Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
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
Actor
as Traveller Underwater (archived footage)
as William, Duke of Normandy
as Self - Presenter
as Martin
as Bob Hightower
as Pizza Guy
as Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
as Owen Michaels
as Captain Ejnar Mikkelsen
as Carsten
as Rayburn Swanson
as Rico
as Max Isaksen
as Christian Toft
as Self
as Self - Guest
as Self - Host
as Jaime Lannister (voice)
as Jacob 'Money' Harlon
as Kenneth
as Mikael
as Joe Denton
as Horus
as Nikolaj
as Jaime Lannister
as Andreas
as Mark King
as Self
as Marcus
as Sykes
as Lucas Desange
as Clas Greve
as Young James
as Sir Jaime 'Kingslayer' Lannister
as Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
as Severin Geertsen
as Commander Frank Pike
as Jan Weimann
as Forskellige roller
as Self - Guest
as Thomas
as Biskop Juell
as John Amsterdam
as Biskop Juell
as Micke
as Alex
as Bjorn
as Martin
as Liam
as Martin
as Village Sheriff
as Village Sheriff
as Dieter Prohl
as Sune
as Svend
as Kenneth
as Self
as Anton
as MSG Gary Gordon
as Puck
as Holt
as Jordi
as Espen Arnakke
as Rocker
as Frankie
as Ossy
as Wolf
as Self
as Martin
as Christian
as Markery (voice)
as Self - Guest
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Producer
as Executive Producer
as Producer
as Producer
as Executive Producer
Writer
as Screenplay
as Writer
Crew
as Thanks