Cast
Lena Headey
Acting
Cast
Lena Headey
Known for
Acting
Born
1973-10-03
From
Hamilton, Bermuda
Also known as Lena Heady, Lena Kathren Headey
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).
★7.1
MOVIE2026
Normal
as Moira
★7.2
MOVIE2007
300
as Gorgo
★6.1
MOVIE2014
300: Rise of an Empire
as Queen Gorgo
★5.9
MOVIE2005
The Brothers Grimm
as Angelika
★6.3
MOVIE2013
The Purge
as Mary Sandin
★6.4
MOVIE2013
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
as Jocelyn Fray
★6.0
MOVIE2026
Ballistic
as Nance Redfield
★6.9
MOVIE2012
Dredd
as Ma-Ma
★6.8
MOVIE2019
Fighting with My Family
as Julia 'Sweet Saraya' Knight
★7.2
MOVIE2022
DC League of Super-Pets
as Lara (voice)
★6.0
MOVIE1993
The Clothes in the Wardrobe
as Margaret
★6.2
MOVIE2016
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
as Lady Catherine de Bourgh
★5.5
MOVIE2007
The Contractor
as DI Annette Ballard
★6.3
MOVIE2021
Gunpowder Milkshake
as Scarlet
★5.5
MOVIE2005
The Cave
as Dr. Kathryn Jennings
★6.0
MOVIE1994
The Jungle Book
as Katherine 'Kitty' Brydon
★7.6
MOVIE2006
Imagine Me & You
as Luce
★7.4
MOVIE1993
The Remains of the Day
as Lizzie
MOVIE2025
Long Pork
as Lily
★4.8
MOVIE1994
Fair Game
as Ellie
MOVIETBA
Red, White & Royal Wedding
as Princess Catherine
★7.0
MOVIE2019
Game of Thrones: The Last Watch
as Self
★5.9
MOVIE2007
St Trinian's
as Miss Dickinson
MOVIETBA
Rita
as Rita
MOVIE2012
Grimm Fairy Tales Animated
as Sela Mathers
★6.1
MOVIE1999
Onegin
as Olga
★5.3
MOVIE2022
9 Bullets
as Gypsy Moon
★5.7
MOVIE2013
The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box
as Monica
★5.5
MOVIE2015
Zipper
as Jeannie Ellis
★6.7
MOVIE2002
The Gathering Storm
as Ava Wigram
★4.9
MOVIE1998
The Man with Rain in His Shoes
as Sylvia Weld
★5.8
MOVIE2008
Whore
as Mom
★5.8
MOVIE2000
Gossip
as Cathy Jones
★5.8
MOVIE2021
Twist
as Sikes
★6.4
MOVIE2002
Ripley's Game
as Sarah Trevanny
★6.6
MOVIE2008
The Red Baron
as Käthe
★6.0
MOVIE2002
Possession
as Blanche Glover
★5.7
MOVIE1997
Mrs. Dalloway
as Young Sally
★5.4
MOVIE2002
Black Plague
as Lady Matilda Mellerby
MOVIETBA
Jacqueline Ess
as Jacqueline Ess
★5.6
MOVIE2017
Thumper
as Ellen
★4.6
MOVIE2010
Pete Smalls Is Dead
as Shannah
★7.6
MOVIE2015
Unity
as Narrator (voice)
★5.4
MOVIE2009
Laid to Rest
as Cindy
★8.6
MOVIE2015
Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience
as Cersei Lannister
★5.4
MOVIE2008
The Broken
as Gina McVey
★5.5
MOVIE2014
Low Down
as Sheila Albany
★5.4
MOVIE1995
The Grotesque
as Cleo Coal
★5.3
MOVIE2009
Tell-Tale
as Elizabeth
★7.0
MOVIE2009
The Devil's Wedding
as The Devil's Bride
★6.2
MOVIE2018
Walk Like a Panther
as Miss Winters
★6.4
MOVIE1999
Inside-Out
as Window-dresser
★7.8
MOVIE2018
Leading Lady Parts
as Actress #6
MOVIETBA
Oh, How Fun!
★7.7
MOVIE2005
Round About Five
as Girlfriend
★5.8
MOVIE2001
The Parole Officer
as Emma
★5.4
MOVIE1995
Loved Up
as Sarah
★5.4
MOVIE2019
The Flood
as Wendy
★6.3
MOVIE1992
Waterland
as Young Mary
★6.3
MOVIE1997
Face
as Connie
★6.0
MOVIE1994
MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday
as Elise Moran
★7.4
MOVIE2015
Game of Thrones: A Day in the Life
as Self
★5.6
MOVIE2003
The Actors
as Dolores
★5.1
MOVIE1993
Century
as Miriam
★6.4
MOVIE2000
Aberdeen
as Kaisa
MOVIETBA
Divine Blood
as Ruth George
MOVIE2006
Ultra
as Penny / Ultra