Lena Headey
Acting • Born 1973-10-03
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). 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
105 credits
300
Movie • 2007
Gorgo
Imagine Me & You
Movie • 2006
Luce
The Broken
Movie • 2008
Gina McVey
The Jungle Book
Movie • 1994
Katherine 'Kitty' Brydon
St Trinian's
Movie • 2007
Miss Dickinson
The Brothers Grimm
Movie • 2005
Angelika
Onegin
Movie • 1999
Olga
Possession
Movie • 2002
Blanche Glover
The Red Baron
Movie • 2008
Käthe
The Cave
Movie • 2005
Dr. Kathryn Jennings
The Parole Officer
Movie • 2001
Emma
The Actors
Movie • 2003
Dolores
Tell-Tale
Movie • 2009
Elizabeth
Aberdeen
Movie • 2000
Kaisa
Face
Movie • 1997
Connie
MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday
Movie • 1994
Elise Moran
The Gathering Storm
Movie • 2002
Ava Wigram
The Contractor
Movie • 2007
DI Annette Ballard
Mrs. Dalloway
Movie • 1997
Young Sally
Laid to Rest
Movie • 2009
Cindy
Dredd
Movie • 2012
Ma-Ma
Gossip
Movie • 2000
Cathy Jones
The Grotesque
Movie • 1995
Cleo Coal
300: Rise of an Empire
Movie • 2014
Queen Gorgo
The Man with Rain in His Shoes
Movie • 1998
Sylvia Weld
Round About Five
Movie • 2005
Girlfriend
Loved Up
Movie • 1995
Sarah
Black Plague
Movie • 2002
Lady Matilda Mellerby
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
Movie • 2013
Jocelyn Fray
Waterland
Movie • 1992
Young Mary
The Purge
Movie • 2013
Mary Sandin
The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box
Movie • 2013
Monica
Low Down
Movie • 2014
Sheila Albany
DC League of Super-Pets
Movie • 2022
Lara (voice)
Pete Smalls Is Dead
Movie • 2010
Shannah
Century
Movie • 1993
Miriam
The Remains of the Day
Movie • 1993
Lizzie
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
Movie • 2016
Lady Catherine de Bourgh
Zipper
Movie • 2015
Jeannie Ellis
Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience
Movie • 2015
Cersei Lannister
Ballistic
Movie • 2025
Nance Redfield
Unity
Movie • 2015
Narrator (voice)
Inside-Out
Movie • 1999
Window-dresser
Ripley's Game
Movie • 2002
Sarah Trevanny
Jacqueline Ess
Movie
Jacqueline Ess
Thumper
Movie • 2017
Ellen
The Devil's Wedding
Movie • 2010
The Devil's Bride
Fair Game
Movie • 1994
Ellie
Fighting with My Family
Movie • 2019
Julia 'Sweet Saraya' Knight
Ultra
Movie • 2006
Penny / Ultra
Walk Like a Panther
Movie • 2018
Miss Winters
Leading Lady Parts
Movie • 2018
Actress #6
The Clothes in the Wardrobe
Movie • 1993
Margaret
Gunpowder Milkshake
Movie • 2021
Scarlet
The Flood
Movie • 2019
Wendy
Game of Thrones: The Last Watch
Movie • 2019
Self
Grimm Fairy Tales Animated
Movie • 2012
Sela Mathers
Twist
Movie • 2021
Sikes
Rita
Movie
Rita
Whore
Movie • 2008
Mom
9 Bullets
Movie • 2022
Gypsy Moon
Normal
Movie • 2026
Moira
Game of Thrones: A Day in the Life
Movie • 2015
Self
Long Pork
Movie • 2025
Lily
Divine Blood
Movie
Ruth George
Red, White & Royal Wedding
Movie
Princess Catherine
World of Westeros Ambient Video
Movie • 2025
Cersei Lannister
Game of Thrones
TV • 2011
Cersei Lannister
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
TV • 2008
Sarah Connor
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self
Ballykissangel
TV • 1996
Jenny Clark
Kavanagh Q.C.
TV • 1995
Natasha Jackson
Infinity Train
TV • 2019
Amelia / Teacher (voice)
Infinity Train
TV • 2019
The Conductor / Amelia (voice)
Spender
TV • 1991
Emily Goodman
White House Plumbers
TV • 2023
Dorothy Hunt
Masters of the Universe: Revelation
TV • 2021
Evil-Lyn (voice)
The Hunger
TV • 1997
Steph Reynolds
The Abandons
TV • 2025
Fiona Nolan
The Long Firm
TV • 2004
Ruby Ryder
Revelations: The Masters of the Universe: Revelation Aftershow
TV • 2021
Self
Merlin
TV • 1998
Guinevere
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
TV • 2005
Self
White Collar
TV • 2009
Sally
RuPaul's Drag Race
TV • 2009
Self - Guest Judge
SmartLess: On the Road
TV • 2023
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
TV • 2014
Self
Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia
TV • 2016
Morgana
Sally4Ever
TV • 2018
Lena Headey
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self
Under A Rock with Tig Notaro
TV • 2019
Self - Guest
Beacon 23
TV • 2023
Aster Calyx
RuPaul's Drag Race
TV • 2009
Self - Special Guest
Shark Week
TV • 1988
Narrator
Uncle Grandpa
TV • 2013
Aunt Grandma (voice)
Soldier Soldier
TV • 1991
Shenna Bowles
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
TV • 2018
Big Mama (voice)
Devil's Advocate
TV • 1995
Clare Rigby
Masters of the Universe: Revolution
TV • 2024
Evil-Lyn (voice)
Wizards: Tales of Arcadia
TV • 2020
Morgana (voice)
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
TV • 2019
Maudra Fara (voice)
Project Codename
TV
Band of Gold
TV • 1995
Colette
Danger Mouse
TV • 2015
Jeopardy Mouse (voice)
New-Gen
TV
Thea (Voice)