Portrait of Lena Headey

Acting

Lena Headey

Career

Active from 1968 to 2026, with a break from 1969 to 1991, busiest in 2002 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
48
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score56/100
Highest rated
Poster for Game of Thrones
Game of Thrones
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 78 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Lena Headey Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Wholesome
    2.6, average 3.4
  • Contemporary Realism
    4.7, average 5.4
  • Situational Comedy
    2.1, average 2.7
  • Nostalgia
    3.2, average 3.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 12
  • Social Commentary 7
  • Psychological Thriller 5
  • Political Intrigue 4
  • Fast-Paced 4
  • Moral Ambiguity 4
  • Character Study 4
  • Gritty Realism 4
  • Emotional Journey 3
  • Coming-of-Age 3
  • Suspenseful 3
  • Psychological 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

101
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

8 titles
Jacqueline Ess
Jacqueline Ess

as Jacqueline Ess

Red, White & Royal Wedding
Red, White & Royal Wedding

as Princess Catherine

Divine Blood
Divine Blood

as Ruth George

Project Codename
Project Codename

TV show

Blackmere
Blackmere

TV show

New-Gen
New-Gen

TV show Β· as Thea (Voice)

Top Friends
Top Friends

as Ambrosia

Violet
Violet

Director

2020s

16 titles Β· average score 58
Normal
Normal (2026)
GoodWatch score 63

as Moira

Ballistic
Ballistic (2026)
GoodWatch score 38

as Nance Redfield

The Abandons
The Abandons (2025)
GoodWatch score 44

TV show Β· as Fiona Nolan

Long Pork
Long Pork (2025)
GoodWatch score 65

as Lily

H Is for Hawk
H Is for Hawk (2025)
GoodWatch score 70

Producer

Beacon 23
Beacon 23 (2023)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show Β· as Aster Calyx

White House Plumbers
White House Plumbers (2023)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show Β· as Dorothy Hunt

The Trap
The Trap (2023)

Screenplay, Executive Producer

9 Bullets
9 Bullets (2022)
GoodWatch score 18

as Gypsy Moon

Gunpowder Milkshake
Gunpowder Milkshake (2021)
GoodWatch score 53

as Scarlet

Twist
Twist (2021)
GoodWatch score 19

as Sikes

Masters of the Universe: Revelation
Masters of the Universe: Revelation (2021)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show Β· as Evil-Lyn (voice)

2010s

27 titles Β· average score 61
Fighting with My Family
Fighting with My Family (2019)
GoodWatch score 76

as Julia 'Sweet Saraya' Knight

The Flood
The Flood (2019)
GoodWatch score 51

as Wendy

The Trap
The Trap (2019)

Director, Writer

Thumper
Thumper (2017)
GoodWatch score 70

as Ellen

Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV
Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV (2016)
GoodWatch score 46

as Lunafreya Nox Fleuret (voice)

Zipper
Zipper (2015)
GoodWatch score 39

as Jeannie Ellis

300: Rise of an Empire
300: Rise of an Empire (2014)
GoodWatch score 51

as Queen Gorgo

The Purge
The Purge (2013)
GoodWatch score 46

as Mary Sandin

The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box
The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box (2013)
GoodWatch score 42

as Monica

The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013)
GoodWatch score 41

as Jocelyn Fray

Dredd
Dredd (2012)
GoodWatch score 71

as Ma-Ma

Game of Thrones
Game of Thrones (2011)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show Β· as Cersei Lannister

2000s

25 titles Β· average score 59
Laid to Rest
Laid to Rest (2009)
GoodWatch score 59

as Cindy

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show Β· as Sarah Connor

The Red Baron
The Red Baron (2008)
GoodWatch score 35

as KΓ€the

The Broken
The Broken (2008)
GoodWatch score 47

as Gina McVey

300
300 (2007)
GoodWatch score 66

as Gorgo

The Contractor
The Contractor (2007)
GoodWatch score 46

as DI Annette Ballard

Imagine Me & You
Imagine Me & You (2006)
GoodWatch score 60

as Luce

The Brothers Grimm
The Brothers Grimm (2005)
GoodWatch score 49

as Angelika

The Cave
The Cave (2005)
GoodWatch score 34

as Dr. Kathryn Jennings

The Long Firm
The Long Firm (2004)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show Β· as Ruby Ryder

The Parole Officer
The Parole Officer (2001)
GoodWatch score 59

as Emma

Gossip
Gossip (2000)
GoodWatch score 44

as Cathy Jones

1990s

22 titles Β· average score 62
Inside-Out
Inside-Out (1999)
GoodWatch score 64

as Window-dresser

Onegin
Onegin (1999)
GoodWatch score 58

as Olga

The Man with Rain in His Shoes
The Man with Rain in His Shoes (1998)
GoodWatch score 44

as Sylvia Weld

Merlin
Merlin (1998)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show Β· as Guinevere

Face
Face (1997)
GoodWatch score 52

as Connie

Mrs. Dalloway
Mrs. Dalloway (1997)
GoodWatch score 65

as Young Sally

Devil's Advocate
Devil's Advocate (1995)

TV show Β· as Clare Rigby

Loved Up
Loved Up (1995)
GoodWatch score 60

as Sarah

The Jungle Book
The Jungle Book (1994)
GoodWatch score 65

as Katherine 'Kitty' Brydon

Fair Game
Fair Game (1994)

as Ellie

MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday
MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday (1994)
GoodWatch score 62

as Elise Moran

Waterland
Waterland (1992)
GoodWatch score 55

as Young Mary

1980s

2 titles Β· average score 72
Shark Week
Shark Week (1988)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show Β· as Narrator

Screen Two
Screen Two (1985)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show Β· as Margaret / Miriam

1960s

1 title
How We Used To Live
How We Used To Live (1968)

TV show Β· as Grace Palmer