Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

84

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

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Leute heute

    Leute heute

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • The Flash

    The Flash

  • Kingdom of Heaven

    Kingdom of Heaven

  • The Last Thing He Told Me

    The Last Thing He Told Me

  • Stealing Rembrandt

    Stealing Rembrandt

  • Mama

    Mama

  • Black Hawk Down

    Black Hawk Down

  • Oblivion

    Oblivion

  • Exit Plan

    Exit Plan

  • Triple Dare

    Triple Dare

  • Headhunters

    Headhunters

  • The Other Woman

    The Other Woman

  • Nightwatch

    Nightwatch

  • The Day We Died

    The Day We Died

  • Wildside

    Wildside

  • Virtuality

    Virtuality

  • King & Conqueror

    King & Conqueror

  • Virtue

    Virtue

  • Gods of Egypt

    Gods of Egypt

  • ZULU Comedy Galla

    ZULU Comedy Galla

  • Bent

    Bent

  • A Taste of Hunger

    A Taste of Hunger

  • Himmerland

    Himmerland

  • The Men in Blazers Show

    The Men in Blazers Show

  • Shot Caller

    Shot Caller

  • My Fathers' Daughter

    My Fathers' Daughter

  • Antenneforeningen

    Antenneforeningen

  • Klown Forever

    Klown Forever

  • Firewall

    Firewall

  • New Amsterdam

    New Amsterdam

  • The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche Part 1

    The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche Part 1

  • Live from Bremen

    Live from Bremen

  • Shadow of the Sword

    Shadow of the Sword

  • 3 Things

    3 Things

  • The Good Cop

    The Good Cop

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

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

  • Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever

    Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever

  • The Silencing

    The Silencing

  • Wimbledon

    Wimbledon

  • Lock, Stock...

    Lock, Stock...

  • Enigma

    Enigma

  • Game of Thrones: The Last Watch

    Game of Thrones: The Last Watch

  • Against the Ice

    Against the Ice

  • The Left Wing Gang

    The Left Wing Gang

  • Agent

    Agent

  • God Is a Bullet

    God Is a Bullet

  • Angel of the Night

    Angel of the Night

  • An Optimist’s Guide to the Planet

    An Optimist’s Guide to the Planet

  • Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience

    Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience

  • Domino

    Domino

  • Blackthorn

    Blackthorn

  • Hit the Bag

    Hit the Bag

  • A Thousand Times Good Night

    A Thousand Times Good Night

  • The Baker

    The Baker

  • Through Greenland - With Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

    Through Greenland - With Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

  • The Kautokeino Rebellion

    The Kautokeino Rebellion

  • Virtuality

    Virtuality

  • A Second Chance

    A Second Chance

  • Small Crimes

    Small Crimes

  • Filthy Gorgeous

    Filthy Gorgeous

  • Gone Hollywood

    Gone Hollywood

  • 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)

  • The Last Mrs. Parrish

    The Last Mrs. Parrish

  • En særlig samtale

    En særlig samtale

  • Wonderful and Loved by All

    Wonderful and Loved by All

  • Seeing Through the Mists of Oblivion

    Seeing Through the Mists of Oblivion

  • Chicken/Egg

    Chicken/Egg

  • Foreign Fields

    Foreign Fields

  • The Bouncer

    The Bouncer

  • Misery Harbour

    Misery Harbour

  • At World's End

    At World's End

  • 24 Hours in the Life of a Woman

    24 Hours in the Life of a Woman

  • Requiem

    Requiem