles in independent films such as Kissing Cousins (2008) as Zara and The Ode (2008) as young Parin, and appeared in recurring TV parts including Jaspreet in NBC's ER (2008). Her breakthrough in US television came as Asha in NBC's Outsourced (2010–2011).

Subsequent credits include Nalini in ABC's Lost (2009), recurring as Sia Clements in the BBC soap Doctors (2010), Dr. Mara Keaton in ABC's Grey's Anatomy (2012), Dr. Reva Khatri in USA Network's White Collar (2013), Agnes in HBO's Room 104 (2020), and Reena in Apple TV+'s Little America (2022). She recurred as Kamilah Al-Jamil in multiple episodes across all four seasons of NBC's The Good Place (2016–2020). Film appearances include Zoe in the A24/Ridley Scott-produced Equals (2015), Monie in Chee and T (2016), a cameo as herself in Woody Harrelson's Lost in London (2017), Rachel in Lost Transmissions (2019), and Debbie in The Beekeeper (2024) starring Jason Statham. Most recently, she portrayed Stephanie Kercher in the Hulu miniseries The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox (2025; 4 episodes).

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2001 Dog Eat Dog Mina 2005 The Extra Girlfriend in Cinema 2008 Kissing Cousins Zara Lead role 2008 The Ode Young Parin 2012 Embrace Meeta Short film; co-producer 2014 Teacher in a Box Ms Rossi Short film 2015 Equals Zoe 2016 Chee and T Monie 2017 Lost in London Herself Cameo 2017 The Rush Chairman Party Girl 2019 Lost Transmissions Rachel 2024 The Beekeeper Debbie

Television Year Title Role Notes 1998 Liverpool One Janey Episode: #1.5 2000 Second Sight Talia Ahmed 2 episodes 2001 Is Harry on the Boat? Girl with Brad TV movie 2001–2003 Crossroads Beena Shah Series regular 2004 Doctors Meena Baker Episode: #5.203 2005–2006 Bad Girls Arun Parmar Series regular (series 7-8) 2008 ER Jaspreet 2 episodes 2008 Las dos caras de Jano TV movie 2009 Lost Nalini Episode: "Some Like It Hoth" 2010 Doctors Sia Clements Recurring, 5 episodes 2010–2011 Outsourced Asha Series regular (22 episodes) 2012 Grey's Anatomy Dr. Mara Keaton Episode: "One Step Too Far" 2013 White Collar Dr. Reva Khatri Episode: "Digging Deeper" 2016–2020 The Good Place Kamilah Al-Jamil Recurring, multiple episodes across all four seasons 2020 Room 104 Agnes Episode: "The Last Man" 2022 Little America Reena Episode appearance (Apple TV+) 2025 The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox Stephanie Kercher 4 episodes (Hulu)