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).

Most Known For

Game of Thrones

as Cersei Lannister

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

as Self

RuPaul's Drag Race

as Self - Guest Judge

RuPaul's Drag Race

as Self - Special Guest

White Collar

as Sally

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

as Sarah Connor

Uncle Grandpa

as Aunt Grandma (voice)

Infinity Train

as Amelia / Teacher (voice)

Infinity Train

as The Conductor / Amelia (voice)

Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia

as Morgana

300

as Gorgo

Shark Week

as Narrator

The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance

as Maudra Fara (voice)

The Hunger

as Steph Reynolds

Beacon 23

as Aster Calyx

Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

as Big Mama (voice)

The Abandons

as Fiona Nolan

Masters of the Universe: Revelation

as Evil-Lyn (voice)