SOME viewers will know Amrita Acharia as Daenerys Targaryen’s handmaiden Irri in Game of Thrones.
But now she is back starring in the ITV series The Good Karma Hospital for its fourth season.
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Who is Amrita Acharia?
Amrita Acharia, 33, is an actress from Nepal who is best known for starring as Irri in Game of Thrones.
She was born in 1987 to Nepalese Dr Acharya and a Ukrainian mother, and moved to England with her parents when she was six years old.
They later relocated to Norway.
Thanks to her international upbringing, she speaks Nepali, Ukrainian, Russian, English, and Norwegian.
After finishing high school in Norway, Amrita moved to England to start her acting career.
Who does Amrita Acharia play in The Good Karma Hospital?
Amrita stars as Dr Ruby Walker, the junior Doctor who in the last series moved to India to get over a break-up.
After two years of being off screens, the medical drama The Good Karma Hospital is returning with a brand new series.
Season four will premiere on ITV and ITV Hub at 8pm on Sunday January 23, 2022.
The series will run for six episodes, with the finale airing on Sunday 6 March.
What else has Amrita Acharia starred in?
Amrita played the character of Ruby Walker in the ITV series The Good Karma Hospital.
The series tells the story of junior doctor Ruby, who hopes to distract herself from heartbreak and find a job in India.
But the realities of work, life and love in the under-resourced and over-worked Indian hospital hit her hard.
Amrita first started getting recognised after she was cast as Dothraki handmaiden Irri in the first two seasons of Game Of Thrones.
Her character survived much longer than in the books but was later removed from the cast.
She also starred in BBC’s Lapland show in 2011 and had a small role as a school girl in the biographical film The Devil’s Double.
In 2016 her language skills came into play as she landed the part of Amina Sahir in Norwegian TV series Acquitted, which was hailed as Norway’s most-watched crime drama.
Amrita starred in the 2020 ITV drama The Sister.
The thrilling series, starred Russell Tovey, told the story of a man fighting against the dark secrets of his past.
Amrita played the role of Holly Fox, the wife of Russell’s character Nathan.
