Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Acting
1970-07-27 · 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.
movieWorld of Westeros Ambient Video
as Jaime Lannister · 2025 · 0.0
tvHorses & Hangmen
as · 2025 · 8.3
tvKing & Conqueror
as William of Normandy · 2025 · 7.1
movieMy Fathers' Daughter
as Nikolaj Coster-Waldau · 2025 · 5.5
tvAn Optimist’s Guide to the Planet
as Self - Presenter · 2024 · 7.3
tvEn særlig samtale
as · 2023 · 0.0
movieNightwatch: Demons Are Forever
as Martin · 2023 · 6.3
tvAgent
as Nikolaj Coster-Waldau · 2023 · 6.4
movieGod Is a Bullet
as Bob Hightower · 2023 · 6.1
movieThe Flash
as Pizza Guy · 2023 · 6.6
tvThe Last Thing He Told Me
as Owen Michaels · 2023 · 7.1
tvThe Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self - Guest · 2022 · 5.6
movieAgainst the Ice
as Captain Ejnar Mikkelsen · 2022 · 6.8
movieA Taste of Hunger
as Carsten · 2021 · 6.0
movieThe Silencing
as Rayburn Swanson · 2020 · 6.4
movieThe Day We Died
as Rico · 2020 · 5.6
movieExit Plan
as Max Isaksen · 2019 · 6.0
tvThe Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self - Guest · 2019 · 6.4
movieDomino
as Christian Toft · 2019 · 4.6
movieGame of Thrones: The Last Watch
as Self · 2019 · 7.0
tvThrough Greenland - With Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
as Self - Host · 2019 · 2.0
movieGone Hollywood
as Jack DeVoe · 2019 · 0.0
movieGame of Thrones - Conquest & Rebellion: An Animated History of the Seven Kingdoms
as Jaime Lannister (voice) · 2017 · 7.7
movieShot Caller
as Jacob 'Money' Harlon · 2017 · 7.0