Lena Headey
Biography
Lena Headey is a British actress known for Queen Gorgo in 300 and Cersei Lannister in Game of Thrones. She was noticed at 17 in a school performance at the Royal National Theatre, leading to her film debut in Waterland (1992). In the 1990s she built a steady career with films including The Remains of the Day (1993), The Jungle Book (1994), and Mrs Dalloway (1997). The Brothers Grimm (2005) and 300 (2007) brought wider recognition, with 300 earning a Saturn Award nomination. She played Sarah Connor in Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles from 2008 to 2009, then played Cersei Lannister on Game of Thrones, receiving five Emmy nominations and a Golden Globe nomination. Her later films include Dredd (2012), The Purge (2013), 300: Rise of an Empire (2014), Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016), and Fighting with My Family (2019). She also directed the short film The Trap, earning a BAFTA nomination.
53years old
Turns 54 on October 3in 355 days
- Born Hamilton
- Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
- Also credited as Lena Kathren Headey and Cersei Lannister
Movie Career
- Films
- 43
- Career span
- 34 years1992 to 2026
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Big break
Starting in April 2011, Lena Headey played queen regent Cersei Lannister on HBO's Game of Thrones. Peter Dinklage, a friend and later her co-star, suggested to producers that she be cast.
Behind the camera
Headey's company, Peephole Productions, reached a first-look agreement with Platform One Media in November 2020. That company is now known as Boat Rocker Studios.
Lena Headey movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Three actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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- Charles DancePride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016) and The Contractor (2007)
- Jason FlemyngBlack Plague (2002) and The Jungle Book (1994)
- Peter DinklageGame of Thrones: The Last Watch (2019) and Low Down (2014)
- Celia ImrieImagine Me & You (2005) and The Gathering Storm (2002)
- Peter VaughanFace (1997) and The Remains of the Day (1993)
- David Wenham300: Rise of an Empire (2014) and 300 (2007)
- Steven WaddingtonThe Parole Officer (2001) and Face (1997)
- Alun ArmstrongOnegin (1999) and MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday (1994)
- Pablo SchreiberThumper (2017) and Tell-Tale (2009)
- Ulrich ThomsenTell-Tale (2009) and The Broken (2008)
- Anna MasseyPossession (2002) and The Grotesque (1995)
- Rodrigo Santoro300: Rise of an Empire (2014) and 300 (2007)
- Piper PeraboImagine Me & You (2005) and The Cave (2005)
- Toby StephensPossession (2002) and Onegin (1999)
- Dolly WellsPride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016) and The Gathering Storm (2002)
- Andrew Pleavin300: Rise of an Empire (2014) and 300 (2007)
- Sue JohnstonImagine Me & You (2005) and Face (1997)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Lena Headey's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$1.4 billion
27 of the 43 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 43 films: 27 worldwide figure; 3 us gross only; 4 never in cinemas; 8 figure not found; 1 too new to count.
- 27Worldwide figure
- 3US gross only
- 4Never in cinemas
- 8Figure not found
- 1Too new to count
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 90% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$456M33.5% of the total
- 2$338M24.8% of the total
- 3$105M7.7% of the total
- 4$95M7.0% of the total
- 5$91M6.7% of the total
- 6$54M3.9% of the total
- 7$41M3.0% of the total
- 8$39M2.9% of the total
$142 millionfrom the other 19 films with a worldwide figure, 10% of the total