Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Acting July 27, 1970 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.

Movies

Black Hawk Down
7.4
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MSG Gary Gordon
Black Hawk Down
2001
The Flash
6.6
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Pizza Guy
The Flash
2023
Oblivion
6.7
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Sykes
Oblivion
2013
God Is a Bullet
6.1
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Bob Hightower
God Is a Bullet
2023
Firewall
5.9
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Liam
Firewall
2006
Headhunters
7.2
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Clas Greve
Headhunters
2011

TV Shows

Game of Thrones
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Sir Jaime 'Kingslayer' Lannister
Game of Thrones
2011
Agent
6.4
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Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Agent
2023

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