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

Game of Thrones

The Simpsons

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Saturday Night Live

The Jennifer Hudson Show

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

All Movies (58)

• My Fathers' Daughter2025 · as Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
• Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever2023 · as Martin
• God Is a Bullet2023 · as Bob Hightower
• The Flash2023 · as Pizza Guy
• Against the Ice2022 · as Captain Ejnar Mikkelsen
• A Taste of Hunger2021 · as Carsten
• The Silencing2020 · as Rayburn Swanson
• The Day We Died2020 · as Rico
• Exit Plan2019 · as Max Isaksen
• Domino2019 · as Christian Toft
• Game of Thrones: The Last Watch2019 · as Self
• Gone Hollywood2019 · as Jack DeVoe
• Game of Thrones - Conquest & Rebellion: An Animated History of the Seven Kingdoms2017 · as Jaime Lannister (voice)
• Shot Caller2017 · as Jacob 'Money' Harlon
• Chicken/Egg2017 · as Kenneth
• 3 Things2017 · as Mikael
• Small Crimes2017 · as Joe Denton
• Gods of Egypt2016 · as Horus
• Klown Forever2015 · as Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
• Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience2015 · as Jaime Lannister
• A Second Chance2014 · as Andreas
• The Other Woman2014 · as Mark King
• A Thousand Times Good Night2013 · as Marcus
• Oblivion2013 · as Sykes
• Mama2013 · as Lucas Desange
• Headhunters2011 · as Clas Greve
• Blackthorn2011 · as Butch Cassidy
• At World's End2009 · as Severin Geertsen
• Virtuality2009 · as Commander Frank Pike
• Himmerland2008 · as Thomas
• The Kautokeino Rebellion2008 · as Biskop Juell
• The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche Part 12007 · as Sammy
• Wonderful and Loved by All2007 · as Micke
• Filthy Gorgeous2007 · as Alex
• The Baker2007 · as Bjorn
• Triple Dare2006 · as Martin
• Firewall2006 · as Liam
• Shadow of the Sword2005 · as Martin
• Kingdom of Heaven2005 · as Village Sheriff
• My Name Is Modesty: A Modesty Blaise Adventure2004 · as Miklos
• Wimbledon2004 · as Dieter Prohl
• The Good Cop2004 · as Sune
• The Bouncer2003 · as Svend
• Stealing Rembrandt2003 · as Kenneth
• 24 Hours in the Life of a Woman2002 · as Anton
• Black Hawk Down2001 · as MSG Gary Gordon
• Enigma2001 · as Puck
• Foreign Fields2000 · as Holt
• Misery Harbour1999 · as Espen Arnakke
• Antenneforeningen1999 · as Rocker
• Angel of the Night1998 · as Frankie
• Wildside1998 · as Ossy
• Bent1997 · as Wolf
• Nightwatch1994 · as Martin
• Hit the Bag1993 · as Christian
• Requiem1991
• Virtue—
• The Last Mrs. Parrish— · as Jackson Parrish

All TV Shows (28)

• Horses & Hangmen2025
• King & Conqueror2025 · as William of Normandy
• An Optimist’s Guide to the Planet2024 · as Self - Presenter
• En særlig samtale2023
• Agent2023 · as Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
• The Last Thing He Told Me2023 · as Owen Michaels
• The Jennifer Hudson Show2022 · as Self - Guest
• The Kelly Clarkson Show2019 · as Self - Guest
• Through Greenland - With Nikolaj Coster-Waldau2019 · as Self - Host
• The Men in Blazers Show2014 · as Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self
• Game of Thrones2011 · as Sir Jaime 'Kingslayer' Lannister
• ZULU Comedy Galla2010 · as Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
• The Left Wing Gang2009 · as Jan Weimann
• Live from Bremen2009 · as Forskellige roller
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen2009 · as Self - Guest
• Virtuality2009
• New Amsterdam2008 · as John Amsterdam
• Kaotokeino-opprøret (TV-serien)2008 · as Biskop Juell
• Soccer Aid2006 · as Self - Player
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self - Guest
• Lock, Stock...2000 · as Jordi
• Hvem vil være millionær? Classic1999 · as Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
• Leute heute1997 · as Self
• The Simpsons1989 · as Markery (voice)
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark1988 · as Self - Guest
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Cameo (uncredited)