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).
104 acting credits · 3 directing credits
Acting · 104
Game of Thrones
2011
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Normal
2026
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
White Collar
2009
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Uncle Grandpa
2013
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
2008
Soldier Soldier
1991
Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia
2016
300
2007
Shark Week
1988
Infinity Train
2019
The Hunger
1997
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
2014
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
2018
Ballykissangel
1996
300: Rise of an Empire
2014
Masters of the Universe: Revelation
2021
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
2019
Kavanagh Q.C.
1995
Danger Mouse
2015
The Purge
2013
The Abandons
2025
Masters of the Universe: Revolution
2024
Dredd
2012
DC League of Super-Pets
2022
Beacon 23
2023
White House Plumbers
2023
The Brothers Grimm
2005
Wizards: Tales of Arcadia
2020
Merlin
1998
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
2013
Spender
1991
Band of Gold
1995
Sally4Ever
2018
St Trinian's
2007
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
2016
Imagine Me & You
2006
The Remains of the Day
1993
SmartLess: On the Road
2023
Gunpowder Milkshake
2021
The Cave
2005
Game of Thrones: The Last Watch
2019
The Jungle Book
1994
The Long Firm
2004
Ballistic
2026
Fighting with My Family
2019
Unity
2015
Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience
2015
Possession
2002
9 Bullets
2022
Twist
2021
The Red Baron
2008
Under A Rock with Tig Notaro
2019
Gossip
2000
The Contractor
2007
The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box
2013
Onegin
1999
Revelations: The Masters of the Universe: Revelation Aftershow
2021
Zipper
2015
The Gathering Storm
2002
Leading Lady Parts
2018
Waterland
1992
Mrs. Dalloway
1997
The Flood
2019
Devil's Advocate
1995
Black Plague
2002
Laid to Rest
2009
Game of Thrones: A Day in the Life
2015
Tell-Tale
2009
Thumper
2017
MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday
1994
Ripley's Game
2002
The Parole Officer
2001
Pete Smalls Is Dead
2010
Face
1997
The Actors
2003
The Man with Rain in His Shoes
1998
The Clothes in the Wardrobe
1993
World of Westeros Ambient Video
2025
The Broken
2008
Red, White & Royal Wedding
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Low Down
2014
Whore
2008
New-Gen
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Fair Game
1994
Aberdeen
2000
The Grotesque
1995
Grimm Fairy Tales Animated
2012
Rita
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Project Codename
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Loved Up
1995
Walk Like a Panther
2018
Ultra
2006
Century
1993
Oh, How Fun!
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The Devil's Wedding
2010
Inside-Out
1999
Divine Blood
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Long Pork
2025
Round About Five
2005
Jacqueline Ess
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