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 | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | An Optimist’s Guide to the Planet | Self - Presenter |
| 2023 | The Last Thing He Told Me | Owen Michaels |
| 2023 | Agent | Nikolaj Coster-Waldau |
| 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) |
| King & Conqueror | William, Duke of Normandy |