Portrait of Indira Varma

Acting

Indira Varma

Career

Active from 1997 to 2026, busiest in 2024 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
26
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for National Theatre Live: Present Laughter
National Theatre Live: Present Laughter
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 68 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Indira Varma Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Coming of Age
    1.5, average 3.0
  • Wholesome
    2.1, average 3.4
  • Nostalgia
    2.7, average 3.8
  • Physical Comedy
    1.4, average 2.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Psychological Thriller 6
  • Character Study 6
  • Character-Driven 5
  • Moral Ambiguity 4
  • Fast-Paced 3
  • Thought-Provoking 3
  • Ethical Dilemmas 3
  • Social Commentary 2
  • British Cinema 2
  • Erotic Thriller 2
  • Suspenseful 2
  • Slow-Burn Suspense 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

94
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

27 titles ยท average score 65
Frank & Louis
Frank & Louis (2026)
GoodWatch score 58

as Dr Watts

The Assessment
The Assessment (2025)
GoodWatch score 70

as Ambika

Coldwater
Coldwater (2025)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show ยท as Fiona

Creature Commandos
Creature Commandos (2024)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as The Bride (voice)

Disclaimer
Disclaimer (2024)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Narrator (voice)

National Theatre Live: Macbeth
National Theatre Live: Macbeth (2024)
GoodWatch score 76

as Lady Macbeth

Obsession
Obsession (2023)
GoodWatch score 38

TV show ยท as Ingrid Farrow

National Theatre Live: The Seagull
National Theatre Live: The Seagull (2022)
GoodWatch score 54

as Arkadina

Silent Hours
Silent Hours (2021)
GoodWatch score 42

as Dr. Catherine Benson

INVINCIBLE
INVINCIBLE (2021)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Volcanikka (voice)

For Life
For Life (2020)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Safiya Masry

Spitting Image
Spitting Image (2020)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show ยท as Voice Artist

2010s

29 titles ยท average score 70
Close
Close (2019)
GoodWatch score 46

as Rima Hassine

Official Secrets
Official Secrets (2019)
GoodWatch score 73

as Shami Chakrabarti

National Theatre Live: Present Laughter
National Theatre Live: Present Laughter (2019)
GoodWatch score 85

as Liz Essendine

Unspeakable
Unspeakable (2017)
GoodWatch score 58

as Jo

Silent Hours
Silent Hours (2017)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show ยท as Dr. Catherine Benson

Paranoid
Paranoid (2016)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show ยท as Nina Suresh

Titus Andronicus - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
Titus Andronicus - Live at Shakespeare's Globe (2014)

as Tamora

Anna
Anna (2013)
GoodWatch score 48

as Judith Morrow

Hunted
Hunted (2012)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Natalie Thorpe

Game of Thrones
Game of Thrones (2011)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show ยท as Ellaria Sand

Luther
Luther (2010)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Zoe Luther

Human Target
Human Target (2010)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Ilsa Pucci

2000s

31 titles ยท average score 59
Moses Jones
Moses Jones (2009)
GoodWatch score 31

TV show ยท as Dolly

The Whistleblowers
The Whistleblowers (2007)

TV show ยท as Alisha Cole

3 lbs
3 lbs (2006)
GoodWatch score 33

TV show ยท as Adrianne Holland

Basic Instinct 2
Basic Instinct 2 (2006)
GoodWatch score 28

as Denise Glass

Torchwood
Torchwood (2006)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show ยท as Suzie Costello

A Waste of Shame: The Mystery of Shakespeare and His Sonnets
A Waste of Shame: The Mystery of Shakespeare and His Sonnets (2005)
GoodWatch score 58

as Lucie "The dark lady"

Bones
Bones (2005)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Inspector Cate Pritchard

Broken News
Broken News (2005)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show ยท as Melanie Bellamy

Rome
Rome (2005)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Niobe of the Voreni

Bride & Prejudice
Bride & Prejudice (2004)
GoodWatch score 60

as Kiran

Peppa Pig
Peppa Pig (2004)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show ยท as Female Phone Voice (voice)

Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Bela Khan

1990s

6 titles ยท average score 64
Psychos
Psychos (1999)

TV show ยท as Dr Martine Nichol

Jinnah
Jinnah (1998)
GoodWatch score 76

as Ruttie Jinnah

Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love
Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1997)
GoodWatch score 52

as Maya

Clancy's Kitchen
Clancy's Kitchen (1997)

as Kitty

Sixth Happiness
Sixth Happiness (1997)

as Amy

Crucial Tales
Crucial Tales (1996)

TV show ยท as Manreet

1970s

1 title ยท average score 74
Arena
Arena (1975)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Various / Gila