
Indira Varma
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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
Credits

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (2023)
as DIA

The Assessment (2025)
as Ambika

Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014)
as High Priestess

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

Basic Instinct 2 (2006)
as Denise Glass

Anna (2013)
as Judith Morrow

Sex and Death 101 (2007)
as Devon Sever

The One and Only Ivan (2020)
as Dr. Maya Wilson

Official Secrets (2019)
as Shami Chakrabarti

Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1997)
as Maya

Bride & Prejudice (2004)
as Kiran

Close (2019)
as Rima Hassine

Silent Hours (2021)
as Dr. Catherine Benson

Crisis (2021)
as Madira Brower

National Theatre Live: Macbeth (2024)
as Lady Macbeth

The Trouble with Jessica (2024)
as Jessica

Una (2017)
as Sonia

Frank & Louis (2026)
Actor

Mad Dogs (2002)
as Narendra

Jinnah (1998)
as Ruttie Jinnah

The Great British Skinny Dip (2017)
as Host

The Quatermass Experiment (2005)
as Judith Carroon

The Whistle-Blower (2001)
as Diane Crossman

National Theatre Live: The Seagull (2022)
as Arkadina
The Beacon (—)
Actor
The Machine (2017)
as Hannah

Harold Pinter: A Celebration (2010)
as Self

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

Faith Healer (2020)
as Grace

National Theatre Live: Present Laughter (2019)
as Liz Essendine

Inside the Box (2009)
as Catherine Powell

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

Unspeakable (2017)
as Jo

Vintage Blood (2015)
as Izzy

Clancy's Kitchen (1997)
as Kitty

Sixth Happiness (1997)
as Amy
Reversals (2003)
as Kathy Irwin
Zehn wahnsinnige Tage (2000)
as Ra
One for the Road (2001)
as Gila

Bring Something Back: The Making of 'The Quatermass Experiment' (2005)
Actor

Hampstead Theatre At Home: Tiger Country (2014)
as Vashti

Mother Daughter (—)
Actor

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

Titus Andronicus - Live at Shakespeare's Globe (2014)
as Tamora





