# Amrita Acharia

_Norwegian actress_

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Last updated: 2026-10-07

> Amrita Acharia is a British actress of Nepalese–Ukrainian origins. She is best known for her roles as Irri in the HBO series Game of Thrones and as Dr. Ruby Walker in the ITV series The Good Karma Hospital.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 31 July 1987 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4748667#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Kathmandu ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4748667#P19))
- **Citizenship:** Norway; United Kingdom ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4748667#P27))
- **Occupation:** actor; film actor; film director ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4748667#P106))
- **Education:** Academy of Live and Recorded Arts ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4748667#P69))
- **X (Twitter):** AmritaAcharia1 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4748667#P2002))
- **Instagram:** amritaacharia1 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4748667#P2003))

## Early life and education

- She spent her first seven years in Nepal, before her father's job took the family to England and then, as a teenager, to Tromsø, Norway. ([The Independent](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/amrita-acharia-interview-game-of-thrones-irri-the-good-karma-hospital-itv-a7556451.html))
- At the age of 19, having finished high school in Norway, Acharia moved to England seeking a career in acting. ([Verdens Gang](http://www.vg.no/rampelys/artikkel.php?artid=10076405), [My Republica](https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/56746/))
- Acharia completed the London Marathon in 2016, with a time of 03:46:07. ([Runpix](http://www.runpix.co/arace9/23/fo.php?dt=42&hm=lon16&id=52826))
- She is an ambassador for the charity ChoraChori, which works to support displaced and trafficked Nepalese children from India. ([Open Publishing](https://www.chorachori.org.uk/))
- She speaks Ukrainian, Russian, English, and Norwegian. ([Uproxx](http://uproxx.com/hitfix/hitfix-interview-amrita-acharia-talks-game-of-thrones/), [Dagbladet](http://www.dagbladet.no/2010/09/07/kultur/hbo/tv_og_medier/tv-serier/13279214/))
- She does not speak Nepali, but stated she is planning to learn it. ([nepalitimes.com](https://www.nepalitimes.com/banner/amrita-acharia-comes-home/), [The Independent](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/amrita-acharia-interview-game-of-thrones-irri-the-good-karma-hospital-itv-a7556451.html))

## Career

- Her character died during the second season. ([Uproxx](http://uproxx.com/hitfix/hitfix-interview-amrita-acharia-talks-game-of-thrones/))
- Acharia played an NHS junior doctor who, faced with frustration at work and issues in her personal life, responds to an advert to work at a public hospital in the southern Indian state of Kerala (although the show was actually filmed in Sri Lanka rather than India). ([The Independent](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/amrita-acharia-interview-game-of-thrones-irri-the-good-karma-hospital-itv-a7556451.html))
- She was longlisted for the 2019 National Television Awards in the Best Drama Performance category for the role. ([Daily Mirror](https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/national-television-awards-2019-nominations-13425903))
- It relates four interconnected stories based around a serial killer's escape from prison. ([Craven Herald (Skipton, England)](https://www.cravenherald.co.uk/leisure/16269768.jurassic-world-fallen-kingdom-out-this-week/))

_Cited sentences quoted from Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Amrita_Acharia&oldid=1375528378), CC BY-SA 4.0._

## Questions

**When was Amrita Acharia born?**  
Amrita Acharia was born on 31 July 1987 in Kathmandu.

**Where did Amrita Acharia study?**  
Amrita Acharia was educated at Academy of Live and Recorded Arts.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Amrita Acharia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amrita_Acharia) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): अमृता आचार्य](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%83%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q4748667](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4748667) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Amrita Acharia at Triforce SFF Awards 2014.jpg by wizardradiomedia (CC BY 3.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Amrita_Acharia_at_Triforce_SFF_Awards_2014.jpg)
- [Wikipedia (English), revision used for cited facts: Amrita Acharia](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Amrita_Acharia&oldid=1375528378) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [The Independent: Actress Amrita Acharia talks Game of Thrones, Nordic noir and The Good Karma Hospital (2017-02-01)](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/amrita-acharia-interview-game-of-thrones-irri-the-good-karma-hospital-itv-a7556451.html)
- [Verdens Gang: Her er Norges ukjente filmstjerne (24 January 2012)](http://www.vg.no/rampelys/artikkel.php?artid=10076405)
- [My Republica: Coming back home after 16 years...](https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/56746/)
- [Runpix: Amrita Acharya Dunne 52826 (2016-04-24)](http://www.runpix.co/arace9/23/fo.php?dt=42&hm=lon16&id=52826)
- [Open Publishing: Nepal Children's Charity (30 April 2005)](https://www.chorachori.org.uk/)
- [Uproxx: Amrita Acharia talks Game of Thrones (29 April 2012)](http://uproxx.com/hitfix/hitfix-interview-amrita-acharia-talks-game-of-thrones/)
- [Dagbladet: Norske Amrita (23) i ny HBO-satsing (7 September 2010)](http://www.dagbladet.no/2010/09/07/kultur/hbo/tv_og_medier/tv-serier/13279214/)
- [nepalitimes.com: Amrita Acharia comes home (4 January 2019)](https://www.nepalitimes.com/banner/amrita-acharia-comes-home/)
- [Daily Mirror: National Television Awards 2019 nominations revealed in full – as Susanna Reid brands the whole thing sexist (2018-10-16)](https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/national-television-awards-2019-nominations-13425903)
- [Craven Herald (Skipton, England): Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom out this week (2018-06-07)](https://www.cravenherald.co.uk/leisure/16269768.jurassic-world-fallen-kingdom-out-this-week/)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Amrita Acharia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Amrita Acharia at Triforce SFF Awards 2014.jpg — wizardradiomedia, CC BY 3.0.

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