Amrita Acharia (, also spelled Acharya) is a British actress of NepaleseUkrainian origins. She is best known for her roles as Irri in the HBO series Game of Thrones and as Dr. Ruby Walker in the ITV series The Good Karma Hospital.
Early life Acharia was born in Patan, Nepal. Her father is Nepalese and met her Ukrainian mother while studying in Lviv. Acharia grew up in Kathmandu, Ukraine, England and Norway. She spent her first seven years in Nepal, before her father's job took the family to England and then, as a teenager, to Tromsø, Norway.
At the age of 19, having finished high school in Norway, Acharia moved to England seeking a career in acting. She trained at ALRA.Amrita Acharia cv Conway van Gelder Grant. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
Career Acharia played the role of Irri, a Dothraki servant of Daenerys Targaryen in the first two seasons of Game of Thrones. Her character died during the second season. In a scene cut from the broadcast programmes, Irri was strangled by her fellow handmaiden Doreah (played by Roxanne McKee).
Amrita also made an appearance as a school girl in the biographical film The Devil's Double.
Acharia played the lead in the Norwegian feature film I Am Yours, a role which landed her a nomination for Best Actress at the Norwegian Amanda Awards. The film was chosen as Norway's foreign-language Academy Awards submission.
In 2016 Acharia appeared in the role as State Prosecutor in the Norwegian TV-series Frikjent.
From 2017 to 2022 she starred as Dr Ruby Walker in the ITV series The Good Karma Hospital. Acharia played an NHS junior doctor who, faced with frustration at work and issues in her personal life, responds to an advert to work at a public hospital in the southern Indian state of Kerala (although the show was actually filmed in Sri Lanka rather than India). She was longlisted for the 2019 National Television Awards in the Best Drama Performance category for the role.
She is the lead in the British psychological thriller Welcome to Curiosity which is supposedly the world's first film to be entirely crowdfunded. The producers raised £200,000 through crowdfunding. It relates four interconnected stories based around a serial killer's escape from prison.
Personal life Acharia completed the London Marathon in 2016, with a time of 03:46:07.
She is an ambassador for the charity ChoraChori, which works to support displaced and trafficked Nepalese children from India. She speaks Ukrainian, Russian, English, and Norwegian. She does not speak Nepali, but stated she is planning to learn it.
Filmography +Key Denotes projects that have not yet been released
Film YearTitleRoleNotes2010 In Company of Wolves Rita Short film Collectables Woman Short film2011 The Devil's Double School Girl Lapland Bride TV film 2013 I Am Yours Mina Original title: Jeg er din2014 Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead Reidun Original title: Død snø 2 Camouflage Amira2015 Amar Akbar & Tony Richa Of Her I Dream Sharza Short film Queen's Mile Ania Short film 2016 Kiss the Devil in the Dark Lilly Short film2018 White Chamber Ruth GenesisGenesis 2 – 2018 Official Movie Trailer Obsidian Ross, 16 April 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2021. Alexa Brooks Welcome to Curiosity Zoe Sibi and Dan Kate TV film 2019 Missing Link Ama Lahuma Voice role2023 There's Something in the Barn Carol Nordheim Black Dog Doctor
Television YearTitleRoleNotes 2010 Casualty Neela Sarin Episode: "A Lesser Good"Casualty Series 24 Episode 40 Radio Times, retrieved 27 July 2019. 2011 Doctors Saskia Tremlett Episode: "Candidate" 2011–2012 Game of Thrones Irri Recurring role, 13 episodes 2015 Pen & Paper & Laser Guns Abby Episode: "Series 1, Episode 2" 2016 Frikjent Amina Sahir Series regular, 8 episodes 2017 Red Dwarf Waitress Greta Episode: "Timewave" 2017–2022 The Good Karma Hospital Dr. Ruby Walker Series regular, 18 episodes 2020 The Sister Holly Fox Miniseries, 4 episodes 2022–2024 The Serpent Queen Aabis Series regular, 16 episodes 2026 Tiger Island Narrator BBC documentary miniseries, 2 episodes 2026 Van der Valk Inge Palmberg Episode: Series 4, Episode 3
Video game YearTitleRoleNotes 2025 Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 Safia Ulusoy Voice role 2026 Dragon Quest VII Reimagined Aishe Voice rolehttps://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/video-games/Dragon-Quest-VII-Reimagined/Aishe/
Radio / Podcast YearTitleRoleNotes 2026 BBC Limelight: Wolf Valley Lena Miniseries, 5 episodes
Theatre credits
Year Title Role Venue 2010 Elevator She New Diorama Theatre, London 2014 At The End of Everything Else Icka Unicorn Theatre, London 2015 The Chronicles of Kalki Kalki Gate Theatre, London 24 Hour Plays – Heroines Yvette Royal National Theatre, London 2020 The Special Relationship Anne Whyman Soho Theatre, London
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result 2012 Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (with Game of Thrones cast) Game of Thrones 2014 Amanda Award Best Actress I Am Yours 2016 Utah Film Award Best Supporting Actress: Short/Series Kiss the Devil in the Dark Northern Light Talent Northern Light Talent 2018Maverick Movie Award Best Supporting Actress: Short Kiss the Devil in the Dark Best Ensemble Performance: Short (with Dameon Clarke, Doug Jones, Gary Reimer, Rick Macy, Johnny Call, Amy Lia, Brian Higgins, Sonia Macari, Jake Stormoen, Jillian Joy, Beth Mayoh & James C. Morris) Kiss the Devil in the Dark 2019The International Horror Hotel Film Award Best Creature(s) (with Doug Jones, Chris Hanson, Jonathan Martin, Rebecca Martin, Amy Lia & Jillian Joy) Kiss the Devil in the Dark Best Supporting Actress, Short Film Kiss the Devil in the Dark 2020 CinEuphoria Award Merit – Honorary Award (with Game of Thrones cast and crew) Game of Thrones
References
External links
Amrita Acharya Dunne Photos from the London Marathon 2016.