Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Biography
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.
Known For
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
The Simpsons
1989
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
Game of Thrones
2011
Saturday Night Live
1975
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Leute heute
1997
Kingdom of Heaven
2005
Filmography
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest · 2009
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self · 2014
The Simpsons
as Markery (voice) · 1989
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self - Guest · 2019
Game of Thrones
as Sir Jaime 'Kingslayer' Lannister · 2011
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited) · 1975
The Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self - Guest · 2022
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self · 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest · 2003
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest · 1988
Leute heute
as Self · 1997
Kingdom of Heaven
as Village Sheriff · 2005
Black Hawk Down
as Gordon · 2001
The Flash
as Pizza Guy · 2023
The Last Thing He Told Me
as Owen Michaels · 2023
Gods of Egypt
as Horus · 2016
Oblivion
as Sykes · 2013
The Men in Blazers Show
as Self · 2014
Live from Bremen
as Forskellige roller · 2009
The Other Woman
as Mark King · 2014
New Amsterdam
as John Amsterdam · 2008
Shot Caller
as Jacob 'Money' Harlon · 2017
King & Conqueror
as William of Normandy · 2025
ZULU Comedy Galla
as Nikolaj Coster-Waldau · 2010
Mama
as Lucas Desange · 2013
Against the Ice
as Captain Ejnar Mikkelsen · 2022
The Silencing
as Rayburn Swanson · 2020
A Taste of Hunger
as Carsten · 2021
God Is a Bullet
as Bob Hightower · 2023
Game of Thrones - Conquest & Rebellion: An Animated History of the Seven Kingdoms
as Jaime Lannister (voice) · 2017
Agent
as Nikolaj Coster-Waldau · 2023
Lock, Stock...
as Jordi · 2000
Soccer Aid
as Self - Player · 2006
Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever
as Martin · 2023
Game of Thrones: The Last Watch
as Self · 2019
Hvem vil være millionær? Classic
as Nikolaj Coster-Waldau · 1999
Headhunters
as Clas Greve · 2011
Firewall
as Liam · 2006
Wimbledon
as Dieter Prohl · 2004
Virtuality
· 2009
The Left Wing Gang
as Jan Weimann · 2009
Optimistens guide til planeten
as Self - Presenter · 2024
A Thousand Times Good Night
as Marcus · 2013
Autopilot
as George (voice)
Nightwatch
as Martin · 1994
A Second Chance
as Andreas · 2015
Horses & Hangmen
· 2025
Domino
as Christian Toft · 2019
Enigma
as Puck · 2001
Blackthorn
as Butch Cassidy · 2011
Exit Plan
as Max Isaksen · 2019
Bent
as Wolf · 1997
Virtuality
as Commander Frank Pike · 2009
Kaotokeino-opprøret (TV-serien)
as Biskop Juell · 2008
My Name Is Modesty: A Modesty Blaise Adventure
as Miklos · 2004
Small Crimes
as Joe Denton · 2017
Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience
as Jaime Lannister · 2015
Filthy Gorgeous
as Alex · 2007
The Baker
as Bjorn · 2007
Through Greenland - With Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
as Self - Host · 2019
Shadow of the Sword
as Martin · 2005
3 Things
as Mikael · 2017
The Last Mrs. Parrish
as Jackson Parrish
At World's End
as Severin Geertsen · 2009
The Day We Died
as Rico · 2020
The Good Cop
as Sune · 2004
Game of Thrones: The Musical
as Jaime Lannister · 2015
The Essence of Combat: Making 'Black Hawk Down'
as Self · 2002
En særlig samtale
· 2023
24 Hours in the Life of a Woman
as Anton · 2002
Angel of the Night
as Frankie · 1998
Wonderful and Loved by All
as Micke · 2007
The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche Part 1
as Sammy · 2007
Klown Forever
as Nikolaj Coster-Waldau · 2015
Misery Harbour
as Espen Arnakke · 1999
Stealing Rembrandt
as Kenneth · 2003
Wildside
as Ossy · 1998
The Kautokeino Rebellion
as Biskop Juell · 2008
Hit the Bag
as Christian · 1993
Gone Hollywood
as Jack DeVoe · 2019
My Fathers' Daughter
as Nikolaj Coster-Waldau · 2025
Foreign Fields
as Holt · 2000
Triple Dare
as Martin · 2006
Antenneforeningen
as Rocker · 1999
Requiem
· 1991
The Bouncer
as Svend · 2003
Virtue
Himmerland
as Thomas · 2008
Chicken/Egg
as Kenneth · 2017