A vehicle headlamp is provided with: a projector lens; a light source bulb; a reflector for reflecting direct light from the light source bulb to the front side; a movable shade; and an actuator for moving the movable shade between a shading position and a shading relieving position. The movable shade is pivotally arranged so that it can be rotated round a rotary axis extending in a vehicle width direction, in a neighborhood of a lens center axis. A rod member has one end portion connected to the movable shade and the other end portion connected to the actuator. The actuator gives a drive force to the rod member in a longitudinal direction of the rod member.