Lena Headey
Acting
1973-10-03 · Hamilton, Bermuda
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
2026 · Movie
Normal
2026 · Movie
The Abandons
2025 · Series
H Is for Hawk
2025 · Movie
Long Pork
2025 · Movie
Masters of the Universe: Revolution
2024 · Series
Beacon 23
2023 · Series
The Trap
2023 · Movie
SmartLess: On the Road
2023 · Series
White House Plumbers
2023 · Series
DC League of Super-Pets
2022 · Movie
9 Bullets
2022 · Movie
Masters of the Universe: Revelation
2021 · Series
Revelations: The Masters of the Universe: Revelation Aftershow
2021 · Series
Gunpowder Milkshake
2021 · Movie
Twist
2021 · Movie
Wizards: Tales of Arcadia
2020 · Series
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
2019 · Series
The Trap
2019 · Movie
Infinity Train
2019 · Series
The Flood
2019 · Movie
Under A Rock with Tig Notaro
2019 · Series
Game of Thrones: The Last Watch
2019 · Movie
Fighting with My Family
2019 · Movie
Sally4Ever
2018 · Series
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
2018 · Series
Walk Like a Panther
2018 · Movie
Leading Lady Parts
2018 · Movie
Thumper
2017 · Movie
Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia
2016 · Series
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
2016 · Movie
Danger Mouse
2015 · Series
Zipper
2015 · Movie
Unity
2015 · Movie
Game of Thrones: A Day in the Life
2015 · Movie
Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience
2015 · Movie
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
2014 · Series
300: Rise of an Empire
2014 · Movie
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Series
Low Down
2014 · Movie
The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box
2013 · Movie
Uncle Grandpa
2013 · Series
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
2013 · Movie
The Purge
2013 · Movie
Grimm Fairy Tales Animated
2012 · Movie
Dredd
2012 · Movie
Game of Thrones
2011 · Series
Conan
2010 · Series
Pete Smalls Is Dead
2010 · Movie
White Collar
2009 · Series
Tell-Tale
2009 · Movie
Laid to Rest
2009 · Movie
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009 · Series
The Devil's Wedding
2009 · Movie
The Broken
2008 · Movie
Whore
2008 · Movie
The Red Baron
2008 · Movie
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
2008 · Series
St Trinian's
2007 · Movie
The Contractor
2007 · Movie
300
2007 · Movie
Ultra
2006 · Movie
Imagine Me & You
2006 · Movie
Round About Five
2005 · Movie
The Brothers Grimm
2005 · Movie
The Cave
2005 · Movie
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005 · Series
The Long Firm
2004 · Series
The Actors
2003 · Movie
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Series
Black Plague
2002 · Movie
Ripley's Game
2002 · Movie
Possession
2002 · Movie
The Gathering Storm
2002 · Movie
The Parole Officer
2001 · Movie
Aberdeen
2000 · Movie
Gossip
2000 · Movie
Onegin
1999 · Movie
Inside-Out
1999 · Movie
The Man with Rain in His Shoes
1998 · Movie
Merlin
1998 · Series
Face
1997 · Movie
Mrs. Dalloway
1997 · Movie
The Hunger
1997 · Series
Ballykissangel
1996 · Series
The Grotesque
1995 · Movie
Loved Up
1995 · Movie
Band of Gold
1995 · Series
Devil's Advocate
1995 · Series
Kavanagh Q.C.
1995 · Series
The Jungle Book
1994 · Movie
MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday
1994 · Movie
Fair Game
1994 · Movie
Century
1993 · Movie
The Clothes in the Wardrobe
1993 · Movie
The Remains of the Day
1993 · Movie
Waterland
1992 · Movie
Soldier Soldier
1991 · Series
Spender
1991 · Series
Shark Week
1988 · Series
Screen Two
1985 · Series
How We Used To Live
1968 · Series
New-Gen
Series
Red, White & Royal Wedding
Movie
Rita
Movie
Top Friends
Movie
Oh, How Fun!
Movie
Project Codename
Series
Divine Blood
Movie
Violet
Movie
Jacqueline Ess
Movie