Connie Nielsen

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

81

Gender

Female

Birthday

1965-07-03 (60 years old)

Place of Birth

Elling, Frederikshavn, Denmark

Connie Nielsen

Biography

Connie Inge-Lise Nielsen (born July 3, 1965) is a Danish actress. She began her acting career working alongside her mother on the local revue and variety scene. At 18, she traveled to Paris, where she worked as an actress and model, which led to further work. She has starred as Lucilla in the films Gladiator (2000) and Gladiator II (2024) and as Queen Hippolyta in the DC Extended Universe. Nielsen is fluent in her native Danish, English, French, German, Italian, Norwegian and Swedish.

Known For

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • Nobody 2

    Nobody 2

  • FBI

    FBI

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • The Good Wife

    The Good Wife

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • Gladiator II

    Gladiator II

  • Wonder Woman

    Wonder Woman

  • Gladiator

    Gladiator

  • The Following

    The Following

  • Nobody

    Nobody

  • Zack Snyder's Justice League

    Zack Snyder's Justice League

  • The Devil's Advocate

    The Devil's Advocate

  • Justice League

    Justice League

  • Wonder Woman 1984

    Wonder Woman 1984

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

    The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

  • Today with Hoda & Jenna

    Today with Hoda & Jenna

  • The Great Raid

    The Great Raid

  • Rushmore

    Rushmore

  • Perfect Sense

    Perfect Sense

  • Stratton

    Stratton

  • The Runner

    The Runner

  • The Making of Gladiator II

    The Making of Gladiator II

  • Role Play

    Role Play

  • The Hunted

    The Hunted

  • 3 Days to Kill

    3 Days to Kill

  • Boss

    Boss

  • A Shine of Rainbows

    A Shine of Rainbows

  • Soldier

    Soldier

  • Battle in Seattle

    Battle in Seattle

  • Basic

    Basic

  • Sea Fever

    Sea Fever

  • I Am the Night

    I Am the Night

  • Origin

    Origin

  • Mission to Mars

    Mission to Mars

  • Inheritance

    Inheritance

  • Permanent Midnight

    Permanent Midnight

  • The Ice Harvest

    The Ice Harvest

  • The Confessions

    The Confessions

  • Robin Hood

    Robin Hood

  • Demonlover

    Demonlover

  • Hemingway & Gellhorn

    Hemingway & Gellhorn

  • Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator'

    Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator'

  • How Did You Get In? We Didn't See You Leave

    How Did You Get In? We Didn't See You Leave

  • Ali and Nino

    Ali and Nino

  • One Hour Photo

    One Hour Photo

  • Impostor

    Impostor

  • Ultimate Fights from the Movies

    Ultimate Fights from the Movies

  • Brothers

    Brothers

  • A Week in Paradise

    A Week in Paradise

  • Innocents

    Innocents

  • Ocean Deep

    Ocean Deep

  • Nymphomaniac: Vol. I

    Nymphomaniac: Vol. I

  • Return to Sender

    Return to Sender

  • Dead Talk Live

    Dead Talk Live

  • I'll Find You

    I'll Find You

  • The Catcher Was a Spy

    The Catcher Was a Spy

  • Close to Me

    Close to Me

  • The Lion Woman

    The Lion Woman

  • Return to Zero

    Return to Zero

  • The Situation

    The Situation

  • The Dreamer: Becoming Karen Blixen

    The Dreamer: Becoming Karen Blixen

  • Voyage

    Voyage

  • Tonight at Noon

    Tonight at Noon

  • All Relative

    All Relative

  • Okavango

    Okavango

  • Colletti Bianchi

    Colletti Bianchi

  • Le paradis absolument

    Le paradis absolument

  • Liberty

    Liberty

  • Follow Me

    Follow Me

  • The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden

    The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden

  • Birds of Prey

    Birds of Prey

  • Making of 'Demonlover'

    Making of 'Demonlover'

  • Christmas Vacation '91

    Christmas Vacation '91

  • Strength and Honor: Production Pods

    Strength and Honor: Production Pods

  • Building Happiness

    Building Happiness

  • L'esattore (parodia de "Il gladiatore")

    L'esattore (parodia de "Il gladiatore")

  • Verdens Vildeste Race

    Verdens Vildeste Race

  • Lost in Africa

    Lost in Africa