Iyla Sundarsingh McKaig has done a string of TV shows in the UK, with her last cast role in the hit Toxic Town (Netflix). Iyla’s first Articulate role was a few episodes of Emmerdale (ITV) when she first started with us. She started acting at the end of four, and is a long-standing student in the Articulate Drama School. After working in Emmerdale, at 15, Iyla played the part of Usma as a series regular in CBBC’s Jamie Johnson (series 7).

Iyla has also been announced to be playing Hema in Unaccustomed Earth (Netflix) which means she will be moving to New York! She will be sharing the screen with stars like Freida Pinto, Indraneil Sengupta, and Adi Roy.