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.
Filmography
There's Something in the Barn
2023
as Carol Nordheim
Black Dog
2023
as Doctor
Missing Link
2019
as Ama Lhamu (voice)
Sameeram
2018
as Sameera
Welcome to Curiosity
2018
as Zoe
White Chamber
2018
as Ruth
Kiss the Devil in the Dark
2016
as Lilly
- No poster
Queen's Mile
2015
as Ania
Amar Akbar & Tony
2015
as Richa
Camouflage
2014
as Amira
Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead
2014
as Mary
I Am Yours
2013
as Mina
Lapland
2011
as Bride
The Devil's Double
2011
as School Girl