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Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
1 FOLLOWER • 27 CREDITS • JUL 27, 1970 • 54
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
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Saturday Night Live
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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LIVE with Kelly and Mark
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The Simpsons
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The Men In Blazers Show
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The Kelly Clarkson Show
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Game of Thrones
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The Flash
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Black Hawk Down
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Firewall
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Wimbledon
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Oblivion
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Enigma
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24 Hours in the Life of a Woman
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The Other Woman
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Game of Thrones: The Last Watch
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Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience
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Headhunters
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The Last Thing He Told Me
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God Is a Bullet
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Small Crimes
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Domino
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The Silencing
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Game of Thrones - Conquest & Rebellion: An Animated History of the Seven Kingdoms
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Shot Caller
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Gods of Egypt
Production Credits
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