Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
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.
Acting
TV
Game of Thrones
as Sir Jaime 'Kingslayer' Lannister
2011
Movie
Oblivion
as Sykes
2013
TV
The Simpsons
as Markery (voice)
1989
Movie
Black Hawk Down
as MSG Gary Gordon
2001
Movie
The Flash
as Pizza Guy
2023
Movie
Kingdom of Heaven
as Village Sheriff
2005
Movie
Mama
as Lucas Desange
2013
Movie
Gods of Egypt
as Horus
2016
Movie
The Other Woman
as Mark King
2014
Movie
Shot Caller
as Jacob 'Money' Harlon
2017
Movie
Headhunters
as Clas Greve
2011
Movie
Wimbledon
as Dieter Prohl
2004
Movie
Firewall
as Liam
2006
Movie
The Silencing
as Rayburn Swanson
2020
Movie
Against the Ice
as Captain Ejnar Mikkelsen
2022
TV
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975
TV
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
2014
Movie
Game of Thrones: The Last Watch
as Self
2019
Movie
Enigma
as Puck
2001
Movie
Nightwatch
as Martin
1994
Movie
Domino
as Christian Toft
2019
Movie
Small Crimes
as Joe Denton
2017
Movie
Blackthorn
as Butch Cassidy
2011
Movie
God Is a Bullet
as Bob Hightower
2023
