Connie Inge-Lise Nielsen ( born 3 July 1965 ) is a Danish actress whose first major role in an English language film was a supporting role in The Devil 's Advocate ( 1997 ) ; Nielsen later gained international attention for her role in Ridley Scott 's Gladiator ( 2000 ) . Her films include Mission to Mars ( 2000 ) , One Hour Photo ( 2002 ) , Basic ( 2003 ) , The Hunted ( 2003 ) , The Ice Harvest ( 2005 ) and Nymphomaniac ( 2014 ) . She starred as Meredith Kane on the Starz TV series Boss ( 2011 -- 2012 ) and was a lead character in the second season of The Following . She is set to play Queen Hippolyta in the upcoming 2017 film Wonder Woman .
Connie Nielsen exclusively works for Starz.