Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
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
Credits
- 2024 · My Fathers' Daughter as
- 2024 · An Optimist’s Guide to the Planet as Self - Presenter
- 2023 · Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever as Martin
- 2023 · Agent as Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
- 2023 · God Is a Bullet as Bob Hightower
- 2023 · The Flash as Pizza Guy
- 2023 · The Last Thing He Told Me as Owen Michaels
- 2022 · Against the Ice as Captain Ejnar Mikkelsen
- 2021 · A Taste of Hunger as Carsten
- 2020 · The Silencing as Rayburn Swanson
- 2020 · The Day We Died as Rico
- 2019 · Exit Plan as Max Isaksen
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self - Guest
- 2019 · Domino as Christian Toft
- 2019 · Game of Thrones: The Last Watch as Self
- 2019 · Through Greenland - With Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Self - Host
- 2017 · Game of Thrones - Conquest & Rebellion: An Animated History of the Seven Kingdoms as Jaime Lannister (voice)
- 2017 · Shot Caller as Jacob 'Money' Harlon
- 2017 · Chicken/Egg as Kenneth
- 2017 · 3 Things as Mikael
- 2017 · Small Crimes as Joe Denton
- 2016 · Gods of Egypt as Horus
- 2015 · Klown Forever as Nikolaj
- 2015 · Coldplay's Game of Thrones: The Musical as Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
- 2015 · Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience as Jaime Lannister
- 2014 · The Men In Blazers Show as Self
- 2014 · A Second Chance as Andreas
- 2014 · The Other Woman as Mark King
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2013 · A Thousand Times Good Night as Marcus
- 2013 · Oblivion as Sykes
- 2013 · Mama as Lucas Desange
- 2011 · Headhunters as Clas Greve
- 2011 · Blackthorn as Young James
- 2011 · Game of Thrones as Sir Jaime 'Kingslayer' Lannister
- 2010 · ZULU Comedy Galla as Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
- 2009 · The Left Wing Gang as Jan Weimann
- 2009 · At World's End as Severin Geertsen
- 2009 · Live from Bremen as Forskellige roller
- 2009 · Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- 2009 · Virtuality as
- 2009 · Virtuality as Commander Frank Pike
- 2008 · Himmerland as Thomas
- 2008 · New Amsterdam as John Amsterdam
- 2008 · The Kautokeino Rebellion as Biskop Juell
- 2008 · Kaotokeino-opprøret (TV-serien) as Biskop Juell
- 2007 · The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche Part 1 as Sammy
- 2007 · Wonderful and Loved by All as Micke
- 2007 · Filthy Gorgeous as Alex
- 2007 · The Baker as Bjorn
- 2006 · Triple Dare as Martin
- 2006 · Firewall as Liam
- 2004 · My Name Is Modesty: A Modesty Blaise Adventure as Miklos
- 2003 · Stealing Rembrandt as Kenneth
- 2002 · 24 Hours in the Life of a Woman as Anton
- 1999 · Antenneforeningen as Rocker
- 1998 · Angel of the Night as Frankie
- Future · King and Conqueror as William, Duke of Normandy
- Future · Seeing Through the Mists of Oblivion as Traveller Underwater (archived footage)
- 2005 · Shadow of the Sword as Martin
- 2005 · Kingdom of Heaven as Village Sheriff
- 2004 · Wimbledon as Dieter Prohl
- 2004 · The Good Cop as Sune
- 2003 · The Bouncer as Svend
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- 2001 · Black Hawk Down as MSG Gary Gordon
- 2001 · Enigma as Puck
- 2000 · Lock, Stock... as Jordi
- 2000 · Foreign Fields as Holt
- 1999 · Misery Harbour as Espen Arnakke
- 1998 · Wildside as Ossy
- 1997 · Bent as Wolf
- 1997 · Leute heute as Self
- 1994 · Nightwatch as Martin
- 1993 · Slaget på tasken as Christian
- 1991 · Requiem as
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Markery (voice)
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- Future · Virtue as