Lena Headey
71 movies · 32 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Oct 3, 1973 (age 53)
- Place of birth
- Hamilton, Bermuda
- Also known as
- Lena Heady · Lena Kathren Headey
Biography
Lena Kathren Headey (born October 3, 1973) is a British actress. She gained international recognition and acclaim for her portrayal of Cersei Lannister on the HBO epic fantasy drama series Game of Thrones (2011–2019), for which she received five Primetime Emmy Award nominations and a Golden Globe Award nomination.
Headey made her film debut in the mystery drama Waterland (1992). She continued to work steadily in British and American films and on television, before gaining further recognition with her lead performances in the films The Brothers Grimm (2005) and 300 (2007). Her other film credits include The Remains of the Day (1993), The Jungle Book (1994), Mrs Dalloway (1997), Ripley's Game (2002), Imagine Me & You (2005), Dredd (2012), The Purge (2013), 300: Rise of an Empire (2014), Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016), and Fighting with My Family (2019).
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Outside of film, Headey starred as Sarah Connor in the science fiction television series Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008–2009) and had a recurring role as Amelia Hughes in the animated web series Infinity Train (2019–2021). She provided voices for the role-playing video game Risen (2009) and the video game tie-in film Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV (2016), as well as the animated series Danger Mouse (2015–2017) and Trollhunters (2017–2018), and puppet-animated series The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (2019).
Known for
Lena Headey: movies and TV shows
Acting (99)
- Upcoming Jacqueline Ess
as Jacqueline Ess
- Upcoming Rita
as Rita
- Upcoming Divine Blood
as Ruth George
- Upcoming Red, White & Royal Wedding
as Princess Catherine
- Upcoming
- Upcoming Top Friends
as Ambrosia
- Upcoming
- Upcoming
- Upcoming
- 2026 Ballistic
as Nance Redfield
- 2026 Normal
as Moira
- 2025
- 2025 Long Pork
as Lily
- 2024
- 2023
- 2023
- 2023
- 2022 DC League of Super-Pets
as Lara (voice)
- 2022 9 Bullets
as Gypsy Moon
- 2021
- 2021 Gunpowder Milkshake
as Scarlet
- 2021 Twist
as Sikes
- 2020
- 2019
- 2019
- 2019 The Flood
as Wendy
- 2019 Fighting with My Family
as Julia 'Sweet Saraya' Knight
- 2018
- 2018
- 2018 Walk Like a Panther
as Miss Winters
- 2018 Leading Lady Parts
as Actress #6
- 2017 Thumper
as Ellen
- 2016
- 2016 Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV
as Lunafreya Nox Fleuret (Voice: English version)
- 2016 Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
as Lady Catherine de Bourgh
- 2015
- 2015 Zipper
as Jeannie Ellis
- 2015 Unity
as Narrator (voice)
- 2015 Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience
as Cersei Lannister
- 2014 300: Rise of an Empire
as Queen Gorgo
- 2014 Low Down
as Sheila Albany
- 2013
- 2013
- 2013 The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
as Jocelyn Fray
- 2013 The Purge
as Mary Sandin
- 2012 Grimm Fairy Tales Animated
as Sela Mathers
- 2012 Dredd
as Ma-Ma
- 2011
- 2010 Pete Smalls Is Dead
as Shannah
- 2009
- 2009 Tell-Tale
as Elizabeth
- 2009 Laid to Rest
as Cindy
- 2009 The Devil's Wedding
as The Devil's Bride
- 2008 The Broken
as Gina McVey
- 2008 Whore
as Mom
- 2008 The Red Baron
as Käthe
- 2008
- 2007 St Trinian's
as Miss Dickinson
- 2007 The Contractor
as DI Annette Ballard
- 2007 300
as Gorgo
- 2006 Ultra
as Penny / Ultra
- 2006 Imagine Me & You
as Luce
- 2005 Round About Five
as Girlfriend
- 2005 The Brothers Grimm
as Angelika
- 2005 The Cave
as Dr. Kathryn Jennings
- 2004
- 2003 The Actors
as Dolores
- 2002 Black Plague
as Lady Matilda Mellerby
- 2002 Ripley's Game
as Sarah Trevanny
- 2002 Possession
as Blanche Glover
- 2002 The Gathering Storm
as Ava Wigram
- 2001 The Parole Officer
as Emma
- 2000 Aberdeen
as Kaisa
- 2000 Gossip
as Cathy Jones
- 1999 Onegin
as Olga
- 1999 Inside-Out
as Window-dresser
- 1998 The Man with Rain in His Shoes
as Sylvia Weld
- 1998
- 1997 Face
as Connie
- 1997 Mrs. Dalloway
as Young Sally
- 1997
- 1996
- 1995 The Grotesque
as Cleo Coal
- 1995 Loved Up
as Sarah
- 1995
- 1995
- 1995
- 1994 The Jungle Book
as Katherine 'Kitty' Brydon
- 1994 MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday
as Elise Moran
- 1994 Fair Game
as Ellie
- 1993 Century
as Miriam
- 1993 The Clothes in the Wardrobe
as Margaret
- 1993 The Remains of the Day
as Lizzie
- 1992 Waterland
as Young Mary
- 1991
- 1991
- 1988
- 1985
- 1968
Behind the camera (8)
- Upcoming Rita
Executive Producer
- Upcoming Violet
Director
- 2025 H Is for Hawk
Producer
- 2023
- 2023 The Trap
Executive Producer, Director, Screenplay
- 2019 The Trap
Director, Writer
- 2019 The Flood
Executive Producer
- 2012 Grimm Fairy Tales Animated
Co-Producer
Talk shows and appearances (10)
- 2021
- 2019 Under A Rock with Tig Notaro
1 episode
- 2019
- 2015
- 2014 Running Wild with Bear Grylls
1 episode
- 2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers
1 episode
- 2010 Conan
1 episode
- 2009 RuPaul's Drag Race
2 episodes
- 2005 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2 episodes
- 2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live!
1 episode