Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 27, 1970
- Birthplace
- Rudkobing, Denmark
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.
Filmography
- Autopilot
Autopilot TBA
as George (voice)
- The Last Mrs. Parrish
The Last Mrs. Parrish TBA
as Jackson Parrish
Virtue TBA
Actor, Producer
Qajaq Man 2026
Producer
My Fathers' Daughter 2025
as Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever 2023
as Martin
God Is a Bullet 2023
as Bob Hightower
The Flash 2023
as Pizza Guy, Thanks
Against the Ice 2022
as Captain Ejnar Mikkelsen, Producer, Screenplay
A Taste of Hunger 2021
as Carsten
Flee 2021
Executive Producer
The Silencing 2020
as Rayburn Swanson
The Day We Died 2020
as Rico
Exit Plan 2019
as Max Isaksen
Domino 2019
as Christian Toft
Game of Thrones: The Last Watch 2019
as Self
Gone Hollywood 2019
as Jack DeVoe
Game of Thrones - Conquest & Rebellion: An Animated History of the Seven Kingdoms 2017
as Jaime Lannister (voice)
Shot Caller 2017
as Jacob 'Money' Harlon
Chicken/Egg 2017
as Kenneth
3 Things 2017
as Mikael, Executive Producer
Small Crimes 2017
as Joe Denton
Gods of Egypt 2016
as Horus
Klown Forever 2015
as Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Game of Thrones: The Musical 2015
as Jaime Lannister
Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience 2015
as Jaime Lannister
A Second Chance 2015
as Andreas
The Other Woman 2014
as Mark King
A Thousand Times Good Night 2013
as Marcus
Oblivion 2013
as Sykes
Mama 2013
as Lucas Desange
Headhunters 2011
as Clas Greve
Blackthorn 2011
as Butch Cassidy
At World's End 2009
as Severin Geertsen
Virtuality 2009
as Commander Frank Pike
Himmerland 2008
as Thomas
The Kautokeino Rebellion 2008
as Biskop Juell
The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche Part 1 2007
as Sammy
Wonderful and Loved by All 2007
as Micke
- Filthy Gorgeous
Filthy Gorgeous 2007
as Alex
The Baker 2007
as Bjorn
Triple Dare 2006
as Martin
Firewall 2006
as Liam
Shadow of the Sword 2005
as Martin
Kingdom of Heaven 2005
as Village Sheriff
My Name Is Modesty: A Modesty Blaise Adventure 2004
as Miklos
Wimbledon 2004
as Dieter Prohl
The Good Cop 2004
as Sune
The Bouncer 2003
as Svend
Stealing Rembrandt 2003
as Kenneth
24 Hours in the Life of a Woman 2002
as Anton
The Essence of Combat: Making 'Black Hawk Down' 2002
as Self
Black Hawk Down 2001
as Gordon
Enigma 2001
as Puck
Foreign Fields 2000
as Holt
Misery Harbour 1999
as Espen Arnakke
Antenneforeningen 1999
as Rocker
Angel of the Night 1998
as Frankie
Wildside 1998
as Ossy, Writer
Bent 1997
as Wolf
Nightwatch 1994
as Martin
- Hit the Bag
Hit the Bag 1993
as Christian
Requiem 1991
Actor
Credits from TMDB.