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