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.
Filmography
all 81
Movies 59
TV Shows 22
self 13
Producer 3
Voice 1
An Optimist’s Guide to the Planet (2024)
Agent (2023)
God Is a Bullet (2023)
The Flash (2023)
The Last Thing He Told Me (2023)
Against the Ice (2022)
Flee (2021)
The Silencing (2020)
Exit Plan (2019)
The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019)
Domino (2019)
Game of Thrones - Conquest & Rebellion: An Animated History of the Seven Kingdoms (2017)
Chicken/Egg (2017)
3 Things (2017)
Small Crimes (2017)
Klown Forever (2015)
Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience (2015)
A Second Chance (2014)
The Other Woman (2014)
Mama (2013)
Headhunters (2011)
Blackthorn (2011)
Game of Thrones (2011)
ZULU Comedy Galla (2010)
The Left Wing Gang (2009)
The Left Wing Gang (2009)
At World's End (2009)
Live from Bremen (2009)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009)
Virtuality (2009)
Virtuality (2009)
Himmerland (2008)
New Amsterdam (2008)
Kaotokeino-opprøret (TV-serien) (2008)
The Kautokeino Rebellion (2008)
Triple Dare (2006)
Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
Wimbledon (2004)
Black Hawk Down (2001)
Misery Harbour (1999)
Nightwatch (1994)
Slaget på tasken (1993)
Requiem (1991)
The Simpsons (1989)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988)
Saturday Night Live (1975)
King and Conqueror
Virtue
Seeing Through the Mists of Oblivion
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1970-07-27 (54 years old)
Birth PlaceRudkøbing, Denmark
SpouseNukâka Coster-Waldau
ChildrenSafina Coster-Waldau
CitizenshipsKingdom of Denmark
Also Known As니콜라이 코스터-왈도, Lucas Desange, 尼古拉·科斯特-瓦尔道, ნიკოლაი კოსტერ-ვალდაუ, 尼可拉·科斯特-瓦爾道
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