Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

83

Gender

Male

Birthday

1970-07-27 (55 years old)

Place of Birth

Rudkobing, Denmark

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

  • Game of Thrones

    Game of Thrones

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • Leute heute

    Leute heute

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • King & Conqueror

    King & Conqueror

  • The Flash

    The Flash

  • Kingdom of Heaven

    Kingdom of Heaven

  • Shot Caller

    Shot Caller

  • Black Hawk Down

    Black Hawk Down

  • The Last Thing He Told Me

    The Last Thing He Told Me

  • Mama

    Mama

  • Oblivion

    Oblivion

  • Gods of Egypt

    Gods of Egypt

  • Live from Bremen

    Live from Bremen

  • Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience

    Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience

  • Headhunters

    Headhunters

  • A Thousand Times Good Night

    A Thousand Times Good Night

  • Nightwatch

    Nightwatch

  • Enigma

    Enigma

  • The Men in Blazers Show

    The Men in Blazers Show

  • God Is a Bullet

    God Is a Bullet

  • Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever

    Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever

  • ZULU Comedy Galla

    ZULU Comedy Galla

  • The Kautokeino Rebellion

    The Kautokeino Rebellion

  • The Good Cop

    The Good Cop

  • Wimbledon

    Wimbledon

  • The Baker

    The Baker

  • The Other Woman

    The Other Woman

  • Lock, Stock...

    Lock, Stock...

  • Game of Thrones - Conquest & Rebellion: An Animated History of the Seven Kingdoms

    Game of Thrones - Conquest & Rebellion: An Animated History of the Seven Kingdoms

  • New Amsterdam

    New Amsterdam

  • Firewall

    Firewall

  • Seeing Through the Mists of Oblivion

    Seeing Through the Mists of Oblivion

  • Stealing Rembrandt

    Stealing Rembrandt

  • The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche Part 1

    The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche Part 1

  • Wildside

    Wildside

  • Gone Hollywood

    Gone Hollywood

  • Klown Forever

    Klown Forever

  • Virtuality

    Virtuality

  • Exit Plan

    Exit Plan

  • Triple Dare

    Triple Dare

  • Domino

    Domino

  • Misery Harbour

    Misery Harbour

  • Small Crimes

    Small Crimes

  • The Silencing

    The Silencing

  • Chicken/Egg

    Chicken/Egg

  • Bent

    Bent

  • Blackthorn

    Blackthorn

  • My Fathers' Daughter

    My Fathers' Daughter

  • Angel of the Night

    Angel of the Night

  • At World's End

    At World's End

  • Virtue

    Virtue

  • The Bouncer

    The Bouncer

  • Himmerland

    Himmerland

  • Agent

    Agent

  • Virtuality

    Virtuality

  • The Day We Died

    The Day We Died

  • Shadow of the Sword

    Shadow of the Sword

  • A Taste of Hunger

    A Taste of Hunger

  • Against the Ice

    Against the Ice

  • Game of Thrones: The Last Watch

    Game of Thrones: The Last Watch

  • The Last Mrs. Parrish

    The Last Mrs. Parrish

  • The Left Wing Gang

    The Left Wing Gang

  • Antenneforeningen

    Antenneforeningen

  • My Name Is Modesty: A Modesty Blaise Adventure

    My Name Is Modesty: A Modesty Blaise Adventure

  • Horses & Hangmen

    Horses & Hangmen

  • Kaotokeino-opprøret (TV-serien)

    Kaotokeino-opprøret (TV-serien)

  • Filthy Gorgeous

    Filthy Gorgeous

  • Foreign Fields

    Foreign Fields

  • Through Greenland - With Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

    Through Greenland - With Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

  • A Second Chance

    A Second Chance

  • Wonderful and Loved by All

    Wonderful and Loved by All

  • An Optimist’s Guide to the Planet

    An Optimist’s Guide to the Planet

  • 3 Things

    3 Things

  • En særlig samtale

    En særlig samtale

  • Slaget på tasken

    Slaget på tasken

  • 24 Hours in the Life of a Woman

    24 Hours in the Life of a Woman

  • Requiem

    Requiem