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

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • Game of Thrones

    Game of Thrones

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • Leute heute

    Leute heute

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • The Flash

    The Flash

  • Kingdom of Heaven

    Kingdom of Heaven

  • Gods of Egypt

    Gods of Egypt

  • Black Hawk Down

    Black Hawk Down

  • Mama

    Mama

  • King & Conqueror

    King & Conqueror

  • Oblivion

    Oblivion

  • Headhunters

    Headhunters

  • Shot Caller

    Shot Caller

  • The Kautokeino Rebellion

    The Kautokeino Rebellion

  • The Last Thing He Told Me

    The Last Thing He Told Me

  • Klown Forever

    Klown Forever

  • The Other Woman

    The Other Woman

  • Nightwatch

    Nightwatch

  • Game of Thrones: The Last Watch

    Game of Thrones: The Last Watch

  • The Day We Died

    The Day We Died

  • Wildside

    Wildside

  • Exit Plan

    Exit Plan

  • Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever

    Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever

  • Triple Dare

    Triple Dare

  • Live from Bremen

    Live from Bremen

  • Himmerland

    Himmerland

  • Small Crimes

    Small Crimes

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

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

  • God Is a Bullet

    God Is a Bullet

  • The Baker

    The Baker

  • Virtuality

    Virtuality

  • Stealing Rembrandt

    Stealing Rembrandt

  • Shadow of the Sword

    Shadow of the Sword

  • Antenneforeningen

    Antenneforeningen

  • The Silencing

    The Silencing

  • Angel of the Night

    Angel of the Night

  • Bent

    Bent

  • Wimbledon

    Wimbledon

  • The Men in Blazers Show

    The Men in Blazers Show

  • New Amsterdam

    New Amsterdam

  • Chicken/Egg

    Chicken/Egg

  • My Fathers' Daughter

    My Fathers' Daughter

  • Firewall

    Firewall

  • A Taste of Hunger

    A Taste of Hunger

  • Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience

    Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience

  • Filthy Gorgeous

    Filthy Gorgeous

  • ZULU Comedy Galla

    ZULU Comedy Galla

  • Against the Ice

    Against the Ice

  • Lock, Stock...

    Lock, Stock...

  • The Good Cop

    The Good Cop

  • My Name Is Modesty: A Modesty Blaise Adventure

    My Name Is Modesty: A Modesty Blaise Adventure

  • 3 Things

    3 Things

  • A Thousand Times Good Night

    A Thousand Times Good Night

  • Virtuality

    Virtuality

  • The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche Part 1

    The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche Part 1

  • Agent

    Agent

  • Enigma

    Enigma

  • The Last Mrs. Parrish

    The Last Mrs. Parrish

  • Virtue

    Virtue

  • Seeing Through the Mists of Oblivion

    Seeing Through the Mists of Oblivion

  • A Second Chance

    A Second Chance

  • At World's End

    At World's End

  • The Bouncer

    The Bouncer

  • Foreign Fields

    Foreign Fields

  • Domino

    Domino

  • Blackthorn

    Blackthorn

  • The Left Wing Gang

    The Left Wing Gang

  • 24 Hours in the Life of a Woman

    24 Hours in the Life of a Woman

  • Wonderful and Loved by All

    Wonderful and Loved by All

  • Through Greenland - With Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

    Through Greenland - With Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

  • Horses & Hangmen

    Horses & Hangmen

  • Misery Harbour

    Misery Harbour

  • Kaotokeino-opprøret (TV-serien)

    Kaotokeino-opprøret (TV-serien)

  • Slaget på tasken

    Slaget på tasken

  • Gone Hollywood

    Gone Hollywood

  • An Optimist’s Guide to the Planet

    An Optimist’s Guide to the Planet

  • En særlig samtale

    En særlig samtale

  • Requiem

    Requiem