Amrita Acharia
Biography
Amrita Acharia is a Norwegian actress of Ukrainian and Nepalese background. Born in Nepal, she grew up in various locations including Kathmandu, Ukraine, England, and Tromsø. Acharia speaks multiple languages including Ukrainian, Russian, and English, and learned Norwegian at age thirteen. She moved to England at nineteen to pursue her acting career. Acharia is known for her acting credits, with a total of 25 known credits. Her known roles include playing the Dothraki handmaiden Irri in the first two seasons of Game of Thrones. Acharia was born on July 31, 1987, in Kathmandu, Nepal.
Career overview
Amrita Acharia is a Norwegian actress of Ukrainian and Nepalese background. Born in Nepal to a Nepalese father and Ukrainian mother, she grew up in various locations including Kathmandu, Ukraine, England, and Tromsø. Acharia speaks multiple languages, including Ukrainian, Russian, and English, and learned Norwegian upon moving to Norway at age thirteen.
After finishing high school in Norway, Acharia moved to England at age nineteen to pursue her acting career. Her early career credits are not specified in the provided sources. Acharia is known for playing 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.
Acharia has a known credit count of 25 and is listed as a female actor born on July 31, 1987, in Kathmandu, Nepal. Her acting career has spanned multiple roles and projects, with notable performances in 'The Good Karma Hospital' as 'Dr. Ruby Walker', although specific details about this role are not provided in the sources.
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- Tiger Island (2026) as Self - Narrator
- There's Something in the Barn (2023) as Carol Nordheim
- Black Dog (2023) as Doctor
- The Serpent Queen (2022) as Aabis
- The Carer (2022) Director
- Van der Valk (2020) as Inge Palmberg
- The Sister (2020) as Holly Fox
- Missing Link (2019) as Ama Lhamu (voice)
- White Chamber (2018) as Ruth
- Sameeram (2018) as Sameera
- Welcome to Curiosity (2018) as Zoe
- The Good Karma Hospital (2017) as Dr. Ruby Walker
- Kiss the Devil in the Dark (2016) as Lilly
- Acquitted (2015) as Amina Sahir
- Queen's Mile (2015) as Ania
- Amar Akbar & Tony (2015) as Richa
- Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead (2014) as Mary
- Camouflage (2014) as Amira
- I Am Yours (2013) as Mina
- Game of Thrones (2011) as Irri
- The Devil's Double (2011) as School Girl
- Lapland (2011) as Bride
- Red Dwarf (1988) as Waitress Greta
- Casualty (1986) as Neela Sarin
- Sleepeater Writer
- Sleepeater Director