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Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, born in 1970, is a Danish actor and producer who graduated from the Danish National School of Performing Arts in 1993. His career took flight with the Danish film "Nightwatch" in 1994, and he gained international recognition for his portrayal of Jaime Lannister in HBO's "Game of Thrones," earning two Emmy nominations. Coster-Waldau has appeared in various Danish and Scandinavian films like "Headhunters" and "A Thousand Times Good Night," and broke into American television with roles in "Black Hawk Down" and "New Amsterdam." He also starred in the television film "Virtuality." Beyond acting, Coster-Waldau is a UNDP Goodwill Ambassador, advocating for gender equality and climate change awareness.
The roles that explain the career.
52 credits across 4 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | King & Conqueror | William of Normandy | TV |
| 2025 | King & Conqueror | Executive Producer | TV |
| 2024 | An Optimist’s Guide to the Planet | Self - Presenter | TV |
| 2023 | The Flash | Pizza Guy | Film |
| 2023 | The Last Thing He Told Me | Owen Michaels | TV |
| 2022 | Against the Ice | Captain Ejnar Mikkelsen | Film |
| 2022 | Against the Ice | Producer | Film |
| 2020 | The Silencing | Rayburn Swanson | Film |
| 2019 | Exit Plan | Max Isaksen | Film |
| 2019 | Game of Thrones: The Last Watch | Self | Film |
| 2017 | Game of Thrones - Conquest & Rebellion: An Animated History of the Seven Kingdoms | Jaime Lannister (voice) | Film |
| 2017 | Small Crimes | Joe Denton | Film |
| 2017 | Shot Caller | Jacob 'Money' Harlon | Film |
| 2016 | Gods of Egypt | Horus | Film |
| 2015 | Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience | Jaime Lannister | Film |
| 2014 | A Second Chance | Andreas | Film |
| 2014 | The Other Woman | Mark King | Film |
| 2013 | A Thousand Times Good Night | Marcus | Film |
| 2013 | Oblivion | Sykes | Film |
| 2013 | Mama | Lucas Desange | Film |
| 2011 | Headhunters | Clas Greve | Film |
| 2011 | Blackthorn | Butch Cassidy | Film |
| 2011 | Game of Thrones | Sir Jaime 'Kingslayer' Lannister | TV |
| 2009 | At World's End | Severin Geertsen | Film |
| 2009 | Virtuality | Film | |
| 2008 | New Amsterdam | John Amsterdam | TV |
| 2008 | The Kautokeino Rebellion | Biskop Juell | Film |
| 2008 | Himmerland | Thomas | Film |
| 2007 | The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche Part 1 | Sammy | Film |
| 2007 | The Baker | Bjorn | Film |
| 2007 | Wonderful and Loved by All | Micke | Film |
| 2006 | Firewall | Liam | Film |
| 2006 | Triple Dare | Martin | Film |
| 2005 | Shadow of the Sword | Martin | Film |
| 2005 | Kingdom of Heaven | Village Sheriff | Film |
| 2004 | The Good Cop | Sune | Film |
| 2004 | Wimbledon | Dieter Prohl | Film |
| 2004 | My Name Is Modesty: A Modesty Blaise Adventure | Miklos | Film |
| 2003 | The Bouncer | Svend | Film |
| 2003 | Stealing Rembrandt | Kenneth | Film |
| 2002 | 24 Hours in the Life of a Woman | Anton | Film |
| 2001 | Enigma | Puck | Film |
| 2001 | Black Hawk Down | MSG Gary Gordon | Film |
| 2000 | Foreign Fields | Holt | Film |
| 1999 | Antenneforeningen | Rocker | Film |
| 1999 | Misery Harbour | Espen Arnakke | Film |
| 1998 | Angel of the Night | Frankie | Film |
| 1998 | Wildside | Ossy | Film |
| 1998 | Wildside | Writer | Film |
| 1997 | Bent | Wolf | Film |
| 1997 | The Dragon Man | Mikey Gough | Film |
| 1994 | Nightwatch | Martin | Film |
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