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Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Actor, Producer, Writer, DirectorBorn July 27, 1970 (55 years)
Nikolaj William Coster-Waldau (born 27 July 1970) is a Danish actor and producer. He graduated from the Danish National School of Performing Arts in Copenhagen in 1993, and had his breakthrough role in Denmark with the film Nightwatch (1994). He played Jaime Lannister in the HBO fantasy drama series Game of Thrones, for which he received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.
Coster-Waldau has appeared in numerous films in his native Denmark and Scandinavia, including Headhunters (2011) and A Thousand Times Good Night (2013). In the U.S, his debut film role was in the war film Black Hawk Down (2001), playing Medal of Honor recipient Gary Gordon. He then played a detective in the short-lived Fox television series New Amsterdam (2008), and appeared in the 2009 Fox television film Virtuality, originally intended as a pilot. He is a UNDP Goodwill Ambassador, drawing public attention to issues such as gender equality and climate change.
Coster-Waldau has appeared in numerous films in his native Denmark and Scandinavia, including Headhunters (2011) and A Thousand Times Good Night (2013). In the U.S, his debut film role was in the war film Black Hawk Down (2001), playing Medal of Honor recipient Gary Gordon. He then played a detective in the short-lived Fox television series New Amsterdam (2008), and appeared in the 2009 Fox television film Virtuality, originally intended as a pilot. He is a UNDP Goodwill Ambassador, drawing public attention to issues such as gender equality and climate change.
Filmography
| 2025 | King & Conqueror (TV Series) · as William, Duke Of Normandy |
| 2023 | Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever · as Martin |
| 2023 | God Is a Bullet · as Bob Hightower |
| 2023 | The Flash · as Pizza Guy |
| 2023 | The Last Thing He Told Me (TV Series) · as Owen Michaels |
| 2022 | Against the Ice · as Captain Ejnar Mikkelsen |
| 2021 | A Taste of Hunger · as Carsten |
| 2020 | The Silencing · as Rayburn Swanson |
| 2020 | Powder Keg · as Rico |
| 2019 | |
| 2019 | Domino · as Christian Toft |
| 2017 | Game of Thrones Conquest & Rebellion: An Animated History of the Seven Kingdoms · as Jaime Lannister (voice) |
| 2017 | Shot Caller · as Jacob 'money' Harlon |
| 2017 | 3 Things · as Mikael |
| 2017 | Small Crimes · as Joe Denton |
| 2016 | Gods of Egypt · as Horus |
| 2015 | Klown Forever · as Nikolaj |
| 2015 | Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience · as Jaime Lannister |
| 2014 | A Second Chance · as Andreas |
| 2014 | The Other Woman · as Mark King |
| 2014 | The Carbon Crooks · as Narrator |
| 2013 | 1,000 Times Good Night · as Marcus |
| 2013 | Oblivion · as Sykes |
| 2013 | Mama · as Lucas Desange |
| 2012 | Game of Thrones: Season 2 - Invitation to the Set · as Jaime Lannister |
| 2011 | Headhunters · as Clas Greve |
| 2011 | Blackthorn · as Young James |
| 2011 | Game of Thrones (TV Series) · as Sir Jaime 'kingslayer' Lannister |
| 2011 | Game of Thrones: Inside the Night's Watch · as Jaime Lannister |
| 2011 | Game of Thrones: Costumes · as Jaime Lannister |
| 2009 | The Left Wing Gang (TV Series) · as Jan Weimann |
| 2009 | At World's End · as Severin Geertsen |
| 2009 | Live from Bremen (TV Series) · as Forskellige Roller |
| 2009 | Virtuality · as Commander Frank Pike |
| 2009 | Virtuality (TV Series) |
| 2008 | Himmerland · as Thomas |
| 2008 | New Amsterdam (TV Series) · as John Amsterdam |
| 2008 | The Kautokeino Rebellion · as Biskop Juell |
| 2007 | The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche - Part 1 · as Sammy |
| 2007 | Wonderful and Loved by All · as Micke |
| 2007 | Filthy Gorgeous · as Alex |
| 2007 | The Baker · as Bjorn |
| 2006 | Triple Dare · as Martin |
| 2006 | Firewall · as Liam |
| 2005 | Shadow of the Sword · as Martin |
| 2005 | Kingdom of Heaven · as Village Sheriff |
| 2004 | My Name Is Modesty: A Modesty Blaise Adventure · as Miklos |
| 2004 | Wimbledon · as Dieter Prohl |
| 2004 | The Good Cop · as Sune |
| 2003 | The Bouncer · as Svend |
| 2002 | Rembrandt · as Kenneth |
| 2002 | 24 Hours in the Life of a Woman · as Anton |
| 2001 | Black Hawk Down · as Msg Gary Gordon |
| 2001 | Enigma · as Puck |
| 2000 | Lock, Stock... (TV Series) · as Jordi |
| 2000 | Click (2000) (TV Series) · as Jaime Lannister |
| 2000 | Foreign Fields · as Holt |
| 1999 | Misery Harbour · as Espen Arnakke |
| 1999 | The Cable Club · as Rocker |
| 1998 | Angel of the Night · as Frankie |
| 1998 | Wildside · as Ossy |
| 1997 | |
| 1997 | Jacobs liste · as Jacob |
| 1997 | Hemmeligheder · as Mads |
| 1994 | Nightwatch · as Martin |
| 1989 | The Simpsons (TV Series) · as Markery (voice) |