The Tower on ITV cast: What has PC Lizzie Adama actress Tahirah Sharif been in before?
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Tahirah Sharif stars as PC Lizzie Adama in ITV’s The Tower

She played Carrie Norton in a BBC favourite

Actress Tahirah Sharif plays a crucial role as PC Lizzie Adama in ITV’s The Tower cast.

The rookie cop is found on top of the roof of Portland Tower with her boss DI Kieran Shaw and a five-year-old boy following a horrific incident.

But when PC Adama goes missing, does it have anything to do with her being a key witness in a murder case involving a gangster?

What was PC Lizzie Adama doing on the roof in The Tower?
What was PC Lizzie Adama doing on the roof in The Tower? (Credit: ITV)

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Or does she have other reasons for going on the run following the mysterious deaths of PC Hadley Matthews and 15-year-old Farah Mehenni?

No doubt actress Tahirah will seem familiar to many people watching at home.

And here’s where you might recognise her from…

Who plays PC Lizzie Adama in The Tower?

Tahirah Sharif portrays PC Lizzie Adama in The Tower.

The character goes missing in very mysterious circumstances after witnessing two violent deaths.

Actress Tahirah says: “It’s funny putting that uniform on for the first time because I’ve never played a police officer.

“I looked in the mirror and I really didn’t recognise that person.

“It does give you power. It’s like any uniform, like a doctor or a fire-fighter or soldier, these positions of power.

“It’s what the uniform represents.

“It also weighs a lot!”

What TV shows has The Tower’s Tahirah Sharif been in?

Tahirah’s first TV credits came with roles in Casualty and Doctors in 2011.

In 2012, she bagged a role as Madison in BBC One drama series One Night.

She also turned up in Whitechapel as Chantal Essian.

Tahirah returned to Casualty in 2013 and 2014, but cast in a different role to before.

She played Ella Ashford, the daughter of Casualty legend Ash Ashford, on several occasions.

However, it may be for her performance as Carrie Norton in Waterloo Road that Tahirah is best known.

She appeared in 10 episodes of the popular BBC drama in 2015.

Most recently she played Rebecca Jessel in Netflix‘s gothic romance The Haunting of Bly Manor.

Gemma Whelan in ITV's The Tower
The Tower cast, left to right: Jimmy Akingbola, Gemma Whelan, Emmett J Scanlan and Tahirah Sharif (Credit: ITV)

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How old is Tahirah Sharif and where is she from?

Tahirah is thought to be in her mid-20s, but very little is yet known about her private life.

She was born in London.

Who else is in the cast of The Tower?

Former Hollyoaks tough guy Emmett J Scanlan plays PC Adama’s shifty boss DI Kieran Shaw.

DC Steve Bradshaw is played by Kate & Koji star Jimmy Akingbola.

Meanwhile Game of Thrones star Gemma Whelan plays DS Sarah Collins, who leads the investigation into the baffling deaths that kickstart the plot.

The Tower begins on ITV1 on Monday November 8 at 9pm.

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Robert Leigh
Freelance writer