Lena Headey

ActorProducerDirectorWriterProduction Oct 3 (age 52) Hamilton, Bermuda 1985–2026 (41 year career)

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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 wi…

Known For

Film

Game of Thrones

Cersei Lannister

Film

300

Gorgo

Film

Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia

Morgana

Film

Dredd

Ma-Ma

Film

The Purge

Mary Sandin

Film

The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones

Jocelyn Fray

Film

300: Rise of an Empire

Queen Gorgo

Film

The Remains of the Day

Lizzie

Filmography

Acting (106)

Movies (67)

Normal

2026 Upcoming

as Moira

Apr 16

Ballistic

2026 Upcoming

as Nance Redfield

Apr 17

Long Pork

2025

as Lily

The Abandons

2025

as Fiona Nolan

DC League of Super-Pets

as Lara (voice)

9 Bullets

as Gypsy Moon

Gunpowder Milkshake

as Scarlet

Twist

as Sikes

Fighting with My Family

2019

as Julia 'Sweet Saraya' Knight

6.8

The Flood

2019

as Wendy

5.4

Game of Thrones: The Last Watch

as Self

Leading Lady Parts

as Actress #6

Walk Like a Panther

as Miss Winters

Thumper

as Ellen

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

2016

as Lady Catherine de Bourgh

6.2

Zipper

2015

as Jeannie Ellis

5.5

Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience

as Cersei Lannister

Unity

as Narrator (voice)

Game of Thrones: A Day in the Life

2015

as Self

7.4

300: Rise of an Empire

as Queen Gorgo

Low Down

as Sheila Albany

The Purge

as Mary Sandin

The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones

2013

as Jocelyn Fray

6.4

The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box

as Monica

Dredd

as Ma-Ma

Grimm Fairy Tales Animated

2012

as Sela Mathers

The Devil's Wedding

2010

as The Devil's Bride

Pete Smalls Is Dead

as Shannah

Laid to Rest

as Cindy

Tell-Tale

as Elizabeth

The Red Baron

as Käthe

The Broken

as Gina McVey

Whore

as Mom

300

as Gorgo

St Trinian's

as Miss Dickinson

The Contractor

as DI Annette Ballard

Imagine Me & You

as Luce

Ultra

as Penny / Ultra

The Brothers Grimm

2005

as Angelika

5.8

The Cave

2005

as Dr. Kathryn Jennings

Round About Five

as Girlfriend

The Actors

as Dolores

Ripley's Game

as Sarah Trevanny

Possession

as Blanche Glover

Black Plague

as Lady Matilda Mellerby

The Gathering Storm

as Ava Wigram

The Parole Officer

as Emma

Aberdeen

as Kaisa

Gossip

as Cathy Jones

Inside-Out

as Window-dresser

Onegin

as Olga

The Man with Rain in His Shoes

as Sylvia Weld

Mrs. Dalloway

as Young Sally

Face

as Connie

The Grotesque

as Cleo Coal

Loved Up

as Sarah

The Jungle Book

as Katherine 'Kitty' Brydon

6.0

Fair Game

1994

as Ellie

3.8

MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday

1994

as Elise Moran

6.0

The Remains of the Day

1993

as Lizzie

7.4

The Clothes in the Wardrobe

as Margaret

Century

as Miriam

Waterland

as Young Mary

Red, White & Royal Wedding

as Princess Catherine

Rita

as Rita

Jacqueline Ess

as Jacqueline Ess

Divine Blood

as Ruth George

Television (39)

The Abandons

2025

as Fiona Nolan

5.8

Masters of the Universe: Revolution

as Evil-Lyn (voice)

Beacon 23

as Aster Calyx

Beacon 23

as Aster Calyx

White House Plumbers

as Dorothy Hunt

SmartLess: On the Road

2023

8.0

Masters of the Universe: Revelation

2021

as Evil-Lyn (voice)

6.5

Revelations: The Masters of the Universe: Revelation Aftershow

2021

as Self

3.5

Wizards: Tales of Arcadia

2020

as Morgana (voice)

8.2

Infinity Train

2019

as Amelia / Teacher (voice)

8.4

The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance

2019

as Maudra Fara (voice)

7.8

Under A Rock with Tig Notaro

2019

as Self - Guest

6.0

Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

as Big Mama (voice)

Sally4Ever

as Lena Headey

Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia

2016

as Morgana

8.4

Danger Mouse

2015

as Jeopardy Mouse (voice)

6.2

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014

as Self

5.2

Running Wild with Bear Grylls

2014

as Self

6.9

Uncle Grandpa

2013

as Aunt Grandma (voice)

Game of Thrones

as Cersei Lannister

Game of Thrones

as Cersei Lannister

RuPaul's Drag Race

as Self - Guest Judge

7.5

White Collar

2009

as Sally

8.2

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

2008

as Sarah Connor

7.5

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

as Self

The Long Firm

as Ruby Ryder

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self

Merlin

as Guinevere

The Hunger

as Steph Reynolds

Ballykissangel

as Jenny Clark

Kavanagh Q.C.

as Natasha Jackson

Band of Gold

as Colette

Devil's Advocate

as Clare Rigby

Soldier Soldier

as Shenna Bowles

Spender

as Emily Goodman

Shark Week

as Narrator

MacGyver

as Elise Moran

Untitled Four-Part Detective Series

New-Gen

as Thea (Voice)

Crew (11)

Movies (10)

H Is for Hawk

2025

Producer

7.1

The Trap

2023

Director

The Trap

2023

Executive Producer

The Trap

2023

Screenplay

The Flood

2019

Executive Producer

5.4

The Trap

2019

Director

The Trap

2019

Writer

Grimm Fairy Tales Animated

2012

Co-Producer

Rita

Executive Producer

Violet

Director

Television (1)

Beacon 23

2023

Executive Producer

5.8