Acting
Indira Varma
Born 1973-09-27
Bath, Somerset, England, UK
Department: Acting
Biography
Indira Anne Varma is an English stage and screen actress. She was a member of Musical Youth Theatre Company and graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London, in 1995. Her film debut and first major role was in Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love. She has gone on to appear in the television series The Canterbury Tales, Rome, Luther, Human Target, and Game of Thrones (as Ellaria Sand).
Known For
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Game of Thrones
2011
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INVINCIBLE
2021
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Bones
2005
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Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
2023
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Exodus: Gods and Kings
2014
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Obi-Wan Kenobi
2022
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Rome
2005
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The Night Manager
2016
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Carnival Row
2019
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Peppa Pig
2004
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (106 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Frank & Louis | Dr Watts | Movie | 2026 |
 | The Other Bennet Sister | Mrs. Gardiner | TV Series | 2026 |
 | Young Sherlock | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2026 |
 | Coldwater | Fiona | TV Series | 2025 |
 | The Assessment | Ambika | Movie | 2025 |
 | Creature Commandos | The Bride (voice) | TV Series | 2024 |
 | Dune: Prophecy | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2024 |
 | Disclaimer | Narrator (voice) | TV Series | 2024 |
 | Doctor Who | Duchess of Pemberton | TV Series | 2024 |
 | National Theatre Live: Macbeth | Lady Macbeth | Movie | 2024 |
 | The Trouble with Jessica | Jessica | Movie | 2024 |
 | Maya: Birth of a Superhero | Maya (Superhero) | Movie | 2024 |
 | Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One | DIA | Movie | 2023 |
 | Obsession | Ingrid Farrow | TV Series | 2023 |
 | Extrapolations | Gita Mishra | TV Series | 2023 |
 | National Theatre Live: The Seagull | Arkadina | Movie | 2022 |
 | Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return | Self - Tala Durith | Movie | 2022 |
 | Obi-Wan Kenobi | Tala Durith | TV Series | 2022 |
 | The Legend of Vox Machina | Lady Allura Vysoren (voice) | TV Series | 2022 |
 | Silent Hours | Dr. Catherine Benson | Movie | 2021 |
 | INVINCIBLE | Volcanikka (voice) | TV Series | 2021 |
 | Crisis | Madira Brower | Movie | 2021 |
 | Spitting Image | Voice Artist | TV Series | 2020 |
 | Faith Healer | Grace | Movie | 2020 |
 | The One and Only Ivan | Dr. Maya Wilson | Movie | 2020 |
 | Lost Pyramids of the Aztecs | Narrator (Voice) | TV Series | 2020 |
 | Rebuilding Notre-Dame | Narrator - (Voice) | TV Series | 2020 |
 | For Life | Safiya Masry | TV Series | 2020 |
 | National Theatre Live: Present Laughter | Liz Essendine | Movie | 2019 |
 | The Capture | Khadija Khan | TV Series | 2019 |
 | Official Secrets | Shami Chakrabarti | Movie | 2019 |
 | Carnival Row | Piety Breakspear | TV Series | 2019 |
 | This Way Up | Charlotte | TV Series | 2019 |
 | Secrets of Egypt's Valley of the Kings | Narrator (Voice) | TV Series | 2019 |
 | Close | Rima Hassine | Movie | 2019 |
 | Early Days | Executive Producer | Movie | 2018 |
 | Patrick Melrose | Anne Moore | TV Series | 2018 |
 | Unspeakable | Jo | Movie | 2017 |
 | Reported Missing | Self - Narrator (voice) | TV Series | 2017 |
 | The Great British Skinny Dip | Host | Movie | 2017 |
| The Machine | Hannah | Movie | 2017 | |
 | Una | Sonia | Movie | 2017 |
 | Silent Hours | Dr. Catherine Benson | TV Series | 2017 |
 | Paranoid | Nina Suresh | TV Series | 2016 |
 | New Blood | Lisa Douglas | TV Series | 2016 |
 | The Night Manager | Mayra Cavendish | TV Series | 2016 |
 | Vintage Blood | Izzy | Movie | 2015 |
 | National Theatre Live: Man and Superman | Ann Whitefield/Ana | Movie | 2015 |
 | Indian Summers | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2015 |
 | Hampstead Theatre At Home: Tiger Country | Vashti | Movie | 2014 |
 | Exodus: Gods and Kings | High Priestess | Movie | 2014 |
 | Titus Andronicus - Live at Shakespeare's Globe | Tamora | Movie | 2014 |
 | Anna | Judith Morrow | Movie | 2013 |
 | What Remains | Elaine | TV Series | 2013 |
 | Hunted | Natalie Thorpe | TV Series | 2012 |
 | World Without End | Mattie Wise | TV Series | 2012 |
 | Game of Thrones | Ellaria Sand | TV Series | 2011 |
 | Silk | George Duggan | TV Series | 2011 |
 | Luther | Zoe Luther | TV Series | 2010 |
 | Harold Pinter: A Celebration | Self | Movie | 2010 |
 | Human Target | Ilsa Pucci | TV Series | 2010 |
 | Moses Jones | Dolly | TV Series | 2009 |
 | Inside the Box | Catherine Powell | Movie | 2009 |
 | Comanche Moon | Therese Wanz | TV Series | 2008 |
 | The Whistleblowers | Alisha Cole | TV Series | 2007 |
 | Sex and Death 101 | Devon Sever | Movie | 2007 |
 | 3 lbs | Adrianne Holland | TV Series | 2006 |
 | Torchwood | Suzie Costello | TV Series | 2006 |
 | Basic Instinct 2 | Denise Glass | Movie | 2006 |
 | A Waste of Shame: The Mystery of Shakespeare and His Sonnets | Lucie "The dark lady" | Movie | 2005 |
 | Broken News | Melanie Bellamy | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Bring Something Back: The Making of 'The Quatermass Experiment' | Self | Movie | 2005 |
 | Love Soup | Suzanne Daley | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Bones | Inspector Cate Pritchard | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Rome | Niobe of the Voreni | TV Series | 2005 |
 | The Quatermass Experiment | Judith Carroon | Movie | 2005 |
 | Peppa Pig | Female Phone Voice (voice) | TV Series | 2004 |
 | Hustle | D.C.I. Lucy Britford | TV Series | 2004 |
 | Bride & Prejudice | Kiran | Movie | 2004 |
| Donovan | Cara Mathis | TV Series | 2004 | |
| Reversals | Kathy Irwin | Movie | 2003 | |
 | Little Britain | Actress | TV Series | 2003 |
| Little Britain | Babysitting Mother | TV Series | 2003 |
| Little Britain | Health Spa Receptionist | TV Series | 2003 |
 | Canterbury Tales | Meena | TV Series | 2003 |
 | Mad Dogs | Narendra | Movie | 2002 |
 | The Inspector Lynley Mysteries | Melissa Booth | TV Series | 2002 |
 | Rockface | Alison | TV Series | 2002 |
 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Bela Khan | TV Series | 2001 |
 | One for the Road | Gila | Movie | 2001 |
 | The Whistle-Blower | Diane Crossman | Movie | 2001 |
 | In a Land of Plenty | Sonali | TV Series | 2001 |
| Attachments | Sasha | TV Series | 2000 | |
| Attachments | Sacha | TV Series | 2000 | |
| Other People's Children | Amy | TV Series | 2000 | |
| Zehn wahnsinnige Tage | Ra | Movie | 2000 | |
 | Psychos | Dr Martine Nichol | TV Series | 1999 |
 | Jinnah | Ruttie Jinnah | Movie | 1998 |
 | Sixth Happiness | Amy | Movie | 1997 |
 | Clancy's Kitchen | Kitty | Movie | 1997 |
 | Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love | Maya | Movie | 1997 |
| Crucial Tales | Manreet | TV Series | 1996 | |
 | Arena | Gila | TV Series | 1975 |
| Arena | Various | TV Series | 1975 |
| The Beacon | Self / Appearance | Movie | — | |
 | Mother Daughter | Self / Appearance | Movie | — |