Connie Nielsen

Biography

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.

Known For

Wonder Woman

as Hippolyta

Gladiator

as Lucilla

Justice League

as Queen Hippolyta

Zack Snyder's Justice League

as Queen Hippolyta

Wonder Woman 1984

as Hippolyta

Nobody

as Becca Mansell

The Devil's Advocate

as Christabella

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Dani Beck

Gladiator II

as Lucilla

Nymphomaniac: Vol. I

as Joe's Mother