Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Born: 1970-07-27

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.


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as Pizza Guy
Released: 2023-06-13

When his attempt to save his family inadvertently alters the future, Barry Allen becomes trapped...

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as Village Sheriff
Released: 2005-05-03

After his wife dies, a blacksmith named Balian is thrust into royalty, political intrigue and...

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as MSG Gary Gordon
Released: 2001-12-28

When U.S. Rangers and an elite Delta Force team attempt to kidnap two underlings of a Somali...

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as Sykes
Released: 2013-04-10

Jack Harper is one of the last few drone repairmen stationed on Earth. Part of a massive...

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as Jacob 'Money' Harlon
Released: 2017-07-13

A newly-released prison gangster is forced by the leaders of his gang to orchestrate a major...

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Gods of Egypt

as Horus
Released: 2016-02-25

A common thief joins a mythical god on a quest through Egypt.

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Mama

as Lucas Desange
Released: 2013-01-17

Guillermo del Toro presents Mama, a supernatural thriller that tells the haunting tale of two...

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Blackthorn

as Young James
Released: 2011-07-01

In Bolivia, Butch Cassidy (now calling himself James Blackthorn) pines for one last sight of...

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Firewall

as Liam
Released: 2006-02-08

State-of-the-art security system creator Jack Stanfield has cemented his reputation as a man...

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Wimbledon

as Dieter Prohl
Released: 2004-09-13

British tennis player Peter clutches to an embarrassingly low position on the tennis-ranking...

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Domino

as Christian Toft
Released: 2019-05-31

Seeking justice for his partner’s murder by an ISIS member, a Copenhagen police officer finds...

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The Silencing

as Rayburn Swanson
Released: 2020-07-18

A reformed hunter becomes involved in a deadly game of cat and mouse when he and the local...

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God Is a Bullet

as Bob Hightower
Released: 2023-06-22

Vice detective Bob Hightower finds his ex-wife murdered and daughter kidnapped by a cult....

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Enigma

as Puck
Released: 2001-01-22

The story of the WWII project to crack the code behind the Enigma machine, used by the Germans...

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Headhunters

as Clas Greve
Released: 2011-08-26

An accomplished headhunter risks everything to obtain a valuable painting owned by a former...

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Game of Thrones - Conquest & Rebellion: An Animated History of the Seven Kingdoms

as Jaime Lannister (voice)
Released: 2017-12-12

HBO's animated history of Westeros brings to life all the events that shaped the Seven Kingdoms...

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The Other Woman

as Mark King
Released: 2014-04-16

After discovering her boyfriend is married, Carly soon meets the wife he's been cheating on. And...

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Bent

as Wolf
Released: 1997-11-26

Max is a handsome young man who, after a fateful tryst with a German soldier, is forced to run...

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Game of Thrones: The Last Watch

as Self
Released: 2019-05-26

For a year, acclaimed British filmmaker Jeanie Finlay was embedded on the set of the hit HBO...

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Against the Ice

as Captain Ejnar Mikkelsen
Released: 2022-02-10

In 1909, two explorers fight to survive after they're left behind while on a Danish expedition...

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Small Crimes

as Joe Denton
Released: 2017-04-28

A disgraced former cop, fresh off a six-year prison sentence for attempted murder, returns home...

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Nightwatch

as Martin
Released: 1994-02-25

Martin, a law student, takes up a job as a nightwatchman at a mortuary to fund his studies. But...

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Shadow of the Sword

as Martin
Released: 2005-05-12

Central Europe, early 16th century: two childhood friends, Martin & Georg, find themselves...

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The Baker

as Bjorn
Released: 2007-02-09

Milo is a professional hit man living on the edge. When failing to fulfil a contract for the...

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Exit Plan

as Max Isaksen
Released: 2019-11-21

Insurance broker Max's life is about one thing - keeping his walnut brain tumour in check. He...

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Virtuality

as Commander Frank Pike
Released: 2009-06-26

Twelve extremely talented men and women have been chosen to be part of the Phaeton mission, a...

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A Thousand Times Good Night

as Marcus
Released: 2013-09-19

On assignment while photographing a female suicide bomber in Kabul, Rebecca – one of the world’s...

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The Day We Died

as Rico
Released: 2020-03-05

Film about the events surrounding the terrorist attacks in Copenhagen on February 14th and 15th...

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Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience

as Jaime Lannister
Released: 2015-01-29

The first episode of this IMAX screening takes place entirely at The Wall with the Night’s Watch...

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A Taste of Hunger

as Carsten
Released: 2021-06-24

Maggie and Carsten love each other, they have two wonderful children and run their own gourmet...

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A Second Chance

as Andreas
Released: 2014-09-08

Detectives and best friends Andreas and Simon lead vastly different lives; Andreas has settled...

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Klown Forever

as Nikolaj
Released: 2015-09-24

Frank and Casper's friendship is put to a test, when Casper decides to leave Denmark to pursue a...

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Stealing Rembrandt

as Kenneth
Released: 2003-05-17

Two bumbling scrap metal thieves - father and son - steal the wrong painting during a museum...

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Angel of the Night

as Frankie
Released: 1998-12-04

Rebecca has inherited her grandmother's Gothic mansion and brings both her best friend an her...

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Triple Dare

as Martin
Released: 2006-08-11

Rebekka, Claudia and Sofie are freshmen in high school and will no longer accept being treated...

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The Kautokeino Rebellion

as Biskop Juell
Released: 2008-01-18

Religious and cultural reawakening inspires rebellion in a 19th century Norwegian village.

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Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever

as Martin
Released: 2023-12-14

Martin's daughter, Emma, meets with Wörmer in his isolation cell, and this pulls the convicted...

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Wildside

as Ossy
Released: 1998-05-07

Charming desperado Ossy, carrying a deadly secret, tracks down his childhood pal Jimmy in...

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My Name Is Modesty: A Modesty Blaise Adventure

as Miklos
Released: 2004-09-28

Modesty, raised by a casino owner after being abandoned by her parents, has become skilled in...

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At World's End

as Severin Geertsen
Released: 2009-10-09

An english tv-team discovers a special white flower in the indonesian rainforest, but they never...

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3 Things

as Mikael
Released: 2017-05-18

Before entering the witness protection program, bank robber Mikael demands 3 things from the...

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Misery Harbour

as Espen Arnakke
Released: 1999-09-03

A young writer named Espen Arnakke tells the story of his escape from the small Danish town of...

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The Good Cop

as Sune
Released: 2004-04-16

A crew of young, small-time crooks screws up. Ripping off a shipping container of Chinese silk...

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Foreign Fields

as Holt
Released: 2000-03-23

Jacob, a farm boy from Denmark, joins U.N. Brigade's peacekeeping force in Bosnia, where he...

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Requiem

as uncredited
Released: 1991-03-07

A short film about the art of killing.

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The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche Part 1

as Sammy
Released: 2007-12-25

Erik Nietzsche is an intelligent but in many ways inexperienced shy young man who is convinced...

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Wonderful and Loved by All

as Micke
Released: 2007-08-24

Isabella Eklöf is an unemployed actress in her early thirties. Her friends all enjoy stable...

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Himmerland

as Thomas
Released: 2008-07-31

An American travels to Europe to unravel the mystery surrounding his sister's death.

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Chicken/Egg

as Kenneth
Released: 2017-06-23

Mark is going to help his uncle out. Maybe.

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24 Hours in the Life of a Woman

as Anton
Released: 2002-09-07

Set in 1913, 1936 and 2001. When he returns to the casino and seaside resort of his early teens,...

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The Bouncer

as Svend
Released: 2003-08-15

Based on a true story the film tells the story of Svend who fights to save his elderly parents'...

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Seeing Through the Mists of Oblivion

as Traveller Underwater (archived footage)
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After the end of civilization, an aged man undergoes a mysterious journey through space and time...

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Slaget på tasken

as Christian
Released: 1993-10-18

A young couple, Christian and Louise, are woken up by their sweetest slumber a morning. Two...

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The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self - Guest
First aired: 2019-09-09

Kelly Clarkson presents the biggest newsmakers and names in film, television and music; as well...

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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest
First aired: 2009-07-16

Bravo network executive Andy Cohen discusses pop culture topics with celebrities and reality...

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Game of Thrones

as Sir Jaime 'Kingslayer' Lannister
First aired: 2011-04-17

Seven noble families fight for control of the mythical land of Westeros. Friction between the...

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LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest
First aired: 1988-09-05

A morning talk show with A-list celebrity guests, top-notch performances and one-of-a-kind...

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Saturday Night Live

as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
First aired: 1975-10-11

A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The...

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The Simpsons

as Markery (voice)
First aired: 1989-12-17

Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday...

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Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self
First aired: 2003-01-26

Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and...

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The Men In Blazers Show

as Self
First aired: 2014-09-22

A celebration of the Premier League, the world's greatest sporting telenovela, with Roger...

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The Last Thing He Told Me

as Owen Michaels
First aired: 2023-04-13

A woman must forge a relationship with her teenage stepdaughter in order to find her husband,...

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New Amsterdam

as John Amsterdam
First aired: 2008-03-04

John Amsterdam is a New York homicide detective unlike any other. He is brilliant, mysterious,...

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Lock, Stock...

as Jordi
First aired: 2000-05-29

Lock, Stock... was a 2000 television series off-shoot from the 1998 film Lock, Stock and Two...

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The Left Wing Gang

as Jan Weimann
First aired: 2009-12-06

In 1989, seven radical left-wing activists were charged of being behind a series of the most...

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Through Greenland - With Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

as Self - Host
First aired: 2019-05-08

What did my father really do - and who was he?

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Virtuality

as uncredited
First aired: 2009-06-26

Virtuality is a television pilot co-written by Ronald D. Moore and Michael Taylor and directed...

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An Optimist’s Guide to the Planet

as Self - Presenter
First aired: 2024-02-08

Follow Nikolaj Coster-Waldau’s search for the people, ideas, traditions, and attitudes – the...

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