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British actress and narrator

Indira Anne Varma (born 27 September 1973)^[1] is neat as a pin British actress and narrator.

Turn thumbs down on film debut and first chief role was in Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love.

She is known for her smooth roles, such as playing Niobe in the BBC and HBO series Rome (2005–07), Suzie Costello in the BBC series Torchwood (2006), Zoe Luther in high-mindedness BBC series Luther (2010), Ilsa Pucci in Human Target^[2][3] (2010–11), Ellaria Sand in the HBO series Game of Thrones (2014–2017), and The Bride in rectitude DCU/Max adult animated series Creature Commandos (2024-present).

In September 2016 she began starring in rank ITV/Netflix series Paranoid as Put a bet on Nina Suresh. She has very worked extensively in the theatricalism, winning a Laurence Olivier Stakes for her performance in Present Laughter (2019).

Early life

Varma was raised in Bath, Somerset, probity only child of an Asian father and a Swiss progenitrix who was of part City Italian descent.^[4][5] Her mother was a graphic designer and added father was an illustrator.^[5] She was a member of Lyrical Youth Theatre Company and gradational from the Royal Academy recompense Dramatic Art (RADA) in Author, in 1995.^[4]

Career

Varma's first role stern graduating from RADA was restructuring a courtesan in Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love pound 1996.^[6] She then went test to act in Jinnah interject 1998, and Bride and Prejudice in 2004.

Her first the media appearance was in 1996 ideal Crucial Tales. An early radio b newspaper people role was the young Classical wife Niobe in the 2005 first series of BBC/HBO's leading historical drama Rome. Her night appeared briefly in the second-best series when it was shown on 14 January 2007.^[7]

In 2006 she played Suzie Costello reliably the first and eighth episodes, "Everything Changes" and "They Hide Killing Suzie", of BBC Three's science-fiction drama series Torchwood.^[8] She appeared as Dr Adrienne Holland in the CBS medical stage production 3 lbs^[9] which premiered endorsement 14 November 2006^[10] and was cancelled on 30 November 2006 due to poor ratings.^[11] Varma guest starred in the fourth-season premiere of hit US gumshoe drama Bones as Scotland Curtilage Inspector Cate Pritchard.

She besides played the role of Zoe Luther in the first followers of the BBC drama Luther.

Varma played the role corporeal Ilsa Pucci in the following season of the Fox array Human Target until the radio show was cancelled on 10 Can 2011.^[12]

In 2014, Varma was pitch as Ellaria Sand, the inamorata of Oberyn Martell in period 4 of the HBO keep in shape Game of Thrones.^[13] She non-natural the role through season 7.^[14]

She lent her voice to integrity Circle mage Vivienne, in high-mindedness 2014 role-playing video game Dragon Age: Inquisition.

Later on, she also gave her voice medical Katherine Proudmoore in Battle disperse Azeroth, one of the about recent expansion in the MMO role-playing game World of Warcraft.

In 2016, she played distinction lead role of DC Nina Suresh in the eight-episode Nation television drama Paranoid, streamed institute on Netflix.

Varma portrays precise reform-minded corrections official in greatness 2020 ABClegal dramaFor Life, beam appears as the double emissary Tala Durith in the Obi-Wan Kenobi series for Disney+, kind well as Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One.

In 2022, Varma began narrating excellence Witches series of audio books by Terry Pratchett.^[15][16]

In May 2023, it was announced that Varma would portray The Duchess withdraw the first season of Doctor Who in the episode Rogue.^[17] She will also be debut in Mission: Impossible – Interpretation Final Reckoning, set for premiere in 2025.^[18]

Theatre

In 1997, Varma emerged in two Shakespeare plays: she portrayed Audrey in As Ready to react Like It at the Nottingham Playhouse, and later that best played Bianca in Othello wrap up the National Theatre, London.

Prank 2000 to 2001, she emerged in Harold Pinter and Di Trevis's NT stage adaptation designate Pinter's The Proust Screenplay, Remembrance of Things Past, based fear À la recherche du temps perdu, by Marcel Proust. Strengthen the summer of 2001, she played Gila in One reckon the Road, by Harold Dramatist, at Lincoln Center for prestige Performing Arts in New Dynasty City.

In 2002, she acted upon Sasha Lebedieff in Ivanov near Anton Chekhov at the Formal Theatre and Bunty Mainwaring row The Vortex by Noël Weakling at the Donmar Theatre, Writer. In 2004, she played Sabina in The Skin of Go off Teeth by Thornton Wilder squabble the Young Vic Theatre Playhouse, London. In 2008, she la-de-da Nadia Baliye in The Straight up Hour by David Hare put behind you the Royal Court Theatre Author.

In 2009, she played Olivia in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night get Donmar West End at Wyndham's Theatre, London. In 2012, she played Jessica in Terry Johnson's Hysteria at the Theatre Kinglike, Bath. In 2013 she bogus Miss Cutts in The Hothouse by Harold Pinter in significance Trafalgar Transformed season at Trafalgar Studios.^[19]

In 2014, Varma played Tamora, Queen of the Goths, bit Lucy Bailey's "gore-fest" production have a high regard for Titus Andronicus at Shakespeare's Globe.^[20] In 2015, she appeared jump Ralph Fiennes in George Physiologist Shaw's Man and Superman crash into the National Theatre.^[21] In 2020, pre-lockdown, she starred in Chekhov's The Seagull as Irina fringe Game of Thrones co-star Emilia Clarke at the Playhouse Coliseum.

Her 2019 performance in Present Laughter at The Old Vic theatre earned Varma a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Entertainer in a Supporting Role.^{[6][22][23][24]}

In 2023-2024 she played Lady Macbeth resolve Ralph Fiennes in Macbeth turnup for the books a number of UK theatres and at the Shakespeare Playhouse Company in Washington D.C.^[25][26]

Personal life

Varma met actor Colin Tierney refurbish 1997 while they were playacting together in Othello at character National Theatre.^[6] They later spliced and the couple reside moniker Hornsey, North London, with their daughter.^[27][28]

Filmography

Film

Television

Audio

Video games

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