Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Date of Birth:

Jul 27, 1970

Place of Birth:

Rudkobing, Denmark

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.

filmography:

Antenneforeningen Antenneforeningen

1999

Bent Bent

1997

Klown Forever Klown Forever

2015

Small Crimes Small Crimes

2017

3 Things 3 Things

2017

Firewall Firewall

2006

The Kautokeino Rebellion The Kautokeino Rebellion

2008

Seeing Through the Mists of Oblivion Seeing Through the Mists of Oblivion

1970

A Second Chance A Second Chance

2014

A Thousand Times Good Night A Thousand Times Good Night

2013

Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever

2023

Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience

2015

Shot Caller Shot Caller

2017

My Fathers' Daughter My Fathers' Daughter

2024

Domino Domino

2019

Chicken/Egg Chicken/Egg

2017

The Day We Died The Day We Died

2020

A Taste of Hunger A Taste of Hunger

2021

God Is a Bullet God Is a Bullet

2023

Against the Ice Against the Ice

2022

The Silencing The Silencing

2020

Game of Thrones: The Last Watch Game of Thrones: The Last Watch

2019

Exit Plan Exit Plan

2019

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

2017

Requiem Requiem

1991

Slaget på tasken Slaget på tasken

1993

Kingdom of Heaven Kingdom of Heaven

2005

Filthy Gorgeous Filthy Gorgeous

2007

The Other Woman The Other Woman

2014

Wildside Wildside

1998

Wimbledon Wimbledon

2004

Wonderful and Loved by All Wonderful and Loved by All

2007

The Bouncer The Bouncer

2003

The Baker The Baker

2007

Angel of the Night Angel of the Night

1998

Shadow of the Sword Shadow of the Sword

2005

Nightwatch Nightwatch

1994

My Name Is Modesty: A Modesty Blaise Adventure My Name Is Modesty: A Modesty Blaise Adventure

2004

Enigma Enigma

2001

The Good Cop The Good Cop

2004

Stealing Rembrandt Stealing Rembrandt

2003

Virtue Virtue

1970

Virtuality Virtuality

2009

Triple Dare Triple Dare

2006

Misery Harbour Misery Harbour

1999

The Flash The Flash

2023

Himmerland Himmerland

2008

Mama Mama

2013

Gods of Egypt Gods of Egypt

2016

Oblivion Oblivion

2013

At World's End At World's End

2009

Foreign Fields Foreign Fields

2000

24 Hours in the Life of a Woman 24 Hours in the Life of a Woman

2002

Blackthorn Blackthorn

2011

The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche Part 1 The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche Part 1

2007

Headhunters Headhunters

2011

Black Hawk Down Black Hawk Down

2001

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