Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Birthdate
July 27, 1970 (54 years old)
Place of Birth
Rudkobing, Denmark
Known For
Acting

Details

Birthdate
July 27, 1970 (54 years old)
Place of Birth
Rudkobing, Denmark
Known For
Acting

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.

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau's LGBTQ+ Titles

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Bent
Wolf

Acting (79)

King and Conqueror as William, Duke of Normandy (1 episode)
Seeing Through the Mists of Oblivion as Traveller Underwater (archived footage)
Virtue
2024
My Fathers' Daughter
2024
An Optimist’s Guide to the Planet as Self - Presenter (6 episodes)
2023
Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever as Martin
2023
Agent as Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (1 episode)
2023
God Is a Bullet as Bob Hightower
2023
The Flash as Pizza Guy
2023
The Last Thing He Told Me as Owen Michaels (7 episodes)
2022
Against the Ice as Captain Ejnar Mikkelsen
2021
A Taste of Hunger as Carsten
2020
The Silencing as Rayburn Swanson
2020
The Day We Died as Rico
2019
Exit Plan as Max Isaksen
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self - Guest (1 episode)
2019
Domino as Christian Toft
2019
Game of Thrones: The Last Watch as Self
2019
Through Greenland - With Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Self - Host (5 episodes)
2017
Game of Thrones - Conquest & Rebellion: An Animated History of the Seven Kingdoms as Jaime Lannister (voice)
2017
Shot Caller as Jacob 'Money' Harlon
2017
Chicken/Egg as Kenneth
2017
3 Things as Mikael
2017
Small Crimes as Joe Denton
2016
Gods of Egypt as Horus
2015
Klown Forever as Nikolaj
2015
Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience as Jaime Lannister
2014
The Men In Blazers Show as Self (1 episode)
2014
A Second Chance as Andreas
2014
The Other Woman as Mark King
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self (1 episode)
2013
A Thousand Times Good Night as Marcus
2013
Oblivion as Sykes
2013
Mama as Lucas Desange
2011
Headhunters as Clas Greve
2011
Blackthorn as Young James
2011
Game of Thrones as Sir Jaime 'Kingslayer' Lannister (73 episodes)
2010
ZULU Comedy Galla as Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (1 episode)
2009
The Left Wing Gang as Jan Weimann (5 episodes)
2009
At World's End as Severin Geertsen
2009
Live from Bremen as Forskellige roller (1 episode)
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest (1 episode)
2009
Virtuality (1 episode)
2009
Virtuality as Commander Frank Pike
2008
Himmerland as Thomas
2008
New Amsterdam as John Amsterdam (8 episodes)
2008
The Kautokeino Rebellion as Biskop Juell
2008
Kaotokeino-opprøret (TV-serien) as Biskop Juell (3 episodes)
2007
The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche Part 1 as Sammy
2007
Wonderful and Loved by All as Micke
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
My Name Is Modesty: A Modesty Blaise Adventure as Miklos
2004
Wimbledon as Dieter Prohl
2004
The Good Cop as Sune
2003
The Bouncer as Svend
2003
Stealing Rembrandt as Kenneth
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self (1 episode)
2002
24 Hours in the Life of a Woman as Anton
2001
Black Hawk Down as MSG Gary Gordon
2001
Enigma as Puck
2000
Lock, Stock... as Jordi (2 episodes)
2000
Foreign Fields as Holt
1999
Misery Harbour as Espen Arnakke
1999
Antenneforeningen as Rocker
1998
Angel of the Night as Frankie
1998
Wildside as Ossy
1997
Bent as Wolf
1997
Leute heute as Self (1 episode)
1994
Nightwatch as Martin
1993
Slaget på tasken as Christian
1991
Requiem
1989
The Simpsons as Markery (voice) (1 episode)
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest (2 episodes)
1975
Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited) (2 episodes)

Production (4)

King and Conqueror • Executive Producer (1 episode)
• Executive Producer (1 episode)
Virtue • Producer
• Producer
2022
Against the Ice • Producer
• Producer
2021
Flee • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer

Writing (2)

2022
Against the Ice • Screenplay
• Screenplay
1998
Wildside • Writer
• Writer

Crew (1)

2023
The Flash • Thanks
• Thanks