Lena Headey

Born 1973 · British actress

Lena Kathren Headey is a British actress. She gained international recognition and acclaim for her portrayal of Cersei Lannister on the HBO fantasy drama series Game of Thrones (2011–2019), for which she received five Emmy Award nominations and a Golden Globe Award nomination. She was also nominated for a Saturn Award for her portrayal of Gorgo, Queen of Sparta, in 300 (2006) and a BAFTA Award for directing the short film The Trap (2019).

Lena Headey, in order

1992 Waterland: acted · directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal · critics 47%, audiences 62%
1993 The Remains of the Day: acted · directed by James Ivory · critics 95%, audiences 89% · streaming on Prime Video, Roku Channel
1994 MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday (TV movie): acted · directed by Charles Correll
1994 Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book: acted · directed by Stephen Sommers · critics 79%, audiences 56%
1996 The Grotesque: acted · directed by John-Paul Davidson
1997 Face: acted · directed by Antonia Bird
1997 Mrs Dalloway: acted · directed by Marleen Gorris
1998 Merlin (TV series): acted · directed by Steve Barron
1998 The Man with Rain in His Shoes: acted · directed by Maria Ripoll
1999 Onegin: acted · directed by Martha Fiennes
2000 Aberdeen: acted · directed by Hans Petter Moland · critics 86%, audiences 79% · streaming on Philo, Kanopy
2000 Gossip: acted · directed by Davis Guggenheim
2000 Ropewalk: acted · directed by Matt Brown
2002 Anazapta: acted · directed by Alberto Sciamma
2002 Possession: acted · directed by Neil LaBute
2002 Ripley's Game: acted · directed by Liliana Cavani
2002 The Gathering Storm (TV movie): acted · directed by Richard Loncraine
2003 The Actors: acted · directed by Conor McPherson
2005 Imagine Me & You: acted · directed by Ol Parker · critics 33%, audiences 74%
2005 The Brothers Grimm: acted · directed by Terry Gilliam
2005 The Cave: acted · directed by Bruce Hunt
2006 300: acted · directed by Zack Snyder · critics 61%, audiences 89% · streaming on fuboTV, Paramount+
2007 St Trinian's: acted · directed by Oliver Parker
2007 The Contractor: acted · directed by Josef Rusnak
2008 Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (TV series): acted · directed by David Nutter
2008 The Broken: acted · directed by Sean Ellis
2008 The Red Baron: acted · directed by Nikolai Müllerschön
2008 Whore: acted · directed by Thomas Dekker
2009 Laid to Rest: acted · directed by Robert Green Hall
2010 Tell-Tale: acted · directed by Michael Cuesta · audiences 25% · streaming on Roku Channel, Hoopla, Plex
2011–19 Game of Thrones (TV series): acted · critics 89%, audiences 85% · streaming on HBO Max
2012 Dredd: acted · directed by Pete Travis · critics 80%, audiences 73% · streaming on Roku Channel
2013 The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones: acted · directed by Harald Zwart
2013 The Purge: acted · directed by James DeMonaco
2014 300: Rise of an Empire: acted · directed by Noam Murro
2014 Lennon or McCartney: acted · directed by Matt Schichter
2014 Low Down: acted · directed by Jeff Preiss · critics 50%, audiences 48% · streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla, Plex
2014 The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box: acted · directed by Jonathan Newman
2015 Zipper: acted · directed by Mora Stephens
2016 Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: acted · directed by Burr Steers
2019 Fighting with My Family: acted · directed by Stephen Merchant
2019 Game of Thrones: The Last Watch: acted · directed by Jeanie Finlay · critics 100%, audiences 33% · streaming on HBO Max
2021 Gunpowder Milkshake: acted · directed by Navot Papushado
2021 Twist: acted · directed by Martin Owen
2022 9 Bullets: acted · directed by Gigi Gaston
2023 The Trap: directed, wrote
2023 The White House Plumbers (TV series): acted
2025 Ballistic: acted · directed by Chad Faust
2025 Normal: acted · directed by Ben Wheatley
Blackmere (TV series): acted
Red, White & Royal Wedding: acted · directed by Jamie Babbit