Indira Varma

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

Game of Thrones Not in library

Game of Thrones

2011

Invincible Not in library

Invincible

2021

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One

2023

Exodus: Gods and Kings Not in library

Exodus: Gods and Kings

2014

Bones Not in library

Bones

2005

Obi-Wan Kenobi Not in library

Obi-Wan Kenobi

2022

Rome Not in library

Rome

2005

Carnival Row Not in library

Carnival Row

2019

The Night Manager

The Night Manager

2016

Luther Not in library

Luther

2010

Acting

2026 Frank & Louis
2026 The Other Bennet Sister as Mrs. Gardiner (10 episodes)
2025 The Assessment as Ambika
2025 Coldwater as Fiona (6 episodes)
2024 The Trouble with Jessica as Jessica
2024 Macbeth as Lady Macbeth
2024 Maya: Birth of a Superhero as Maya (Superhero)
2024 Creature Commandos as The Bride (voice) (7 episodes)
2024 Doctor Who as Duchess of Pemberton (1 episode)
2024 Disclaimer as Narrator (voice) (7 episodes)
2024 Dune: Prophecy
2023 Obsession as Ingrid Farrow (4 episodes)
2023 Extrapolations as Gita Mishra (1 episode)
2022 National Theatre Live: The Seagull as Arkadina
2022 Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return as Self - Tala Durith
2022 The Legend of Vox Machina as Lady Allura Vysoren (voice) (17 episodes)
2022 Obi-Wan Kenobi as Tala Durith (3 episodes)
2021 Silent Hours as Dr. Catherine Benson
2021 Crisis as Madira Brower
2021 Invincible as Volcanikka (voice) (1 episode)
2020 Faith Healer as Grace
2020 The One and Only Ivan as Dr. Maya Wilson
2020 Lost Pyramids of the Aztecs as Narrator (Voice) (2 episodes)
2020 For Life as Safiya Masry (23 episodes)
2020 Rebuilding Notre-Dame as Narrator - (Voice) (1 episode)
2019 Close as Rima Hassine
2019 Official Secrets as Shami Chakrabarti
2019 National Theatre Live: Present Laughter as Liz Essendine
2019 Secrets of Egypt's Valley of the Kings as Narrator (Voice) (6 episodes)
2019 The Capture as Khadija Khan (12 episodes)
2019 This Way Up as Charlotte (10 episodes)
2019 Carnival Row as Piety Breakspear (8 episodes)
2018 Patrick Melrose as Anne Moore (3 episodes)
2017 Una as Sonia
2017 Unspeakable as Jo
2017 The Machine as Hannah
2017 The Great British Skinny Dip as Host
2017 Reported Missing as Self - Narrator (voice) (4 episodes)
2017 Reported Missing as Self - Narrator (voice) (8 episodes)
2016 Paranoid as Nina Suresh (8 episodes)
2016 The Night Manager as Mayra Cavendish (6 episodes) In Library
2015 National Theatre Live: Man and Superman as Ann Whitefield/Ana
2015 Vintage Blood as Izzy
2014 Exodus: Gods and Kings as High Priestess
2014 Titus Andronicus - Live at Shakespeare's Globe as Tamora
2014 Hampstead Theatre At Home: Tiger Country as Vashti
2013 Anna as Judith Morrow
2013 What Remains as Elaine (4 episodes)
2012 Hunted as Natalie Thorpe (8 episodes)
2012 World Without End as Mattie Wise (8 episodes)
2011 Game of Thrones as Ellaria Sand (23 episodes)
2011 Silk as George Duggan (6 episodes)
2010 Harold Pinter: A Celebration as Self
2010 Luther as Zoe Luther (6 episodes)
2010 Human Target as Ilsa Pucci (13 episodes)
2009 Inside the Box as Catherine Powell
2009 Moses Jones as Dolly (3 episodes)
2008 Comanche Moon as Therese Wanz (1 episode)
2007 Sex and Death 101 as Devon Sever
2007 The Whistleblowers as Alisha Cole (6 episodes)
2006 Basic Instinct 2 as Denise Glass
2006 3 lbs as Adrianne Holland (8 episodes)
2006 Torchwood as Suzie Costello (2 episodes)
2005 The Quatermass Experiment as Judith Carroon
2005 A Waste of Shame: The Mystery of Shakespeare and His Sonnets as Lucie "The dark lady"
2005 Bring Something Back: The Making of 'The Quatermass Experiment'
2005 Rome as Niobe of the Voreni (13 episodes)
2005 Broken News as Melanie Bellamy (6 episodes)
2005 Love Soup
2005 Bones as Inspector Cate Pritchard (2 episodes)
2004 Bride & Prejudice as Kiran
2004 Hustle as D.C.I. Lucy Britford (2 episodes)
2003 Reversals as Kathy Irwin
2003 Canterbury Tales as Meena (1 episode)
2002 Mad Dogs as Narendra
2002 The Inspector Lynley Mysteries as Melissa Booth (1 episode)
2001 One for the Road as Gila
2001 The Whistle-Blower as Diane Crossman
2001 Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Bela Khan (1 episode)
2000 Other People's Children as Amy (4 episodes)
2000 Attachments as Sasha (1 episode)
2000 Attachments as Sacha (4 episodes)
1999 Psychos as Dr Martine Nichol (6 episodes)
1998 Jinnah as Ruttie Jinnah
1997 Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love as Maya
1997 Clancy's Kitchen as Kitty
1997 Sixth Happiness as Amy
The Beacon
Mother Daughter

Production

2018 Early Days Executive Producer