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.
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 (Movies)
My Fathers' Daughter
Character:Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Release Date:11/04/2025
Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever
Character:Martin
Release Date:14/12/2023
God Is a Bullet
Character:Bob Hightower
Release Date:22/06/2023
The Flash
Character:Pizza Guy
Release Date:13/06/2023
Seeing Through the Mists of Oblivion
Character:Traveller Underwater (archived footage)
Release Date:26/05/2023
Against the Ice
Character:Captain Ejnar Mikkelsen
Release Date:10/02/2022
A Taste of Hunger
Character:Carsten
Release Date:24/06/2021
The Silencing
Character:Rayburn Swanson
Release Date:18/07/2020
The Day We Died
Character:Rico
Release Date:05/03/2020
Exit Plan
Character:Max Isaksen
Release Date:21/11/2019
Domino
Character:Christian Toft
Release Date:31/05/2019
Game of Thrones: The Last Watch
Character:Self
Release Date:26/05/2019
Gone Hollywood
Character:Jack DeVoe
Release Date:01/01/2019
Game of Thrones - Conquest & Rebellion: An Animated History of the Seven Kingdoms
Character:Jaime Lannister (voice)
Release Date:12/12/2017
Shot Caller
Character:Jacob 'Money' Harlon
Release Date:07/07/2017
Chicken/Egg
Character:Kenneth
Release Date:23/06/2017
3 Things
Character:Mikael
Release Date:18/05/2017
Small Crimes
Character:Joe Denton
Release Date:28/04/2017
Gods of Egypt
Character:Horus
Release Date:25/02/2016
Klown Forever
Character:Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Release Date:24/09/2015
Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience
Character:Jaime Lannister
Release Date:29/01/2015
A Second Chance
Character:Andreas
Release Date:08/09/2014
The Other Woman
Character:Mark King
Release Date:16/04/2014
A Thousand Times Good Night
Character:Marcus
Release Date:19/09/2013
Oblivion
Character:Sykes
Release Date:10/04/2013
Mama
Character:Lucas Desange
Release Date:17/01/2013
Headhunters
Character:Clas Greve
Release Date:26/08/2011
Blackthorn
Character:Young James
Release Date:01/07/2011
At World's End
Character:Severin Geertsen
Release Date:09/10/2009
Virtuality
Character:Commander Frank Pike
Release Date:26/06/2009
Himmerland
Character:Thomas
Release Date:31/07/2008
The Kautokeino Rebellion
Character:Biskop Juell
Release Date:18/01/2008
The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche Part 1
Character:Sammy
Release Date:25/12/2007
Wonderful and Loved by All
Character:Micke
Release Date:24/08/2007
Filthy Gorgeous
Character:Alex
Release Date:06/07/2007
The Baker
Character:Bjorn
Release Date:09/02/2007
Triple Dare
Character:Martin
Release Date:11/08/2006
Firewall
Character:Liam
Release Date:08/02/2006
Shadow of the Sword
Character:Martin
Release Date:12/05/2005
Kingdom of Heaven
Character:Village Sheriff
Release Date:03/05/2005
My Name Is Modesty: A Modesty Blaise Adventure
Character:Miklos
Release Date:28/09/2004
Wimbledon
Character:Dieter Prohl
Release Date:13/09/2004
The Good Cop
Character:Sune
Release Date:16/04/2004
The Bouncer
Character:Svend
Release Date:15/08/2003
Stealing Rembrandt
Character:Kenneth
Release Date:17/05/2003
24 Hours in the Life of a Woman
Character:Anton
Release Date:07/09/2002
Black Hawk Down
Character:MSG Gary Gordon
Release Date:28/12/2001
Enigma
Character:Puck
Release Date:22/01/2001
Foreign Fields
Character:Holt
Release Date:23/03/2000
Misery Harbour
Character:Espen Arnakke
Release Date:03/09/1999
Antenneforeningen
Character:Rocker
Release Date:25/03/1999
Angel of the Night
Character:Frankie
Release Date:04/12/1998
Wildside
Character:Ossy
Release Date:07/05/1998
Bent
Character:Wolf
Release Date:26/11/1997
Nightwatch
Character:Martin
Release Date:25/02/1994
Slaget på tasken
Character:Christian
Release Date:18/10/1993
Requiem
Character:
Release Date:07/03/1991
Television Appearances
Horses & Hangmen
Character:
King & Conqueror
Character:William of Normandy
An Optimist’s Guide to the Planet
Character:Self - Presenter
En særlig samtale
Character:
Agent
Character:Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
The Last Thing He Told Me
Character:Owen Michaels
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Character:Self - Guest
Through Greenland - With Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Character:Self - Host
The Men in Blazers Show
Character:Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Character:Self
Game of Thrones
Character:Sir Jaime 'Kingslayer' Lannister
ZULU Comedy Galla
Character:Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
The Left Wing Gang
Character:Jan Weimann
Live from Bremen
Character:Forskellige roller
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Character:Self - Guest
Virtuality
Character:
New Amsterdam
Character:John Amsterdam
Kaotokeino-opprøret (TV-serien)
Character:Biskop Juell
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self - Guest
Lock, Stock...
Character:Jordi
Leute heute
Character:Self
The Simpsons
Character:Markery (voice)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Character:Self - Guest
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Cameo (uncredited)
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