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Amrita Acharia
Actor
Born July 31, 1987 (36 years)
Amrita Acharia (also spelled Acharya) is a Norwegian actress of Ukrainian and Nepalese background. Acharia was born in Nepal to a Nepalese father and Ukrainian mother. She grew up in Kathmandu, Ukraine, England and Tromsø. She speaks Ukrainian, Russian and English, in addition to learning Norwegian when she moved to Norway at age thirteen. After finishing high school in Norway, she moved to England at age nineteen to pursue her acting career. Acharia played the role of the Dothraki handmaiden Irri in the first two seasons of Game of Thrones. Her character was written out of the series during the second season, despite surviving far longer in the books upon which the series is based. In 2011, Acharia starred in the one off BBC Christmas show, Lapland.
Filmography
| 2023 | There's Something in the Barn · as Carol Nordheim |
| 2023 | Black Dog · as Doctor |
| 2023 | Kitti Katz (TV Series) · as Anubia |
| 2022 | The Serpent Queen (TV Series) · as Aabis |
| 2020 | The Sister (TV Series) · as Holly Fox |
| 2019 | Missing Link · as Ama Lhamu (voice) |
| 2018 | White Chamber · as Ruth |
| 2018 | Sameeram · as Sameera |
| 2018 | Welcome to Curiosity · as Zoe |
| 2018 | Genesis · as Alexa Brooks |
| 2017 | The Good Karma Hospital (TV Series) · as Dr. Ruby Walker |
| 2015 | Amar Akbar & Tony · as Richa |
| 2015 | Acquitted (TV Series) · as Amina Sahir |
| 2014 | Camouflage · as Amira |
| 2014 | Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead · as Mary |
| 2013 | I Am Yours · as Mina |
| 2011 | Lapland · as Bride |
| 2011 | The Devil's Double · as School Girl |
| 2011 | Game of Thrones (TV Series) · as Irri |
| 2011 | Making of Game of Thrones · as Irri |
| 2011 | Game of Thrones: Costumes · as Irri |
| 2000 | Doctors (TV Series) · as Saskia Tremlett |
| 1988 | Red Dwarf (TV Series) · as Waitress Greta |
| 1986 | Casualty (TV Series) · as Neela Sarin |