India Ria Amarteifio was born on 17th September 2001, she is an award winning English actress whose career began on the West End before making waves on television. She is best known for playing the title role in Netflix’s Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story (2023), a performance that earned her the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series.

Born in Kingston upon Thames, England, Amarteifio grew up in Twickenham with her sister, raised by their single mother. Her mother had moved to London to pursue art before becoming a beautician “to make ends meet.” India is of Ghanaian and German descent.

Her passion for performance began early. In 2012, she joined the Richmond Academy of Dance, where she auditioned for and won a scholarship to the Sylvia Young Theatre School.

Initially credited as India Ria Amarteifio, she made her West End debut in 2011 as Young Nala in The Lion King at the Lyceum Theatre.

She went on to play Hortensia in Matilda the Musical at the Cambridge Theatre, and Violet Beauregarde in the original 2013 cast of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane.

That same year, she made her television debut in the BBC One film Gangsta Granny.

Her breakout came in 2023, starring as young Queen Charlotte in Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story. The role brought her critical acclaim, NAACP Image Award and Astra TV Award nominations, a spot on Variety’s “10 Brits to Watch,” and recognition as one of Tatler’s “Bright Young Things.”

Beyond acting, Amarteifio is known for her activism. In 2024, she supported the Gaza, You’ll Never Walk Alone charity initiative and signed the Artists for Palestine letter to the BBC, condemning the censorship of the documentary Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone.

In 2025, following the UK Supreme Court’s ruling on the definition of “woman” in the Equality Act, she joined over 400 film and television professionals in signing an open letter showing solidarity with trans, non-binary, and intersex communities, while condemning the ruling and related guidance from the Equality and Human Rights Commission.