Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Acting
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 of
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
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... 2023
Bob Hightower
... 2023
Pizza Guy
... 2023
Traveller Underwater (archived footage)
... 2023
Captain Ejnar Mikkelsen
... 2022
Carsten
... 2021
Rayburn Swanson
... 2020
Rico
... 2020
Max Isaksen
... 2019
Christian Toft
... 2019
... 2019
Jaime Lannister (voice)
... 2017
Jacob 'Money' Harlon
... 2017
Kenneth
... 2017
Mikael
... 2017
Joe Denton
... 2017
Horus
... 2016
Nikolaj
... 2015
Jaime Lannister
... 2015
Andreas
... 2014
Mark King
... 2014
Marcus
... 2013
Sykes
... 2013
Lucas Desange
... 2013
Clas Greve
... 2011
Young James
... 2011
Severin Geertsen
... 2009
Commander Frank Pike
... 2009
Thomas
... 2008
Biskop Juell
... 2008
... 2007
... 2007
Alex
... 2007
Bjorn
... 2007
Martin
... 2006
Liam
... 2006
Martin
... 2005
Village Sheriff
... 2005
... 2004
Dieter Prohl
... 2004
Sune
... 2004
Svend
... 2003
Kenneth
... 2003
... 2002
MSG Gary Gordon
... 2001
Puck
... 2001
Holt
... 2000
Espen Arnakke
... 1999
Rocker
... 1999
Frankie
... 1998
Ossy
... 1998
Wolf
... 1997
Martin
... 1994
Christian
... 1993
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