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.
Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever
Martin
2023
The Flash
Pizza Guy
2023
Seeing Through the Mists of Oblivion
Traveller Underwater (archived footage)
2023
Shot Caller
Jacob 'Money' Harlon
2017
Gods of Egypt
Horus
2016
Klown Forever
Nikolaj
2015
Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience
Jaime Lannister
2015
A Second Chance
Andreas
2014
The Other Woman
Mark King
2014
A Thousand Times Good Night
Marcus
2013
Oblivion
Sykes
2013
Mama
Lucas Desange
2013
Headhunters
Clas Greve
2011
Blackthorn
Young James
2011
At World's End
Severin Geertsen
2009
Virtuality
Commander Frank Pike
2009
Himmerland
Thomas
2008
The Kautokeino Rebellion
Biskop Juell
2008
The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche Part 1
Sammy
2007
Wonderful and Loved by All
Micke
2007
Filthy Gorgeous
Alex
2007
The Baker
Bjorn
2007
Triple Dare
Martin
2006
Shadow of the Sword
Martin
2005
My Name Is Modesty: A Modesty Blaise Adventure
Miklos
2004
Wimbledon
Dieter Prohl
2004
The Good Cop
Sune
2004
The Bouncer
Svend
2003
Stealing Rembrandt
Kenneth
2003
Black Hawk Down
MSG Gary Gordon
2001
Enigma
Puck
2001
Virtue
My Fathers' Daughter
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
2025
An Optimist’s Guide to the Planet
Self - Presenter · (6 episodes)
2024
Agent
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau · (1 episode)
2023
God Is a Bullet
Bob Hightower
2023
The Last Thing He Told Me
Owen Michaels · (7 episodes)
2023
Against the Ice
Captain Ejnar Mikkelsen
2022
A Taste of Hunger
Carsten
2021
The Silencing
Rayburn Swanson
2020
The Day We Died
Rico
2020
Exit Plan
Max Isaksen
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2019
Domino
Christian Toft
2019
Game of Thrones: The Last Watch
Self
2019
Through Greenland - With Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Self - Host · (5 episodes)
2019
Game of Thrones - Conquest & Rebellion: An Animated History of the Seven Kingdoms
Jaime Lannister (voice)
2017
Chicken/Egg
Kenneth
2017
3 Things
Mikael
2017
Small Crimes
Joe Denton
2017
The Men In Blazers Show
Self · (1 episode)
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · (1 episode)
2014
Game of Thrones
Sir Jaime 'Kingslayer' Lannister · (73 episodes)
2011
ZULU Comedy Galla
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau · (1 episode)
2010
The Left Wing Gang
Jan Weimann · (5 episodes)
2009
Live from Bremen
Forskellige roller · (1 episode)
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2009
Virtuality
(1 episode)
2009
New Amsterdam
John Amsterdam · (8 episodes)
2008
Kaotokeino-opprøret (TV-serien)
Biskop Juell · (3 episodes)
2008
Firewall
Liam
2006
Kingdom of Heaven
Village Sheriff
2005
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self · (1 episode)
2003
24 Hours in the Life of a Woman
Anton
2002
Lock, Stock...
Jordi · (2 episodes)
2000
Foreign Fields
Holt
2000
Misery Harbour
Espen Arnakke
1999
Antenneforeningen
Rocker
1999
Angel of the Night
Frankie
1998
Wildside
Ossy
1998
Bent
Wolf
1997
Leute heute
Self · (1 episode)
1997
Nightwatch
Martin
1994
Slaget på tasken
Christian
1993
Requiem
1991
The Simpsons
Markery (voice) · (1 episode)
1989
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest · (2 episodes)
1988
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited) · (2 episodes)
1975
King & Conqueror
William, Duke of Normandy · (1 episode)