About
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...
Known for
The SimpsonsSeries • 1989
Game of ThronesSeries • 2011
Kingdom of HeavenMovie • 2005
The FlashMovie • 2023
The Last Thing He Told MeSeries • 2023
Black Hawk DownMovie • 2001
Gods of EgyptMovie • 2016
OblivionMovie • 2013
The Other WomanMovie • 2014
Live from BremenSeries • 2009
Shot CallerMovie • 2017
King & ConquerorSeries • 2025
MamaMovie • 2013
ZULU Comedy GallaSeries • 2010
New AmsterdamSeries • 2008
FleeMovie • 2021
God Is a BulletMovie • 2023
FirewallMovie • 2006
Against the IceMovie • 2022
HeadhuntersMovie • 2011
The SilencingMovie • 2020
Nightwatch: Demons Are ForeverMovie • 2023
A Taste of HungerMovie • 2021
WimbledonMovie • 2004