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Cersei Lannister

Character in A Song of Ice and Fire

Fictional character

Cersei Lannister is a fictional character in the A Song of Ice and Fire series of epic fantasy novels by American author George R. R. Martin, and its television adaptation Game of Thrones, where she is portrayed by actress Lena Headey. Introduced in 1996's A Game of Thrones, Cersei is a member of House Lannister, one of the wealthiest and most powerful families on the continent of Westeros. She subsequently appears in A Clash of Kings (1998) and A Storm of Swords (2000), and becomes a prominent point of view character beginning with A Feast for Crows (2005). Cersei will continue to be a point-of-view character in the forthcoming volume The Winds of Winter.[1]

Cersei is Queen of the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros by marriage to King Robert Baratheon, who abuses her throughout their marriage. Her father, Tywin, arranged the marriage after his attempt to betroth her to Prince Rhaegar Targaryen, whom she idolized as a child, failed. Robert took the Throne with the help of the Lannister

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Lena Headey of "Game of Thrones": "No Small Parts"

Lena Headey is a Bermudian-British actress. Headey is best known for her role as "Cersei Lannister" in Game of Thrones (2011) (2011-2019) and The Brothers Grimm (2005), Possession (2002), and The Remains of the Day (1993). Headey stars as "Queen Gorgo," a heroic Spartan woman in the period film, 300 (2006), by director Zack Snyder.

Headey was born in Hamilton, Bermuda, to British parents Sue and John Headey. Her father, a Yorkshire police cadet, was stationed in the Bermuda Police Service. She was raised there until age five, when her family returned to England. She was brought up in Yorkshire before moving to London in her teens. Headey had not gone to drama school before she became an actress. At the age of seventeen, Headey's performance in a one-off show in the company of six school friends caught the attention of a casting agent, who took a photo and asked her to audition. Eventually, Headey was cast in Waterland (1992), which became her big-screen debut. Sh

'Game of Thrones' Cast: Where Are They Now?

Isaac Hempstead Wright as Bran Stark

Isaac Hempstead Wright was only 12 when he starred as the Three-Eyed Raven, Bran Stark, and the actor is the first to admit that growing up on the set of Game of Thrones was a unique experience (read: difficult).

Despite the pressures of going through puberty in front of tens of millions of viewers, Hempstead Wright delivered a consistent, critically acclaimed performance. His turn as Bran Stark earned him a 2013 Young Artist Award nomination for best young supporting actor in a TV series, as well as four SAG Award nods as part of the ensemble cast of Game of Thrones.

After his turn as one of the show's most powerful characters, the actor behind the future King of Westeros expressed he was ready for a new chapter. In 2019, Hempstead Wright told GQ that post-GoT, he wants to relax, use his neuroscience degree from the University of Birmingham and audition when he can.

In 2021, Hempstead Wright appeared in Neill Burger's sci-fi film Voyagersalongside Tye Sheridan, Lily-R

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