Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Acting
- Born:
- 1970-07-27
- Place of birth:
- Rudkobing, Denmark
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
Filmography
Horses & Hangmen
King & Conqueror
My Fathers' Daughter
Optimistens guide til planeten
En særlig samtale
Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever
Agent
God Is a Bullet
The Flash
The Last Thing He Told Me
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Against the Ice
A Taste of Hunger
The Silencing
The Day We Died
Exit Plan
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Domino
Game of Thrones: The Last Watch
Through Greenland - With Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Gone Hollywood
Game of Thrones - Conquest & Rebellion: An Animated History of the Seven Kingdoms
Shot Caller
Chicken/Egg
3 Things
Small Crimes
Gods of Egypt
Klown Forever
Game of Thrones: The Musical
Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience
A Second Chance
The Men in Blazers Show
The Other Woman
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
A Thousand Times Good Night
Oblivion
Mama
Headhunters
Blackthorn
Game of Thrones
ZULU Comedy Galla
The Left Wing Gang
At World's End
Live from Bremen
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Virtuality
Virtuality
Himmerland
New Amsterdam
The Kautokeino Rebellion
Kaotokeino-opprøret (TV-serien)
The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche Part 1
Wonderful and Loved by All
Filthy Gorgeous
The Baker
Triple Dare
Soccer Aid
Firewall
Shadow of the Sword
Kingdom of Heaven
My Name Is Modesty: A Modesty Blaise Adventure
Wimbledon
The Good Cop
The Bouncer
Stealing Rembrandt
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
24 Hours in the Life of a Woman
The Essence of Combat: Making 'Black Hawk Down'
Black Hawk Down
Enigma
Lock, Stock...
Foreign Fields
Hvem vil være millionær? Classic
Misery Harbour
Antenneforeningen
Angel of the Night
Wildside
Bent
Leute heute
Nightwatch
Hit the Bag
Requiem
The Simpsons
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Saturday Night Live
Virtue
The Last Mrs. Parrish
Autopilot