Directed credits
0
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
2.7
Moderate attention
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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew credits: 8
TMDB ID: 12795
IMDb ID: nm0182666
Known for: Acting
Born: July 27, 1970
Age: 55
Place of birth: Rudkobing, Denmark
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1975 - 2026
Years active: 52
Average TMDB rating: 6.34
Wikidata: Q445772
Also known as
Lucas Desange • Nikolaj William Coster-Waldau
Frequent jobs
Executive Producer (3)Producer (3)Thanks (1)Writer (1)
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.
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Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Nikolaj Coster-Waldau.
Executive Producer
Flee
2021 • Movie
as Jaime Lannister (voice)
Game of Thrones - Conquest & Rebellion: An Animated History of the Seven Kingdoms
2017 • Movie
as MSG Gary Gordon
Black Hawk Down
2001 • Movie
as Clas Greve
Headhunters
2011 • Movie
as Village Sheriff
Kingdom of Heaven
2005 • Movie
as Self
Game of Thrones: The Last Watch
2019 • Movie
as Jacob 'Money' Harlon
Shot Caller
2017 • Movie
as Martin
Nightwatch
1994 • Movie
as Wolf
Bent
1997 • Movie
as Marcus
A Thousand Times Good Night
2013 • Movie
Producer
Against the Ice
2022 • Movie
as Sykes
Oblivion
2013 • Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Nikolaj Coster-Waldau.
as Sir Jaime 'Kingslayer' Lannister • 73 eps
Game of Thrones
2011 • Series
as Markery (voice) • 1 eps
The Simpsons
1989 • Series
as John Amsterdam • 8 eps
New Amsterdam
2008 • Series
as Owen Michaels • 15 eps
The Last Thing He Told Me
2023 • Series
as Self - Cameo (uncredited) • 2 eps
Saturday Night Live
1975 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 • Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Nikolaj Coster-Waldau.
as MSG Gary Gordon
Black Hawk Down
2001 • Movie
as Village Sheriff
Kingdom of Heaven
2005 • Movie
Thanks
The Flash
2023 • Movie
as Sykes
Oblivion
2013 • Movie
as Lucas Desange
Mama
2013 • Movie
as Horus
Gods of Egypt
2016 • Movie
as Jacob 'Money' Harlon
Shot Caller
2017 • Movie
as Jaime Lannister (voice)
Game of Thrones - Conquest & Rebellion: An Animated History of the Seven Kingdoms
2017 • Movie
as Clas Greve
Headhunters
2011 • Movie
as Dieter Prohl
Wimbledon
2004 • Movie
as Martin
Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever
2023 • Movie
as Mark King
The Other Woman
2014 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Nikolaj Coster-Waldau.
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 • Series
as Sir Jaime 'Kingslayer' Lannister • 73 eps
Game of Thrones
2011 • Series
as Markery (voice) • 1 eps
The Simpsons
1989 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 • Series
as Self - Cameo (uncredited) • 2 eps
Saturday Night Live
1975 • Series
as Self - Guest • 2 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Leute heute
1997 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022 • Series
as Owen Michaels • 15 eps
The Last Thing He Told Me
2023 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Men in Blazers Show
2014 • Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Nikolaj Coster-Waldau.
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Nikolaj Coster-Waldau.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Nikolaj Coster-Waldau.
as Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
My Fathers' Daughter
2025 • Movie
as Martin
Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever
2023 • Movie
as Bob Hightower
God Is a Bullet
2023 • Movie
as Pizza Guy
The Flash
2023 • Movie
as Captain Ejnar Mikkelsen
Against the Ice
2022 • Movie
as Carsten
A Taste of Hunger
2021 • Movie
as Rayburn Swanson
The Silencing
2020 • Movie
as Rico
The Day We Died
2020 • Movie
as Max Isaksen
Exit Plan
2019 • Movie
as Christian Toft
Domino
2019 • Movie
as Self
Game of Thrones: The Last Watch
2019 • Movie
as Jack DeVoe
Gone Hollywood
2019 • Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Nikolaj Coster-Waldau.
1 eps
Horses & Hangmen
2025 • Series
as William of Normandy • 8 eps
King & Conqueror
2025 • Series
as Self - Presenter • 11 eps
An Optimist’s Guide to the Planet
2024 • Series
1 eps
En særlig samtale
2023 • Series
as Nikolaj Coster-Waldau • 1 eps
Agent
2023 • Series
as Owen Michaels • 15 eps
The Last Thing He Told Me
2023 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 • Series
as Self - Host • 5 eps
Through Greenland - With Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
2019 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Men in Blazers Show
2014 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 • Series
as Sir Jaime 'Kingslayer' Lannister • 73 eps
Game of Thrones
2011 • Series