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Indira Varma

Indira Varma

Actor · Born September 27, 1973 (53) · Bath, Somerset, England, UK

Indira Anne Varma is an English stage and screen actress. She was a member of Musical Youth Theatre Company and graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London, in 1995. Her film debut and first major role was in Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love. She has gone on to appear in the television series The Canterbury Tales, Rome, Luther, Human Target, and Game of Thrones (as Ellaria Sand).

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Born
September 27, 1973 (53)
From
Bath, Somerset, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
57 on Motif · 98 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 24% in 30 days

What are Indira Varma's films like?

Across their 29 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Drama9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 90th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 37th percentile
: browse their Crime movies

Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
34%
Self
29%
Bonds
18%
Survival
7%
Power
5%
Society
4%
Ideas
3%
Justice7 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption4 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 16 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 13

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 7 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 6 · Intense 9

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 8 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 6

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 1 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 9

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 4

Roles they play

17 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 4 of 17 analyzed roles.

Hero
4 of 17
Mentor
4 of 17
Shapeshifter
3 of 17
Herald
3 of 17
Trickster
1 of 17
Ally
1 of 17
Shadow
1 of 17
Show the 17 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
22
Melancholic
16
Dread
10
Contemplative
8
Hopeful
6
Other
19

How their films linger

Thought-provoking13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 13 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet19
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous6

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Indira Varma's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 48 of their 57 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (19).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Indira Varma's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

98 credits, 57 with a Motif page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Other Bennet Sister(2026)

    Show 10 episodes · as Mrs. Gardiner

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Young Sherlock (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • Frank & Louis(2026)

    as Dr Watts

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Coldwater(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · as Fiona

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • The Assessment(2024)

    as Ambika

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Creature Commandos(2024)

    Show 7 episodes · as The Bride (voice)

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Dune: Prophecy(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Disclaimer(2024)

    Show 7 episodes · as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Doctor Who(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Duchess of Pemberton

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • Macbeth(2024)

    as Lady Macbeth

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Trouble with Jessica(2023)

    as Jessica

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Maya: Birth of a Superhero (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    as Maya (Superhero)

  • Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One(2023)

    as DIA

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Obsession(2023)

    Show 4 episodes · as Ingrid Farrow

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all shows

  • Extrapolations(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Gita Mishra

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • National Theatre Live: The Seagull (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)

    as Arkadina

  • Obi-Wan Kenobi(2022)

    Show 3 episodes · as Tala Durith

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows

  • The Legend of Vox Machina(2022)

    Show 19 episodes · as Lady Allura Vysoren (voice)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Silent Hours(2021)

    as Dr. Catherine Benson

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Invincible(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Volcanikka (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Crisis(2021)

    as Madira Brower

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Spitting Image (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 20 episodes · as Voice Artist

  • Faith Healer (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)

    as Grace

  • The One and Only Ivan(2020)

    as Dr. Maya Wilson

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Lost Pyramids of the Aztecs (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 2 episodes · as Narrator (Voice)

  • Rebuilding Notre-Dame (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Narrator - (Voice)

  • For Life(2020)

    Show 23 episodes · as Safiya Masry

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • National Theatre Live: Present Laughter (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    as Liz Essendine

  • The Capture(2019)

    Show 12 episodes · as Khadija Khan

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Official Secrets(2019)

    as Shami Chakrabarti

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Carnival Row(2019)

    Show 8 episodes · as Piety Breakspear

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • This Way Up(2019)

    Show 10 episodes · as Charlotte

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Secrets of Egypt's Valley of the Kings (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 6 episodes · as Narrator (Voice)

  • Close(2019)

    as Rima Hassine

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Early Days (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    Executive Producer

  • Patrick Melrose(2018)

    Show 3 episodes · as Anne Moore

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Unspeakable(2017)

    as Jo

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Great British Skinny Dip (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    as Host

  • The Machine (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    as Hannah

  • Una(2016)

    as Sonia

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Silent Hours (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 3 episodes · as Dr. Catherine Benson

  • Paranoid(2016)

    Show 8 episodes · as Nina Suresh

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • New Blood(2016)

    Show 2 episodes · as Lisa Douglas

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • The Night Manager(2016)

    Show 6 episodes · as Mayra Cavendish

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Vintage Blood (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    as Izzy

  • National Theatre Live: Man and Superman (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    as Ann Whitefield/Ana

  • Indian Summers(2015)

    Show 20 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Hampstead Theatre At Home: Tiger Country (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)

    as Vashti

  • Exodus: Gods and Kings(2014)

    as High Priestess

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Titus Andronicus - Live at Shakespeare's Globe (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)

    as Tamora

  • Anna(2013)

    as Judith Morrow

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • What Remains(2013)

    Show 4 episodes · as Elaine

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Hunted(2012)

    Show 8 episodes · as Natalie Thorpe

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • World Without End (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 8 episodes · as Mattie Wise

  • Game of Thrones(2011)

    Show 23 episodes · as Ellaria Sand

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Silk(2011)

    Show 6 episodes · as George Duggan

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Luther(2010)

    Show 6 episodes · as Zoe Luther

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Human Target(2010)

    Show 13 episodes · as Ilsa Pucci

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Moses Jones(2009)

    Show 3 episodes · as Dolly

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • Inside the Box (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)

    as Catherine Powell

  • Comanche Moon(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Therese Wanz

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • The Whistleblowers (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 6 episodes · as Alisha Cole

  • Sex and Death 101(2007)

    as Devon Sever

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • 3 lbs (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 8 episodes · as Adrianne Holland

  • Torchwood(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · as Suzie Costello

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Basic Instinct 2(2006)

    as Denise Glass

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • A Waste of Shame: The Mystery of Shakespeare and His Sonnets(2005)

    as Lucie "The dark lady"

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Broken News (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 6 episodes · as Melanie Bellamy

  • Love Soup (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Suzanne Daley

  • Bones(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · as Inspector Cate Pritchard

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Rome(2005)

    Show 13 episodes · as Niobe of the Voreni

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Quatermass Experiment (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)

    as Judith Carroon

  • Peppa Pig(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Female Phone Voice (voice)

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • Hustle(2004)

    Show 2 episodes · as D.C.I. Lucy Britford

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Bride & Prejudice(2004)

    as Kiran

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • DNA(2004)

    Show 3 episodes · as Cara Mathis

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Reversals (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2003)

    as Kathy Irwin

  • Little Britain (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Actress · as Babysitting Mother · as Health Spa Receptionist

  • Canterbury Tales (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Meena

  • Mad Dogs (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)

    as Narendra

  • The Inspector Lynley Mysteries(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Melissa Booth

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Rockface (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Alison

  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Bela Khan

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • One for the Road (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2001)

    as Gila

  • The Whistle-Blower (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2001)

    as Diane Crossman

  • In a Land of Plenty (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 10 episodes · as Sonali

  • Attachments (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 4 episodes · as Sacha · as Sasha

  • Other People's Children (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 4 episodes · as Amy

  • Zehn wahnsinnige Tage (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2000)

    as Ra

  • Psychos (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 6 episodes · as Dr Martine Nichol

  • Jinnah(1998)

    as Ruttie Jinnah

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Sixth Happiness(1997)

    as Amy

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Clancy's Kitchen (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1997)

    as Kitty

  • Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love(1996)

    as Maya

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Crucial Tales (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Manreet

  • Arena (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as Gila · as Various

  • Mother Daughter (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Actor

  • The Beacon (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 98 titles, 96 of them dated from 1975 to 2026; peak year 2020.

Biggest box office

Basic Instinct 2 (2006)

$39M worldwide

Highest rated

The Other Bennet Sister (2026)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

The Legend of Vox Machina (2022)

Film career

19752026

Peak 2020 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 9 Motif titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting96 of 98: 96 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score70thProducing2 of 98: 2 only producing, 0 with another role

By decade

1970s1 · acting1990s6 · acting2000s31 · acting2010s31 · 29 acting · 2 crew2020s27 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 6% of 16 roles
9712

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Indira Varma's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 57th percentile, the median of all 21; across their 16 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Approval · how many liked their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Reach · how many have seen their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Midcredits score across 57 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up25
  • 50th to 74th14
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

26 of their 57 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved8
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser26
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed15

Most divisive · actor

Frank & Louis (2026)

82nd percentile spread · 20% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Game of Thrones (2011)

Midcredits 99th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 72/100 in their films, across 16 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 48. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Indira Varma's work okay for kids?

Across up to 18 Motif titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore16 titles11–90 · median 59 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity18 titles26–71 · median 59 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity14 titles31–80 · median 55 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs11 titles32–64 · median 50 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense14 titles35–78 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Indira Varma work with?

People who share at least 2 of Indira Varma's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Alan Tudyk shares the most, 2.

Actors

Producers