Amrita Acharia

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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. Game of Thrones (2011) — Irri
2. Missing Link (2019) — Ama Lhamu (voice)
3. Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead (2014) — Mary
4. The Devil's Double (2011) — School Girl
5. Red Dwarf (1988) — Waitress Greta
6. There's Something in the Barn (2023) — Carol Nordheim
7. The Serpent Queen (2022) — Aabis
8. Casualty (1986) — Neela Sarin
9. White Chamber (2018) — Ruth
10. Acquitted (2015) — Amina Sahir
11. Van der Valk (2020) — Inge Palmberg
12. The Sister (2020) — Holly Fox
13. The Good Karma Hospital (2017) — Dr. Ruby Walker
14. I Am Yours (2013) — Mina
15. Welcome to Curiosity (2018) — Zoe
16. Black Dog (2023) — Doctor
17. Amar Akbar & Tony (2015) — Richa
18. Camouflage (2014) — Amira
19. Queen's Mile (2015) — Ania
20. Tiger Island (2026) — Self - Narrator
21. Lapland (2011) — Bride
22. Sameeram (2018) — Sameera
23. Kiss the Devil in the Dark (2016) — Lilly

Directed

1. Sleepeater — Director
2. The Carer (2022) — Director