Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
July 27, 1970
Place of Birth:
Rudkobing, Denmark
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Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Biography
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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | My Fathers' Daughter | Nikolaj Coster-Waldau |
| 2023 | The Flash | Pizza Guy |
| 2023 | Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever | Martin |
| 2023 | Seeing Through the Mists of Oblivion | Traveller Underwater (archived footage) |
| 2023 | God Is a Bullet | Bob Hightower |
| 2022 | Against the Ice | Captain Ejnar Mikkelsen |
| 2021 | A Taste of Hunger | Carsten |
| 2020 | The Silencing | Rayburn Swanson |
| 2020 | The Day We Died | Rico |
| 2019 | Domino | Christian Toft |
| 2019 | Exit Plan | Max Isaksen |
| 2019 | Game of Thrones: The Last Watch | Self |
| 2019 | Gone Hollywood | Jack DeVoe |
| 2017 | Shot Caller | Jacob 'Money' Harlon |
| 2017 | Small Crimes | Joe Denton |
| 2017 | 3 Things | Mikael |
| 2017 | Game of Thrones - Conquest & Rebellion: An Animated History of the Seven Kingdoms | Jaime Lannister (voice) |
| 2017 | Chicken/Egg | Kenneth |
| 2016 | Gods of Egypt | Horus |
| 2015 | Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience | Jaime Lannister |
| 2015 | Klown Forever | Nikolaj Coster-Waldau |
| 2014 | The Other Woman | Mark King |
| 2014 | A Second Chance | Andreas |
| 2013 | Oblivion | Sykes |
| 2013 | Mama | Lucas Desange |
| 2013 | A Thousand Times Good Night | Marcus |
| 2011 | Blackthorn | Young James |
| 2011 | Headhunters | Clas Greve |
| 2009 | Virtuality | Commander Frank Pike |
| 2009 | At World's End | Severin Geertsen |
| 2008 | Himmerland | Thomas |
| 2008 | The Kautokeino Rebellion | Biskop Juell |
| 2007 | Wonderful and Loved by All | Micke |
| 2007 | The Baker | Bjorn |
| 2007 | The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche Part 1 | Sammy |
| 2007 | Filthy Gorgeous | Alex |
| 2006 | Triple Dare | Martin |
| 2006 | Firewall | Liam |
| 2005 | Shadow of the Sword | Martin |
| 2005 | Kingdom of Heaven | Village Sheriff |
| 2004 | My Name Is Modesty: A Modesty Blaise Adventure | Miklos |
| 2004 | Wimbledon | Dieter Prohl |
| 2004 | The Good Cop | Sune |
| 2003 | Stealing Rembrandt | Kenneth |
| 2003 | The Bouncer | Svend |
| 2002 | 24 Hours in the Life of a Woman | Anton |
| 2001 | Black Hawk Down | MSG Gary Gordon |
| 2001 | Enigma | Puck |
| 2000 | Foreign Fields | Holt |
| 1999 | Misery Harbour | Espen Arnakke |
| 1999 | Antenneforeningen | Rocker |
| 1998 | Wildside | Ossy |
| 1998 | Angel of the Night | Frankie |
| 1997 | Bent | Wolf |
| 1994 | Nightwatch | Martin |
| 1993 | Slaget på tasken | Christian |
| 1991 | Requiem | |
| Virtue | ||
| The Last Mrs. Parrish | Jackson Parrish |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | King & Conqueror | William of Normandy |
| 2025 | Horses & Hangmen | |
| 2024 | An Optimist’s Guide to the Planet | Self - Presenter |
| 2023 | The Last Thing He Told Me | Owen Michaels |
| 2023 | Agent | Nikolaj Coster-Waldau |
| 2023 | En særlig samtale | |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Self - Guest |
| 2019 | Through Greenland - With Nikolaj Coster-Waldau | Self - Host |
| 2014 | The Men in Blazers Show | Self |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self |
| 2011 | Game of Thrones | Sir Jaime 'Kingslayer' Lannister |
| 2010 | ZULU Comedy Galla | Nikolaj Coster-Waldau |
| 2009 | Virtuality | |
| 2009 | The Left Wing Gang | Jan Weimann |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self - Guest |
| 2009 | Live from Bremen | Forskellige roller |
| 2008 | New Amsterdam | John Amsterdam |
| 2008 | Kaotokeino-opprøret (TV-serien) | Biskop Juell |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self |
| 2000 | Lock, Stock... | Jordi |
| 1997 | Leute heute | Self |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Markery (voice) |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | Self - Guest |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Cameo (uncredited) |