Name
Lena Headey
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1973-10-03 (53 years old)
Place of Birth
Hamilton, Bermuda
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).
Known For
6.122
Greek general Themistocles attempts to unite all of Greece by leading the charge that will...
6.427
In New York City, Clary Fray, a seemingly ordinary teenager, learns that she is descended ...
6.838
Born into a tight-knit wrestling family, Paige and her brother Zak are ecstatic when they ...
- 2007 300 as Gorgo
- 2006 Imagine Me & You as Luce
- 2008 The Broken as Gina McVey
- 1994 The Jungle Book as Katherine 'Kitty' Brydon
- 2007 St Trinian's as Miss Dickinson
- 2005 The Brothers Grimm as Angelika
- 1999 Onegin as Olga
- 2002 Possession as Blanche Glover
- 2008 The Red Baron as Käthe
- 2005 The Cave as Dr. Kathryn Jennings
- 2001 The Parole Officer as Emma
- 2003 The Actors as Dolores
- 2009 Tell-Tale as Elizabeth
- 2000 Aberdeen as Kaisa
- 1997 Face as Connie
- 1994 MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday as Elise Moran
- 2002 The Gathering Storm as Ava Wigram
- 2007 The Contractor as DI Annette Ballard
- 1997 Mrs. Dalloway as Young Sally
- 2009 Laid to Rest as Cindy
- 2012 Dredd as Ma-Ma
- 2000 Gossip as Cathy Jones
- 1995 The Grotesque as Cleo Coal
- 2014 300: Rise of an Empire as Queen Gorgo
- 1998 The Man with Rain in His Shoes as Sylvia Weld
- 2005 Round About Five as Girlfriend
- 1995 Loved Up as Sarah
- 2002 Black Plague as Lady Matilda Mellerby
- 2013 The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones as Jocelyn Fray
- 1992 Waterland as Young Mary
- 2013 The Purge as Mary Sandin
- 2013 The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box as Monica
- 2014 Low Down as Sheila Albany
- 2022 DC League of Super-Pets as Lara (voice)
- 2010 Pete Smalls Is Dead as Shannah
- 1993 Century as Miriam
- 1993 The Remains of the Day as Lizzie
- 2016 Pride and Prejudice and Zombies as Lady Catherine de Bourgh
- 2015 Zipper as Jeannie Ellis
- 2015 Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience as Cersei Lannister
- 2026 Ballistic as Nance Redfield
- 2015 Unity as Narrator (voice)
- 1999 Inside-Out as Window-dresser
- 2002 Ripley's Game as Sarah Trevanny
- Soon Jacqueline Ess as Jacqueline Ess
- 2017 Thumper as Ellen
- 2009 The Devil's Wedding as The Devil's Bride
- 1994 Fair Game as Ellie
- 2019 Fighting with My Family as Julia 'Sweet Saraya' Knight
- 2006 Ultra as Penny / Ultra
- 2018 Walk Like a Panther as Miss Winters
- 2018 Leading Lady Parts as Actress #6
- 1993 The Clothes in the Wardrobe as Margaret
- 2021 Gunpowder Milkshake as Scarlet
- 2019 The Flood as Wendy
- 2019 Game of Thrones: The Last Watch as Self
- 2012 Grimm Fairy Tales Animated as Sela Mathers
- 2021 Twist as Sikes
- Soon Rita as Rita
- 2008 Whore as Mom
- 2022 9 Bullets as Gypsy Moon
- 2026 Normal as Moira
- 2015 Game of Thrones: A Day in the Life as Self
- 2025 Long Pork as Lily
- Soon Divine Blood as Ruth George
- Soon Red, White & Royal Wedding as Princess Catherine
- Soon Oh, How Fun!
- Soon Top Friends as Ambrosia
- Soon Infinity Train: Book One - The Perennial Child as Amelia Hughes (Voice)
- 2011 Game of Thrones ( 73 episodes ) as Cersei Lannister
- 2008 Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles ( 31 episodes ) as Sarah Connor
- 2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live! ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1996 Ballykissangel ( 1 episode ) as Jenny Clark
- 1995 Kavanagh Q.C. ( 1 episode ) as Natasha Jackson
- 2019 Infinity Train ( 1 episode ) as Amelia / Teacher (voice)
- 2019 Infinity Train ( 1 episode ) as The Conductor / Amelia (voice)
- 1991 Spender ( 2 episodes ) as Emily Goodman
- 2023 White House Plumbers ( 5 episodes ) as Dorothy Hunt
- 2021 Masters of the Universe: Revelation ( 10 episodes ) as Evil-Lyn (voice)
- 1997 The Hunger ( 1 episode ) as Steph Reynolds
- 2025 The Abandons ( 7 episodes ) as Fiona Nolan
- 2004 The Long Firm ( 4 episodes ) as Ruby Ryder
- 2021 Revelations: The Masters of the Universe: Revelation Aftershow ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1998 Merlin ( 2 episodes ) as Guinevere
- 2005 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2009 White Collar ( 1 episode ) as Sally
- 2009 RuPaul's Drag Race ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest Judge
- 2023 SmartLess: On the Road ( 1 episode )
- 2014 Running Wild with Bear Grylls ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2019 Under A Rock with Tig Notaro ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2023 Beacon 23 ( 11 episodes ) as Aster Calyx
- 2009 RuPaul's Drag Race ( 1 episode ) as Self - Special Guest
- 1988 Shark Week ( 1 episode ) as Narrator
- 2013 Uncle Grandpa ( 6 episodes ) as Aunt Grandma (voice)
- 1991 Soldier Soldier ( 3 episodes ) as Shenna Bowles
- 2018 Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ( 1 episode ) as Big Mama (voice)
- 1995 Devil's Advocate ( 2 episodes ) as Clare Rigby
- 2024 Masters of the Universe: Revolution ( 4 episodes ) as Evil-Lyn (voice)
- 2019 The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance ( 6 episodes ) as Maudra Fara (voice)
- Soon Project Codename ( 1 episode )
- 1995 Band of Gold ( 8 episodes ) as Colette
- 2015 Danger Mouse ( 8 episodes ) as Jeopardy Mouse (voice)
- Soon New-Gen ( 1 episode ) as Thea (Voice)
- 2018 Sally4Ever ( 1 episode ) as Lena Headey
- 1985 Screen Two ( 1 episode ) as Margaret
- 2020 Wizards: Tales of Arcadia ( 9 episodes ) as Morgana (voice)
- 2016 Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia ( 13 episodes ) as Morgana / The Pale Lady (voice)
- 2010 Conan ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1968 How We Used To Live ( 5 episodes ) as Grace Palmer
- 1985 Screen Two ( 1 episode ) as Miriam
