Amrita Acharia

Biography

Amrita Acharia is a British actress of Nepalese and Ukrainian heritage who moved to England at 19 to train as an actor at ALRA. She is known for playing Irri, a handmaiden to Daenerys Targaryen, during the show's first two seasons of Game of Thrones, and for starring as Dr. Ruby Walker in the ITV drama The Good Karma Hospital from 2017 to 2022, a role that earned her a longlisting for a 2019 National Television Award. Her early screen work included an appearance as a schoolgirl in The Devil's Double (2011). She took the lead in the Norwegian film I Am Yours, which brought her a Best Actress nomination at the Amanda Awards and was Norway's submission for the foreign-language Oscar. She was also the lead of the British thriller Welcome to Curiosity and appeared in the Norwegian series Frikjent in 2016.

39years old

Turns 40 on July 31in 289 days

Born July 31, 1987Kathmandu
Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
Also credited as Amrita Acharya

Movie Career

Films: 5
Career span: 12 years2011 to 2023

Every film, newest first

2023There's Something in the BarnIMDb rating 5.5
2019Missing LinkIMDb rating 6.7
2018White ChamberIMDb rating 4.4
2014Dead Snow 2: Red vs. DeadIMDb rating 6.8
2011The Devil's DoubleIMDb rating 7.0

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Early training
Acharia was 19 when she left Norway after high school and went to England to pursue acting. She trained at ALRA.
A first
Acharia stars in Welcome to Curiosity, a British psychological thriller said to be the first film funded entirely by crowdfunding. Its producers collected £200,000 that way.

Amrita Acharia movies on Netflix

There's Something in the Barn2023IMDb rating 5.5as Carol Nordheim
Missing Link2019IMDb rating 6.7as Ama Lhamu (voice)
White Chamber2018IMDb rating 4.4as Ruth
Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead2014IMDb rating 6.8as Reidun
The Devil's Double2011IMDb rating 7.0as School Girl

Worked with

Amrita Acharia shares two films with Martin Starr, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Martin Starr

Emma Thompson

Hugh Jackman

Stephen Fry

Zoe Saldana

Zach GalifianakisLee TamahoriDirector, 1 film

Chris ButlerDirector, 1 film

Tommy WirkolaDirector, 1 film

Films together

Martin Starr2 films together, 2014 to 2023
Martin Starr's page
- There's Something in the Barn2023IMDb rating 5.5Acharia as Carol NordheimStarr as Bill Nordheim
- Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead2014IMDb rating 6.8Acharia as ReidunStarr as Daniel
Emma Thompson1 film together, 2019
Emma Thompson's page
- Missing Link2019IMDb rating 6.7Acharia as Ama LhamuvoiceThompson as The Eldervoice
Hugh Jackman1 film together, 2019
Hugh Jackman's page
- Missing Link2019IMDb rating 6.7Acharia as Ama LhamuvoiceJackman as Sir Lionel Frostvoice
Stephen Fry1 film together, 2019
Stephen Fry's page
- Missing Link2019IMDb rating 6.7Acharia as Ama LhamuvoiceFry as Lord Piggot-Duncebyvoice
Zoe Saldana1 film together, 2019
Zoe Saldana's page
- Missing Link2019IMDb rating 6.7Acharia as Ama LhamuvoiceSaldana as Adelina Fortnightvoice
Zach Galifianakis1 film together, 2019
Zach Galifianakis's page
- Missing Link2019IMDb rating 6.7Acharia as Ama LhamuvoiceGalifianakis as Mr. Linkvoice
Lee TamahoriDirector, 1 film, 2011
All films by Lee Tamahori
- The Devil's Double2011IMDb rating 7.0Acharia as School Girl
Chris ButlerDirector, 1 film, 2019
All films by Chris Butler
- Missing Link2019IMDb rating 6.7Acharia as Ama Lhamuvoice
Tommy WirkolaDirector, 1 film, 2014
All films by Tommy Wirkola
- Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead2014IMDb rating 6.8Acharia as Reidun

Online

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