John Headey

by doveclove Fri Sep 18 2020 Updated On Wed Mar 22 2023
John Headey

John Headey is a Policeman by profession. But he is known for being the father of actress Lena Headey.

About John Headey's daughter Lena Headey

Lena was born on 3rd October 1973, in Hamilton, Bermuda, United Kingdom

She is an actress by profession who got famous after her role in the HBO fantasy drama series Game of Thrones as Cersei Lannister.

She has received five Primetime Emmy Award nominations and a Golden Globe Award nomination for her portrayal of character Cersei Lannister

She has been part of several other movies such as The Jungle Book, The Purge, 300: Rise of an Empire, and several others.

Lean Headey Parents 

Lean Headey was born to parents John Headey and Sue Headey

There has been no details about when and where John and Sue got married as both has kept their life private. They have been married for a long time period of time. 

John Headey with his wife, Sue Headey.
John Headey with his wife, Sue Headey. Source: Twitter

John, along with his wife have two children, Lean Headey and Tim Headey.

Lean Headey's past affair

Lena was married musician Peter Loughran. The couple met at a friend's wedding. 

Lena has said that it was love at first sight with Peter. After that, they started dating, and things got pretty serious between them.

So the couple decided to tie the knot on May 2007. Together they had a son named Wylie Loughran, who was born on 31st March 2010

John Headey's daughter, Lena Headey with ex-husband Peter Loughran at their wedding.
John Headey's daughter, Lena Headey with ex-husband Peter Loughran at their wedding. Source: Pinterest

After her first child was born, she suffered from postnatal depression, but she later recovered. 

However, Peter and Lena's marriage could not last long, and the couple got separated on 2011, and in 2012 Lena filed for divorce. 

Soon things started getting between the ex-couple who made headlines for battling the custody of their child, who was only three years at that time. 

Their divorce was finalized on December 2013. They had a long and complicated argument about money, which lead to the couple's separation.

There were also rumors about her dating her Game of Thrones co-actor Jerome Flynn, who played the character Bronn

Their relationship was said to have ended so badly that they would not want to see each other's faces on the set. Their love affair ended on March 2014.

But Jerome in 2019 claimed that the rumors are not true, he and Lena had any problems with each other, and they are on talking terms.

Lena then dated her childhood friend Dan Cadan, and they together had a daughter named Teddy Cadan

Dan had also worked with Lena on the short movie The Devil's Wedding. But unfortunately, their relationship also did not work out, so the couple separated on June 2019.

After that, there has been no news about Lena dating anyone. She is currently enjoying her time between her work and kids.

John Headey's daughter, Lena Headey with her children.
John Headey's daughter, Lena Headey with her children. Source: Instagram

Lena is a good friend to her Game of Thrones co-star Peter Dinklage

They knew each other before the series; it was Peter who suggested Lena's name for the character of Cersei.

Net Worth

John's net worth is not available, but he has a decent income being a policeman. He is a Yorkshire Police Officer and was stationed at Bermuda Police Service.

His daughter has accumulated massive wealth through her career in acting.

She, along with other lead actors of Games of Thrones, Kit Harrington, Emilia Clarke, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, and Peter Dinklage, were paid $1.1 million per episode in the season seven and eight of the series.

They were the highest paying TV actors in the year 2017.

Below you can see the net worth of Lena Headey

S.N.NameNet Worth
1Lena Headey$12 million

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