
Indira Varma
Known for Acting · 90 credits
- Born
- 1973-09-27 (age 52)
- Place of birth
- Bath, Somerset, England, UK
- Also known as
- Indria Varma · Індіра Варма · 인디라 바르마 · ایندیرا وارما
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
TV Shows (46)

Game of Thrones
2011
as Ellaria Sand

Bones
2005
as Inspector Cate Pritchard

Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Bela Khan

INVINCIBLE
2021
as Volcanikka (voice)

Rome
2005
as Niobe of the Voreni

The Legend of Vox Machina
2022
as Lady Allura Vysoren (voice) / Allura (voice)

The Capture
2019
as Khadija Khan

Hustle
2004
as D.C.I. Lucy Britford

Torchwood
2006
as Suzie Costello

Doctor Who
2024
as Duchess of Pemberton

Obsession
2023
as Ingrid Farrow

Luther
2010
as Zoe Luther

The Night Manager
2016
as Mayra Cavendish

Carnival Row
2019
as Piety Breakspear

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
2002
as Melissa Booth

Human Target
2010
as Ilsa Pucci

Obi-Wan Kenobi
2022
as Tala Durith

Dune: Prophecy
2024

Silk
2011
as George Duggan

Creature Commandos
2024
as The Bride (voice)

Disclaimer
2024
as Narrator (voice)

Extrapolations
2023
as Gita Mishra

Patrick Melrose
2018
as Anne Moore

For Life
2020
as Safiya Masry

The Other Bennet Sister
2026
as Mrs. Gardiner

World Without End
2012
as Mattie Wise
Attachments
2000
as Sasha / Sacha

Canterbury Tales
2003
as Meena

3 lbs
2006
as Adrianne Holland

Coldwater
2025
as Fiona

Comanche Moon
2008
as Therese Wanz

Love Soup
2005

Hunted
2012
as Natalie Thorpe

Psychos
1999
as Dr Martine Nichol

This Way Up
2019
as Charlotte

Paranoid
2016
as Nina Suresh

Rockface
2002
as Alison

Reported Missing
2017
as Self - Narrator (voice)

What Remains
2013
as Elaine

Broken News
2005
as Melanie Bellamy

Moses Jones
2009
as Dolly
Other People's Children
2000
as Amy

The Whistleblowers
2007
as Alisha Cole

Secrets of Egypt's Valley of the Kings
2019
as Narrator (Voice)

Rebuilding Notre-Dame
2020
as Narrator - (Voice)

Lost Pyramids of the Aztecs
2020
as Narrator (Voice)
Movies (44)

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
2023
as DIA

Exodus: Gods and Kings
2014
as High Priestess

Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
2022
as Self - Tala Durith

The Assessment
2025
as Ambika

Close
2019
as Rima Hassine

Basic Instinct 2
2006
as Denise Glass

Sex and Death 101
2007
as Devon Sever

Official Secrets
2019
as Shami Chakrabarti

Anna
2013
as Judith Morrow

Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love
1997
as Maya

The One and Only Ivan
2020
as Dr. Maya Wilson

Bride & Prejudice
2004
as Kiran

Crisis
2021
as Madira Brower
Reversals
2003
as Kathy Irwin

Frank & Louis
2026

Una
2017
as Sonia

Silent Hours
2021
as Dr. Catherine Benson

The Trouble with Jessica
2024
as Jessica

The Whistle-Blower
2001
as Diane Crossman

Jinnah
1998
as Ruttie Jinnah

A Waste of Shame: The Mystery of Shakespeare and His Sonnets
2005
as Lucie "The dark lady"

National Theatre Live: Present Laughter
2019
as Liz Essendine

National Theatre Live: The Seagull
2022
as Arkadina

National Theatre Live: Man and Superman
2015
as Ann Whitefield/Ana

Unspeakable
2017
as Jo

The Quatermass Experiment
2005
as Judith Carroon
The Machine
2017
as Hannah

Macbeth
2024
as Lady Macbeth

Sixth Happiness
1997
as Amy

Mad Dogs
2002
as Narendra

Harold Pinter: A Celebration
2010
as Self

Bring Something Back: The Making of 'The Quatermass Experiment'
2005

Inside the Box
2009
as Catherine Powell

Titus Andronicus - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
2014
as Tamora
The Beacon

Faith Healer
2020
as Grace

Maya: Birth of a Superhero
2024
as Maya (Superhero)

Clancy's Kitchen
1997
as Kitty
One for the Road
2001
as Gila

Vintage Blood
2015
as Izzy

Mother Daughter

The Great British Skinny Dip
2017
as Host

Hampstead Theatre At Home: Tiger Country
2014
as Vashti
Zehn wahnsinnige Tage
2000
as Ra
About 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). With 90 credits spanning from 1997 to 2026, Indira Varma has appeared in 44 films and 46 TV shows.
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- Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (2023) — as DIA
- Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014) — as High Priestess
- Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return (2022) — as Self - Tala Durith
- The Assessment (2025) — as Ambika
- Close (2019) — as Rima Hassine
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