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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. Game of Thrones (2011) — Sir Jaime 'Kingslayer' Lannister
2. Oblivion (2013) — Sykes
3. The Simpsons (1989) — Markery (voice)
4. Black Hawk Down (2001) — MSG Gary Gordon
5. The Flash (2023) — Pizza Guy
6. Kingdom of Heaven (2005) — Village Sheriff
7. Mama (2013) — Lucas Desange
8. Gods of Egypt (2016) — Horus
9. The Other Woman (2014) — Mark King
10. Shot Caller (2017) — Jacob 'Money' Harlon
11. Headhunters (2011) — Clas Greve
12. Wimbledon (2004) — Dieter Prohl
13. Firewall (2006) — Liam
14. The Silencing (2020) — Rayburn Swanson
15. Against the Ice (2022) — Captain Ejnar Mikkelsen
16. Saturday Night Live (1975) — Self - Cameo (uncredited)
17. The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) — Self
18. Game of Thrones: The Last Watch (2019) — Self
19. Enigma (2001) — Puck
20. Nightwatch (1994) — Martin
21. Domino (2019) — Christian Toft
22. Blackthorn (2011) — Butch Cassidy
23. Small Crimes (2017) — Joe Denton
24. God Is a Bullet (2023) — Bob Hightower
25. Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) — Self
26. The Last Thing He Told Me (2023) — Owen Michaels
27. A Second Chance (2014) — Andreas
28. Bent (1997) — Wolf
29. A Thousand Times Good Night (2013) — Marcus
30. Game of Thrones - Conquest & Rebellion: An Animated History of the Seven Kingdoms (2017) — Jaime Lannister (voice)
31. Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever (2023) — Martin
32. Exit Plan (2019) — Max Isaksen
33. Virtuality (2009) — Commander Frank Pike
34. The Baker (2007) — Bjorn
35. Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009) — Self - Guest
36. New Amsterdam (2008) — John Amsterdam
37. The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019) — Self - Guest
38. A Taste of Hunger (2021) — Carsten
39. King & Conqueror (2025) — William of Normandy
40. Klown Forever (2015) — Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Directed

1. King & Conqueror (2025) — Director