Indira Varma (born 27 September, 1973)[1] is an English actress who is best known for her role as Niobe of the Voreni in HBO's Rome, which also starred Game of Thrones cast members Ciaran Hinds and Tobias Menzies. She is also known for her roles in the films Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love, Bride and Prejudice and Basic Instinct 2 as well as the TV series Luther, Human Target and Torchwood, which starred Burn Gorman.
Varma is the only child of a South Asian Indian father and a Swiss mother who was part Genoese Italian. She was a member of Musical Youth Theatre Company. She graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London in 1995.
In Game of Thrones, Varma plays the role of Ellaria Sand, the paramour of Prince Oberyn Martell. She joined the cast as a guest star in the fourth season, and was promoted to starring cast member in the fifth season.
Credits
Guest-starring
| Season four credits | ||||
| Two Swords | The Lion and the Rose | Breaker of Chains | Oathkeeper | First of His Name |
| The Laws of Gods and Men | Mockingbird | The Mountain and the Viper | The Watchers on the Wall | The Children |
Starring
| Season five credits | ||||
| The Wars to Come | The House of Black and White | High Sparrow | Sons of the Harpy | Kill the Boy |
| Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken | The Gift | Hardhome | The Dance of Dragons | Mother’s Mercy |
| Season six credits | ||||
| The Red Woman | Home | Oathbreaker | Book of the Stranger | The Door |
| Blood of My Blood | The Broken Man | No One | Battle of the Bastards | The Winds of Winter |
