Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
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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.
Known for
Credits
Oblivion (2013)
as Sykes
Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
as Village Sheriff
The Flash (2023)
as Pizza Guy
Black Hawk Down (2001)
as Gordon
Gods of Egypt (2016)
as Horus
The Other Woman (2014)
as Mark King
Mama (2013)
as Lucas Desange
Virtuality (2009)
as Commander Frank Pike
Shot Caller (2017)
as Jacob 'Money' Harlon
Headhunters (2011)
as Clas Greve
Nightwatch (1994)
as Martin
A Taste of Hunger (2021)
as Carsten
Against the Ice (2022)
as Captain Ejnar Mikkelsen
Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever (2023)
as Martin
Firewall (2006)
as Liam
Game of Thrones: The Last Watch (2019)
as Self
God Is a Bullet (2023)
as Bob Hightower
Autopilot (—)
as George (voice)
Game of Thrones - Conquest & Rebellion: An Animated History of the Seven Kingdoms (2017)
as Jaime Lannister (voice)
The Silencing (2020)
as Rayburn Swanson
Filthy Gorgeous (2007)
as Alex
Exit Plan (2019)
as Max Isaksen
3 Things (2017)
as Mikael
The Day We Died (2020)
as Rico
Wimbledon (2004)
as Dieter Prohl
The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche Part 1 (2007)
as Sammy
Domino (2019)
as Christian Toft
Blackthorn (2011)
as Butch Cassidy
Enigma (2001)
as Puck
Stealing Rembrandt (2003)
as Kenneth
A Second Chance (2015)
as Andreas
Game of Thrones: The Musical (2015)
as Jaime Lannister
Small Crimes (2017)
as Joe Denton
The Good Cop (2004)
as Sune
My Name Is Modesty: A Modesty Blaise Adventure (2004)
as Miklos
A Thousand Times Good Night (2013)
as Marcus
Bent (1997)
as Wolf
Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience (2015)
as Jaime Lannister
Hit the Bag (1993)
as Christian
The Last Mrs. Parrish (—)
as Jackson Parrish
Klown Forever (2015)
as Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Wonderful and Loved by All (2007)
as Micke
At World's End (2009)
as Severin Geertsen
The Kautokeino Rebellion (2008)
as Biskop Juell
Angel of the Night (1998)
as Frankie
24 Hours in the Life of a Woman (2002)
as Anton
Shadow of the Sword (2005)
as Martin
The Baker (2007)
as Bjorn
Misery Harbour (1999)
as Espen Arnakke
The Essence of Combat: Making 'Black Hawk Down' (2002)
as Self
Wildside (1998)
as Ossy
My Fathers' Daughter (2025)
as Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Triple Dare (2006)
as Martin
Foreign Fields (2000)
as Holt
Gone Hollywood (2019)
as Jack DeVoe
Virtue (—)
Actor
Requiem (1991)
Actor
The Bouncer (2003)
as Svend
Himmerland (2008)
as Thomas
Chicken/Egg (2017)
as Kenneth
Antenneforeningen (1999)
as Rocker