Acting
Lena Headey
EN, JA, DE cinema · 72 credits
Born
3 October 1973 (age 53)
Birthplace
Hamilton, Bermuda
Also known as Lena Heady · Lena Kathren Headey
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). 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
Filmography
Jacqueline Ess
Jacqueline Ess
as Jacqueline Ess
Divine Blood
Divine Blood
as Ruth George
Red, White & Royal Wedding
as Princess Catherine
Top Friends
Top Friends
as Ambrosia
Violet
Violet
Director
Ballistic
as Nance Redfield
Normal
as Moira
Long Pork
as Lily
H Is for Hawk
Producer
The Trap
Executive Producer, Director, Screenplay
DC League of Super-Pets
as Lara (voice)
9 Bullets
as Gypsy Moon
Gunpowder Milkshake
as Scarlet
Twist
as Sikes
Fighting with My Family
as Julia 'Sweet Saraya' Knight
The Flood
as Wendy, Executive Producer
The Trap
Director, Writer
Walk Like a Panther
as Miss Winters
Leading Lady Parts
as Actress #6
Thumper
as Ellen
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
as Lady Catherine de Bourgh
Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV
as Lunafreya Nox Fleuret (voice)
Zipper
as Jeannie Ellis
Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience
as Cersei Lannister
Unity
as Narrator (voice)
300: Rise of an Empire
as Queen Gorgo
Low Down
as Sheila Albany
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
as Jocelyn Fray
The Purge
as Mary Sandin
Dredd
as Ma-Ma
Grimm Fairy Tales Animated
as Sela Mathers, Co-Producer
Pete Smalls Is Dead
as Shannah
Tell-Tale
as Elizabeth
Laid to Rest
as Cindy
The Devil's Wedding
as The Devil's Bride
The Broken
as Gina McVey
The Red Baron
as Käthe
Whore
as Mom
300
as Gorgo
St Trinian's
as Miss Dickinson
The Contractor
as DI Annette Ballard
Imagine Me & You
as Luce
Ultra
as Penny / Ultra
The Brothers Grimm
as Angelika
The Cave
as Dr. Kathryn Jennings
Round About Five
as Girlfriend
The Actors
as Dolores
Possession
as Blanche Glover
The Gathering Storm
as Ava Wigram
Black Plague
as Lady Matilda Mellerby
Ripley's Game
as Sarah Trevanny
Aberdeen
as Kaisa
Gossip
as Cathy Jones
Onegin
as Olga
Inside-Out
as Window-dresser
The Man with Rain in His Shoes
as Sylvia Weld
Face
as Connie
Mrs. Dalloway
as Young Sally
The Grotesque
as Cleo Coal
Loved Up
as Sarah
The Jungle Book
as Katherine 'Kitty' Brydon
MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday
as Elise Moran
Fair Game
as Ellie
Century
as Miriam
The Remains of the Day
as Lizzie
The Clothes in the Wardrobe
as Margaret
Waterland
as Young Mary