Acting · Rudkobing, Denmark · Born July 27, 1970
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.
TVHorses & Hangmen
2025
TVKing & Conqueror
2025
as William of Normandy
MovieMy Fathers' Daughter
2025
as Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
TVAn Optimist’s Guide to the Planet
2024
as Self - Presenter
TVEn særlig samtale
2023
MovieNightwatch: Demons Are Forever
2023
as Martin
TVAgent
2023
as Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
MovieGod Is a Bullet
2023
as Bob Hightower
MovieThe Flash
2023
as Pizza Guy
TVThe Last Thing He Told Me
2023
as Owen Michaels
TVThe Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
as Self - Guest
MovieAgainst the Ice
2022
as Captain Ejnar Mikkelsen
MovieA Taste of Hunger
2021
as Carsten
MovieThe Silencing
2020
as Rayburn Swanson
MovieThe Day We Died
2020
as Rico
MovieExit Plan
2019
as Max Isaksen
TVThe Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self - Guest
MovieDomino
2019
as Christian Toft
MovieGame of Thrones: The Last Watch
2019
as Self
TVThrough Greenland - With Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
2019
as Self - Host
MovieGone Hollywood
2019
as Jack DeVoe
MovieGame of Thrones - Conquest & Rebellion: An Animated History of the Seven Kingdoms
2017
as Jaime Lannister (voice)
MovieShot Caller
2017
as Jacob 'Money' Harlon
MovieChicken/Egg
2017
as Kenneth
Movie3 Things
2017
as Mikael
MovieSmall Crimes
2017
as Joe Denton
MovieGods of Egypt
2016
as Horus
MovieKlown Forever
2015
as Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
MovieGame of Thrones The IMAX Experience
2015
as Jaime Lannister
TVThe Men in Blazers Show
2014
as Self
MovieA Second Chance
2014
as Andreas
MovieThe Other Woman
2014
as Mark King
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
MovieA Thousand Times Good Night
2013
as Marcus
MovieOblivion
2013
as Sykes
MovieMama
2013
as Lucas Desange
MovieHeadhunters
2011
as Clas Greve
MovieBlackthorn
2011
as Butch Cassidy
TVGame of Thrones
2011
as Sir Jaime 'Kingslayer' Lannister
TVZULU Comedy Galla
2010
as Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
TVThe Left Wing Gang
2009
as Jan Weimann
MovieAt World's End
2009
as Severin Geertsen
TVLive from Bremen
2009
as Forskellige roller
TVWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
MovieVirtuality
2009
as Commander Frank Pike
TVVirtuality
2009
MovieHimmerland
2008
as Thomas
TVNew Amsterdam
2008
as John Amsterdam
MovieThe Kautokeino Rebellion
2008
as Biskop Juell
TVKaotokeino-opprøret (TV-serien)
2008
as Biskop Juell
MovieThe Early Years: Erik Nietzsche Part 1
2007
as Sammy
MovieWonderful and Loved by All
2007
as Micke
Filthy Gorgeous
2007
as Alex
MovieThe Baker
2007
as Bjorn
MovieTriple Dare
2006
as Martin
TVSoccer Aid
2006
as Self - Player
MovieFirewall
2006
as Liam
MovieShadow of the Sword
2005
as Martin
MovieKingdom of Heaven
2005
as Village Sheriff
MovieMy Name Is Modesty: A Modesty Blaise Adventure
2004
as Miklos
MovieWimbledon
2004
as Dieter Prohl
MovieThe Good Cop
2004
as Sune
MovieThe Bouncer
2003
as Svend
MovieStealing Rembrandt
2003
as Kenneth
TVJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self
Movie24 Hours in the Life of a Woman
2002
as Anton
MovieBlack Hawk Down
2001
as MSG Gary Gordon
MovieEnigma
2001
as Puck
TVLock, Stock...
2000
as Jordi
MovieForeign Fields
2000
as Holt
TVHvem vil være millionær? Classic
1999
as Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
MovieMisery Harbour
1999
as Espen Arnakke
MovieAntenneforeningen
1999
as Rocker
MovieAngel of the Night
1998
as Frankie
MovieWildside
1998
as Ossy
MovieBent
1997
as Wolf
TVLeute heute
1997
as Self
MovieNightwatch
1994
as Martin
Hit the Bag
1993
as Christian
MovieRequiem
1991
TVThe Simpsons
1989
as Markery (voice)
TVLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
TVSaturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
MovieVirtue
The Last Mrs. Parrish
as Jackson Parrish
