Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Born July 27, 1970 (Age: 55)
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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.
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.
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Filmography
Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever
2023
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as Martin
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Age: 53
The Flash
2023
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as Pizza Guy
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Age: 52
Domino
2019
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as Christian Toft
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Age: 48
Gods of Egypt
2016
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as Horus
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Age: 45
Klown Forever
2015
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as Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
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Age: 45
The Other Woman
2014
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as Mark King
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Age: 43
Oblivion
2013
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as Sykes
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Age: 42
Mama
2013
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as Lucas Desange
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Age: 42
Headhunters
2011
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as Clas Greve
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Age: 41
Blackthorn
2011
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as Butch Cassidy
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Age: 40
Firewall
2006
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as Liam
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Age: 35
Kingdom of Heaven
2005
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as Village Sheriff
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Age: 34
Wimbledon
2004
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as Dieter Prohl
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Age: 34
Black Hawk Down
2001
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as MSG Gary Gordon
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Age: 31
Enigma
2001
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as Puck
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Age: 30
Foreign Fields
2000
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as Holt
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Age: 29
Bent
1997
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as Wolf
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Age: 27
Requiem
1991
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Age: 20