Amrita Acharia

Amrita Acharya
अमृता आचार्या
Acharia at the Triforce SFF Awards in 2014
Born
Kathmandu, Kingdom of Nepal
NationalityBritish
Other namesAmrita Acharya
OccupationActress
Notable workGame of Thrones
Height1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)[1]

Amrita Acharia (Nepali: अमृता आचार्या, also spelled Acharya) is a British actress of Nepalese–Ukrainian 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 Kyiv. 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.[2]

At the age of 19, having finished high school in Norway, Acharia moved to England seeking a career in acting.[3][4] She trained at ALRA.[1]

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.[5] 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.[6]

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).[2] She was longlisted for the 2019 National Television Awards in the Best Drama Performance category for the role.[7]

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.[8]

Personal life

Acharia completed the London Marathon in 2016, with a time of 03:46:07.[9]

She is an ambassador for the charity ChoraChori, which works to support displaced and trafficked Nepalese children from India.[10] She speaks Ukrainian, Russian, English, and Norwegian.[5][11] She does not speak Nepali, but stated she is planning to learn it.[12][2]

Filmography

Key
† Denotes projects that have not yet been released

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2010 In Company of Wolves[13] Rita Short film
Collectables Woman Short film
2011 The Devil's Double[14] School Girl
Lapland Bride TV film
2013 I Am Yours[15] Mina Original title: Jeg er din
2014 Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead[16] Reidun Original title: Død snø 2
Camouflage[17] Amira
2015 Amar Akbar & Tony[18] Richa
Of Her I Dream[19] Sharza Short film
Queen's Mile[20] Ania Short film
2016 Kiss the Devil in the Dark[21] Lilly Short film
2018 White Chamber[22] Ruth
Genesis[23] Alexa Brooks
Welcome to Curiosity[24] Zoe
Sibi and Dan[25] Kate TV film
2019 Missing Link[26] Ama Lhamu Voice role
2023 There's Something in the Barn[27] Carol Nordheim

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2010 Casualty Neela Sarin Episode: "A Lesser Good"[28]
2011 Doctors Saskia Tremlett Episode: "Candidate"[29]
2011-2012 Game of Thrones Irri Recurring role, 13 episodes[30]
2015 Pen & Paper & Laser Guns Abby Episode: "Series 1, Episode 2"
2016 Frikjent Amina Sahir Series regular, 8 episodes[31]
2017 Red Dwarf Waitress Greta Episode: "Timewave"[32]
2017-2022 The Good Karma Hospital Dr. Ruby Walker Series regular, 18 episodes[33]
2020 The Sister Holly Fox Miniseries, 4 episodes[34]
2022 The Serpent Queen Aabis Series regular, 8 episodes

Theatre credits

Year Title Role Venue Ref
2010 Elevator She New Diorama Theatre, London [35]
2014 At The End of Everything Else Icka Unicorn Theatre, London [36]
2015 The Chronicles of Kalki Kalki Gate Theatre, London [37]
24 Hour Plays - Heroines Yvette Royal National Theatre, London [38]
2020 The Special Relationship Anne Whyman Soho Theatre, London [39]

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 Nominated
2014 Amanda Award Best Actress I Am Yours Nominated
2016 Utah Film Award Best Supporting Actress: Short/Series Kiss the Devil in the Dark Nominated
Northern Light Talent Northern Light Talent Won
2018 Maverick Movie Award Best Supporting Actress: Short Kiss the Devil in the Dark Nominated
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 Nominated
2019 The 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 Nominated
Best Supporting Actress, Short Film Kiss the Devil in the Dark Nominated
2020 CinEuphoria Award Merit - Honorary Award (with Game of Thrones cast and crew) Game of Thrones Won

References

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  3. ^ Tommy H. Brakstad (24 January 2012). "Her er Norges ukjente filmstjerne" [Here is Norway's unknown film star]. Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). Retrieved 24 December 2017.
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  25. ^ "Sibi and Dan". RadioTimes.com. Radio Times. Archived from the original on 18 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  26. ^ Kay, Jeremy (28 June 2018). "Annapurna sets 2019 release for Laika's 'Missing Link'". Screen International – via ProQuest Music & Performing Arts Collection.
  27. ^ Hullender, Tatiana (1 November 2023). "There's Something In The Barn Teases Holiday Horror & Barn Elf Rules [EXCLUSIVE CLIP]". Screen Rant. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
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  39. ^ Logan, Brian (13 March 2020). "The Special Relationship review – compelling tales in Trump cabaret". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
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