Birth Name: Amrita Acharia
Birth Date: 1987-07-31
Birth Place: Kathmandu, Kathmandu District, Nepal
Details
Alternate Names: Amrita Acaria, Amrita Acharya
Physical Characteristics: N/A
Career
First Appearances: - The Devil's Double (2011) as School Girl
Most Important Roles: - There's Something in the Barn (2023) as Carol Nordheim
- I Am Yours (2013) as Mina
- Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead (2014) as Mary
- Camouflage (2014) as Amira
- The Devil's Double (2011) as School Girl
- Black Dog (2023) as Doctor
- Amar Akbar & Tony (2015) as Richa
- Lapland (2011) as Bride
- Welcome to Curiosity (2018) as Zoe
- Missing Link (2019) as Ama Lhamu (voice)
Career Highlights: - There's Something in the Barn (2023)
- I Am Yours (2013)
- Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead (2014)
- Camouflage (2014)
- The Devil's Double (2011)
- Black Dog (2023)
- Amar Akbar & Tony (2015)
- Lapland (2011)
- Welcome to Curiosity (2018)
- Missing Link (2019)
Awards
Awards: - Nominated for 1 Actor - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2012)
- Nominated for 1 Amanda - Best Actress (Årets kvinnelige skuespiller) (2014)
- Nominated for 1 Maverick Movie Award - Best Supporting Actress: Short (2018)
- Nominated for 1 Maverick Movie Award - Best Ensemble Performance: Short (2018)
- Nominated for 1 Filmed in Utah Award - Best Supporting Actress: Short/Series (2016)
- Won CinEuphoria - Merit - Honorary Award (2020)
- Nominated for 1 Film Award - Best Creature(s) (2019)
- Nominated for 1 Film Award - Best Supporting Actress, Short Film (2019)
- Won Northern Light Talent (2016)
Full Biography
Amrita Acharia (also spelled Acharya) is a Norwegian actress of Ukrainian and Nepalese background. Acharia was born in Nepal to a Nepalese father and Ukrainian mother. She grew up in Kathmandu, Ukraine, England and Tromsø. She speaks Ukrainian, Russian and English, in addition to learning Norwegian when she moved to Norway at age thirteen. After finishing high school in Norway, she moved to England at age nineteen to pursue her acting career. Acharia played the role of the Dothraki handmaiden Irri in the first two seasons of Game of Thrones. Her character was written out of the series during the second season, despite surviving far longer in the books upon which the series is based. In 2011, Acharia starred in the one off BBC Christmas show, Lapland.
