Connie Nielsen

Actor

1965-07-03 · Elling, Frederikshavn, Denmark

Connie 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.

• Gladiator (2000) — Lucilla
• Wonder Woman (2017) — Hippolyta
• Justice League (2017) — Queen Hippolyta
• Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021) — Queen Hippolyta
• Wonder Woman 1984 (2020) — Hippolyta
• Nobody (2021) — Becca Mansell
• The Devil's Advocate (1997) — Christabella
• Gladiator II (2024) — Lucilla
• Nymphomaniac: Vol. I (2013) — Joe's Mother
• Rushmore (1998) — Mrs. Calloway
• 3 Days to Kill (2014) — Christine Renner
• One Hour Photo (2002) — Nina Yorkin
• Nobody 2 (2025) — Becca Mansell
• Mission to Mars (2000) — Terri Fisher
• Perfect Sense (2011) — Jenny
• Basic (2003) — CPT Julie Osborne
• Soldier (1998) — Sandra
• The Hunted (2003) — Abby Durrell
• Inheritance (2020) — Catherine Monroe
• Role Play (2023) — Gwen Carver
• Sea Fever (2020) — Freya
• Impostor (2001) — Newscaster (uncredited)
• The Great Raid (2005) — Margaret Utinsky
• The Ice Harvest (2005) — Renata Crest