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