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Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Known For Acting
Birthday Jul 27, 1970 (55)
Birthplace Rudkobing, Denmark
Popularity 2 (history)
Updated Aug 10, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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

God Is a Bullet

God Is a Bullet

2023

as Bob Hightower

The Flash

The Flash

2023

as Pizza Guy

Against the Ice

Against the Ice

2022

as Captain Ejnar Mikkelsen

The Silencing

The Silencing

2020

as Rayburn Swanson

Domino

Domino

2019

as Christian Toft

Chicken/Egg

Chicken/Egg

2017

as Kenneth

Shot Caller

Shot Caller

2017

as Jacob 'Money' Harlon

Small Crimes

Small Crimes

2017

as Joe Denton

Gods of Egypt

Gods of Egypt

2016

as Horus

The Other Woman

The Other Woman

2014

as Mark King

Mama

Mama

2013

as Lucas Desange

Oblivion

Oblivion

2013

as Sykes

Blackthorn

Blackthorn

2011

as Young James

Virtuality

Virtuality

2009

as Commander Frank Pike

Filthy Gorgeous

Filthy Gorgeous

2007

as Alex

The Baker

The Baker

2007

as Bjorn

Firewall

Firewall

2006

as Liam

Shadow of the Sword

Shadow of the Sword

2005

as Martin

Kingdom of Heaven

Kingdom of Heaven

2005

as Village Sheriff

Wimbledon

Wimbledon

2004

as Dieter Prohl

Enigma

Enigma

2001

as Puck

Black Hawk Down

Black Hawk Down

2001

as MSG Gary Gordon

Misery Harbour

Misery Harbour

1999

as Espen Arnakke

Bent

Bent

1997

as Wolf

The Flash

The Flash

2023

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Against the Ice

Against the Ice

2022

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Against the Ice

Against the Ice

2022

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Game of Thrones

as Sir Jaime 'Kingslayer' Lannister

Episodes: 73

First Aired: Apr 17, 2011

New Amsterdam

as John Amsterdam

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Mar 04, 2008

The Last Thing He Told Me

as Owen Michaels

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Apr 13, 2023

The Left Wing Gang

as Jan Weimann

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Dec 06, 2009

Kaotokeino-opprøret (TV-serien)

as Biskop Juell

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 18, 2008

Lock, Stock...

as Jordi

Episodes: 2

First Aired: May 29, 2000

The Simpsons

as Markery (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 17, 1989

King & Conqueror

as William, Duke of Normandy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 24, 2025

Live from Bremen

as Forskellige roller

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 2009

ZULU Comedy Galla

as Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 02, 2010

Agent

as Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 09, 2023

An Optimist’s Guide to the Planet

as Self - Presenter

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Feb 08, 2024

Through Greenland - With Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

as Self - Host

Episodes: 5

First Aired: May 08, 2019

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 11, 1975

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 05, 1988

Virtuality

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 26, 2009

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 2019

Leute heute

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 23, 1997

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 26, 2003

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 16, 2009

The Men In Blazers Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 17, 2014

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