Indira Varma

Date of Birth

27 September, 1973^[1]

Birthplace

Bath, Somerset, England

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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