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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.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Headhunters
  • Bent
  • 1,000 Times Good Night
  • A Second Chance
  • Klown Forever
  • Exit Plan
  • Foreign Fields

Known For

  • Game of Thrones
  • Gods of Egypt
  • Oblivion
  • Shot Caller
  • Mama
  • The Other Woman
  • The Silencing
  • Headhunters
  • Against the Ice
  • Nightwatch

Featured Videos

    Filmography

    2025
    King & Conqueror (TV Series) · as William, Duke Of Normandy
    2023
    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
    Exit Plan · as Max Isaksen
    2019
    Domino · as Christian Toft
    2017
    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
    2015
    2014
    2014
    The Other Woman · as Mark King
    2014
    The Carbon Crooks · as Narrator
    2013
    2013
    Oblivion · as Sykes
    2013
    Mama · as Lucas Desange
    2012
    2011
    Headhunters · as Clas Greve
    2011
    Blackthorn · as Young James
    2011
    Game of Thrones (TV Series) · as Sir Jaime 'kingslayer' Lannister
    2011
    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
    2007
    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
    2004
    Wimbledon · as Dieter Prohl
    2004
    The Good Cop · as Sune
    2003
    The Bouncer · as Svend
    2002
    Rembrandt · as Kenneth
    2002
    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
    1999
    Misery Harbour · as Espen Arnakke
    1999
    The Cable Club · as Rocker
    1998
    Angel of the Night · as Frankie
    1998
    Wildside · as Ossy
    1997
    Bent · as Wolf
    1997
    Jacobs liste · as Jacob
    1997
    Hemmeligheder · as Mads
    1994
    Nightwatch · as Martin
    1989
    The Simpsons (TV Series) · as Markery (voice)

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