Connie Nielsen
ActingConnie Inge-Lise Nielsen (born July 3, 1965) is a Danish actress. She began her acting career working alongside her mother on the local revue and variety scene. At 18, she traveled to Paris, where she worked as an actress and model, which led to further work. She has starred as Lucilla in the films Gladiator (2000) and Gladiator II (2024) and as Queen Hippolyta in the DC Extended Universe. Nielsen is fluent in her native Danish, English, French, German, Italian, Norwegian and Swedish.
Known For
Filmography — Acting
Gladiator
Lucilla
Nobody 2
Becca Mansell
Wonder Woman
Hippolyta
Nobody
Becca Mansell
Zack Snyder's Justice League
Queen Hippolyta
Gladiator II
Lucilla
The Devil's Advocate
Christabella
Justice League
Queen Hippolyta
Wonder Woman 1984
Hippolyta
Soldier
Sandra
3 Days to Kill
Christine Renner
Basic
CPT Julie Osborne
The Hunted
Abby Durrell
Rushmore
Mrs. Calloway
Inheritance
Catherine Monroe
One Hour Photo
Nina Yorkin
Role Play
Gwen Carver
Mission to Mars
Terri Fisher
Perfect Sense
Jenny
Nymphomaniac: Vol. I
Joe's Mother
The Great Raid
Margaret Utinsky
Impostor
Newscaster (uncredited)
Origin
Sabine
Battle in Seattle
Jean
The Catcher Was a Spy
Koranda
Hemingway & Gellhorn
Tall Blonde Woman (uncredited)
Ultimate Fights from the Movies
Lucilla (Gladiator) (archive footage)
Demonlover
Diane de Monx
Stratton
Sumner
Sea Fever
Freya
Permanent Midnight
Dagmar
The Ice Harvest
Renata Crest
A Shine of Rainbows
Maire
The Lion Woman
Mrs. Grjothornet
Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator'
Self
A Week in Paradise
Fiona
The Runner
Deborah Price
Return to Sender
Charlotte Cory
Ali and Nino
Duchess Kipiani
Voyage
Ronnie Freeland
Brothers
Sarah
The Confessions
Claire Seth
I'll Find You
Lena Moser
All Relative
Maren
The Situation
Anna Molyneux
Strength and Honor: Production Pods
Self
Return to Zero
Dr. Claire Holden
Tonight at Noon
Laura
Christmas Vacation '91
Brunilde / Vanessa
The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden
Baroness Von Wagner (voice)
Birds of Prey
Innocents
Megan Denright
How Did You Get In? We Didn't See You Leave
Eva
Le paradis absolument
Sarah
Ocean Deep
Mara
The Making of Gladiator II
Self
Building Happiness
Self
Lost in Africa
Susanne
L'esattore (parodia de "Il gladiatore")
Follow Me
Alice Thomas
Making of 'Demonlover'
Self