Lena Headey

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

103

Gender

Female

Birthday

1973-10-03 (52 years old)

Place of Birth

Hamilton, Bermuda

Lena 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).

Known For

  • Game of Thrones

    Game of Thrones

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • RuPaul's Drag Race

    RuPaul's Drag Race

  • RuPaul's Drag Race

    RuPaul's Drag Race

  • The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

    The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

  • White Collar

    White Collar

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Uncle Grandpa

    Uncle Grandpa

  • Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

    Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

  • The Purge

    The Purge

  • Soldier Soldier

    Soldier Soldier

  • 300

    300

  • Infinity Train

    Infinity Train

  • Infinity Train

    Infinity Train

  • 300: Rise of an Empire

    300: Rise of an Empire

  • Shark Week

    Shark Week

  • Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia

    Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia

  • The Hunger

    The Hunger

  • Dredd

    Dredd

  • Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

    Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

  • Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

    Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

  • The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones

    The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones

  • Danger Mouse

    Danger Mouse

  • Wizards: Tales of Arcadia

    Wizards: Tales of Arcadia

  • The Remains of the Day

    The Remains of the Day

  • The Brothers Grimm

    The Brothers Grimm

  • Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience

    Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience

  • DC League of Super-Pets

    DC League of Super-Pets

  • Beacon 23

    Beacon 23

  • Running Wild with Bear Grylls

    Running Wild with Bear Grylls

  • Imagine Me & You

    Imagine Me & You

  • The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance

    The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance

  • Kavanagh Q.C.

    Kavanagh Q.C.

  • The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box

    The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box

  • Masters of the Universe: Revelation

    Masters of the Universe: Revelation

  • Ballykissangel

    Ballykissangel

  • Mrs. Dalloway

    Mrs. Dalloway

  • Merlin

    Merlin

  • The Broken

    The Broken

  • Masters of the Universe: Revolution

    Masters of the Universe: Revolution

  • St Trinian's

    St Trinian's

  • Twist

    Twist

  • Laid to Rest

    Laid to Rest

  • The Jungle Book

    The Jungle Book

  • White House Plumbers

    White House Plumbers

  • Unity

    Unity

  • Band of Gold

    Band of Gold

  • Tell-Tale

    Tell-Tale

  • The Cave

    The Cave

  • MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday

    MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday

  • Spender

    Spender

  • 9 Bullets

    9 Bullets

  • The Abandons

    The Abandons

  • The Contractor

    The Contractor

  • Fighting with My Family

    Fighting with My Family

  • Aberdeen

    Aberdeen

  • Possession

    Possession

  • Waterland

    Waterland

  • SmartLess: On the Road

    SmartLess: On the Road

  • Zipper

    Zipper

  • Gossip

    Gossip

  • The Red Baron

    The Red Baron

  • Game of Thrones: A Day in the Life

    Game of Thrones: A Day in the Life

  • The Parole Officer

    The Parole Officer

  • Walk Like a Panther

    Walk Like a Panther

  • Sally4Ever

    Sally4Ever

  • Ripley's Game

    Ripley's Game

  • Pete Smalls Is Dead

    Pete Smalls Is Dead

  • Onegin

    Onegin

  • The Flood

    The Flood

  • Gunpowder Milkshake

    Gunpowder Milkshake

  • The Actors

    The Actors

  • Face

    Face

  • Black Plague

    Black Plague

  • Under A Rock with Tig Notaro

    Under A Rock with Tig Notaro

  • Century

    Century

  • Game of Thrones: The Last Watch

    Game of Thrones: The Last Watch

  • Normal

    Normal

  • Grimm Fairy Tales Animated

    Grimm Fairy Tales Animated

  • Low Down

    Low Down

  • Loved Up

    Loved Up

  • Ultra

    Ultra

  • Fair Game

    Fair Game

  • Ballistic

    Ballistic

  • The Grotesque

    The Grotesque

  • The Long Firm

    The Long Firm

  • Thumper

    Thumper

  • Revelations: The Masters of the Universe: Revelation Aftershow

    Revelations: The Masters of the Universe: Revelation Aftershow

  • Crooks

    Crooks

  • The Devil's Wedding

    The Devil's Wedding

  • Rita

    Rita

  • Devil's Advocate

    Devil's Advocate

  • The Clothes in the Wardrobe

    The Clothes in the Wardrobe

  • Long Pork

    Long Pork

  • Whore

    Whore

  • The Gathering Storm

    The Gathering Storm

  • Leading Lady Parts

    Leading Lady Parts

  • Round About Five

    Round About Five

  • The Man with Rain in His Shoes

    The Man with Rain in His Shoes

  • Divine Blood

    Divine Blood

  • Jacqueline Ess

    Jacqueline Ess

  • Inside-Out

    Inside-Out

  • Untitled Four-Part Detective Series

    Untitled Four-Part Detective Series