Amrita Acharia
Born: 1987-07-31 in Kathmandu, Nepal
Known For: Acting
Biography
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
- Black Dog as Doctor
- There's Something in the Barn as Carol Nordheim
2022
- The Serpent Queen as Aabis
- The Carer ... (Director)
2020
- Van der Valk as Inge Palmberg
- The Sister as Holly Fox
2019
- Missing Link as Ama Lhamu (voice)
2018
- White Chamber as Ruth
- Welcome to Curiosity as Zoe
- Sameeram as Sameera
2017
- The Good Karma Hospital as Dr. Ruby Walker
2016
- Kiss the Devil in the Dark as Lilly
2015
- Acquitted as Amina Sahir
- Amar Akbar & Tony as Richa
- Queen's Mile as Ania
2014
- Camouflage as Amira
- Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead as Mary
2013
- I Am Yours as Mina
2011
- Game of Thrones as Irri
- Lapland as Bride
- The Devil's Double as School Girl
1988
- Red Dwarf as Waitress Greta
1986
- Casualty as Neela Sarin