Cast & creator
Indira Varma
Best known for Bones, Game of Thrones, Law & Order: Criminal Intent
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).
Also known as: Indria Varma, Індіра Варма, 인디라 바르마, ایندیرا وارما
45
film credits
61
television credits
104
1975–2026 · acting roles
6.7
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (106)
Showing 106 of 106 credits
Bones
Inspector Cate Pritchard
2005
Game of Thrones
Ellaria Sand
2011
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Bela Khan
2001
Peppa Pig
Female Phone Voice (voice)
2004
Arena
Gila
1975Arena
Various
1975
INVINCIBLE
Volcanikka (voice)
2021
Obsession
Ingrid Farrow
2023
Rome
Niobe of the Voreni
2005
The Legend of Vox Machina
Lady Allura Vysoren (voice)
2022
Hustle
D.C.I. Lucy Britford
2004
Doctor Who
Duchess of Pemberton
2024
Torchwood
Suzie Costello
2006
Disclaimer
Narrator (voice)
2024
The Capture
Khadija Khan
2019
The Night Manager
Mayra Cavendish
2016
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
DIA
2023
Luther
Zoe Luther
2010
Dune: Prophecy
2024
Young Sherlock
2026
Human Target
Ilsa Pucci
2010
Carnival Row
Piety Breakspear
2019
Little Britain
Actress
2003Little Britain
Babysitting Mother
2003Little Britain
Health Spa Receptionist
2003
Creature Commandos
The Bride (voice)
2024
Silk
George Duggan
2011
Extrapolations
Gita Mishra
2023
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Tala Durith
2022
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
Melissa Booth
2002
Exodus: Gods and Kings
High Priestess
2014
For Life
Safiya Masry
2020
Patrick Melrose
Anne Moore
2018
The Other Bennet Sister
Mrs. Gardiner
2026
Indian Summers
Executive Producer
2015
World Without End
Mattie Wise
2012
Sex and Death 101
Devon Sever
2007Attachments
Sasha
2000Attachments
Sacha
2000
The Assessment
Ambika
2025
Rockface
Alison
2002
Love Soup
Suzanne Daley
2005
Official Secrets
Shami Chakrabarti
2019
Basic Instinct 2
Denise Glass
2006
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
Self - Tala Durith
2022
3 lbs
Adrianne Holland
2006
Canterbury Tales
Meena
2003
Comanche Moon
Therese Wanz
2008
Hunted
Natalie Thorpe
2012
The One and Only Ivan
Dr. Maya Wilson
2020
What Remains
Elaine
2013
Paranoid
Nina Suresh
2016
Coldwater
Fiona
2025
Broken News
Melanie Bellamy
2005
This Way Up
Charlotte
2019
Anna
Judith Morrow
2013
Bride & Prejudice
Kiran
2004
The Whistleblowers
Alisha Cole
2007
Reported Missing
Self - Narrator (voice)
2017
Moses Jones
Dolly
2009
Spitting Image
Voice Artist
2020
Close
Rima Hassine
2019
The Trouble with Jessica
Jessica
2024
New Blood
Lisa Douglas
2016
Crisis
Madira Brower
2021
National Theatre Live: Macbeth
Lady Macbeth
2024
Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love
Maya
1997
Psychos
Dr Martine Nichol
1999Crucial Tales
Manreet
1996
In a Land of Plenty
Sonali
2001Other People's Children
Amy
2000
Frank & Louis
Dr Watts
2026
Una
Sonia
2017
A Waste of Shame: The Mystery of Shakespeare and His Sonnets
Lucie "The dark lady"
2005
Harold Pinter: A Celebration
Self
2010
Silent Hours
Dr. Catherine Benson
2017
Rebuilding Notre-Dame
Narrator - (Voice)
2020
Silent Hours
Dr. Catherine Benson
2021
Mother Daughter
National Theatre Live: The Seagull
Arkadina
2022Donovan
Cara Mathis
2004
National Theatre Live: Man and Superman
Ann Whitefield/Ana
2015
National Theatre Live: Present Laughter
Liz Essendine
2019
Unspeakable
Jo
2017
The Quatermass Experiment
Judith Carroon
2005
Titus Andronicus - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
Tamora
2014
Lost Pyramids of the Aztecs
Narrator (Voice)
2020
Secrets of Egypt's Valley of the Kings
Narrator (Voice)
2019
Sixth Happiness
Amy
1997
Hampstead Theatre At Home: Tiger Country
Vashti
2014
Bring Something Back: The Making of 'The Quatermass Experiment'
Self
2005
Faith Healer
Grace
2020
One for the Road
Gila
2001Reversals
Kathy Irwin
2003The Machine
Hannah
2017
Early Days
Executive Producer
2018
The Whistle-Blower
Diane Crossman
2001
Inside the Box
Catherine Powell
2009
The Great British Skinny Dip
Host
2017
Jinnah
Ruttie Jinnah
1998Zehn wahnsinnige Tage
Ra
2000
Mad Dogs
Narendra
2002
Maya: Birth of a Superhero
Maya (Superhero)
2024The Beacon
Clancy's Kitchen
Kitty
1997
Vintage Blood
Izzy
2015