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Nikolaj Coster-Waldau is a Danish actor best known for playing Jaime Lannister in the television series Game of Thrones. He is notable as one of the most internationally recognized actors from Denmark and has appeared in various films and television productions throughout his career.
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- 1970-07-27
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Acting · 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…
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- My Fathers' Daughter — Nikolaj Coster-Waldau2025
- World of Westeros Ambient Video — Jaime Lannister2025
- King & Conqueror — William of Normandy2025
- Horses & Hangmen2025
- An Optimist’s Guide to the Planet — Self - Presenter2024
- The Flash — Pizza Guy2023
- Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever — Martin2023
- God Is a Bullet — Bob Hightower2023
- The Last Thing He Told Me — Owen Michaels2023
- Agent — Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
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Nikolaj William Coster-Waldau ([ˈne̝koˌlɑjˀ ˈkʰʌstɐ ˈvæltɑw]; born on 27 July 1970) is a Danish actor. His breakthrough role was in Denmark with the film Nightwatch in 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, other Scandinavian countries, and the U.S. These include 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 MSG 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. As of 2021 Coster-Waldau is a UNDP Goodwill Ambassador, drawing public attention to issues such as gender equality and climate change.
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