Robyn Cara

Robyn Cara (born 2 August 1995) 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, the Netflix series Bodkin (2024) and the USA Network series The Rainmaker (2025–). Her films include Doctor Jekyll (2023).

Early life Cara grew up in a small village in Northamptonshire. She joined the National Youth Theatre and graduated from the Birmingham School of Acting (now the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire) in 2016.

Career 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. and The Be All & End All at York Theatre Royal. Cara starred as Leonie in Ambreen Razia's BBC Three comedy pilot Hounslow Diaries in 2018 with Razia and Mandeep Dhillon. She made her feature film debut in the 2019 direct-to-video action film We Die Young as Rincon's (David Castañeda) sister Gabriela.

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. She reprised her role as Kayla for its fifth and final series in 2022. She returned to the stage in Playfight at the Finborough Theatre. Also in 2022, Cara starred as Katie Sands in the Sky Max supernatural series The Rising and featured in the BBC Three horror series Red Rose as Alyssa Penrose, who dies in the first episode. In 2023, Cara starred in the horror film Doctor Jekyll.

Cara gained further prominence through her role as Emmy Sizergh in the 2024 Netflix series Bodkin. For her performance, Cara was nominated for a Gotham Television Award. Then in 2025, she had a role as Kelly Riker in the USA Network series The Rainmaker, an adaptation of the John Grisham novel of the same title.

Personal life Cara has dyslexia.

Filmography Film

Year Title Role Notes 2019 We Die Young Gabriela Direct-to-video 2023 Doctor Jekyll Maeve TBA Daria

Television Year Title Role Notes 2018 Hounslow Diaries Leonie 2020 Life Kat Miniseries, 4 episodes 2020–2022 Trying Jen Main role 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 Sizergh Main role 2025 The Rainmaker Kelly Riker Main role2026 Upcoming series Girl (voice) Upcoming animated short story

Stage 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