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Nikolaj Coster-Waldau is a Danish actor, producer and screenwriter. He graduated from the Danish National School of Performing Arts in Copenhagen in 1993. Coster-Waldau's breakthrough performance in Denmark was his role in the film Nightwatch (1994). Since then he has appeared in numerous films in his native Scandinavia and Europe in general, including Headhunters (2011) and A Thousand Times Good Night (2013).
Born
Monday, 27 July 1970
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Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever | Martin | 2023 |
| God Is a Bullet | Bob Hightower | 2023 |
| The Flash | Pizza Guy | 2023 |
| The Last Thing He Told Me | Owen Michaels | 2023 |
| Against the Ice | Ejnar Mikkelsen / Captain Ejnar Mikkelsen | 2022 |
| A Taste of Hunger | Carsten | 2021 |
| The Silencing | Rayburn Swanson / Rayburn | 2020 |
| Global Goal: Unite for Our Future | Self | 2020 |
| GMA3: What You Need to Know | Self | 2020 |
| Krudttønden | Rico | 2020 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever | Martin | 2023 |
| God Is a Bullet | Bob Hightower | 2023 |
| The Flash | Pizza Guy | 2023 |
| The Last Thing He Told Me | Owen Michaels | 2023 |
| Against the Ice | Ejnar Mikkelsen / Captain Ejnar Mikkelsen | 2022 |
| A Taste of Hunger | Carsten | 2021 |
| The Silencing | Rayburn Swanson / Rayburn | 2020 |
| Global Goal: Unite for Our Future | Self | 2020 |
| GMA3: What You Need to Know | Self | 2020 |
| Krudttønden | Rico | 2020 |
| Exit Plan | Max Isaksen | 2019 |
| The Kelly Clarkson Show | Self | 2019 |
| Domino | Christian Toft | 2019 |
| Hollywood Insider | Self | 2018 |
| Game of Thrones Conquest & Rebellion: An Animated History of the Seven Kingdoms | Jaime Lannister / Jaime Lannister (voice) | 2017 |
| The IMDb Show | Self - Guest | 2017 |
| Shot Caller | Money / Jacob / Jacob 'Money' Harlon | 2017 |
| 3 Things | Mikael | 2017 |
| Small Crimes | Joe Denton | 2017 |
| The 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards 2017 | Self - Audience Member | 2017 |
| Gods of Egypt | Horus | 2016 |
| Klown Forever | Nikolaj Coster-Waldau / Nikolaj | 2015 |
| The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self - Guest | 2015 |
| Red Nose Day | Self | 2015 |
| The Late Late Show with James Corden | Self - Guest / Self | 2015 |
| A Second Chance | Andreas | 2014 |
| Programa da Sabrina | Self | 2014 |
| The Other Woman | Mark King | 2014 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self - Guest | 2014 |
| The Carbon Crooks | Narrator | 2014 |
| 1,000 Times Good Night | Marcus | 2013 |
| The Queen Latifah Show | Self - Guest | 2013 |
| Celebrity Page | Self | 2013 |
| Oblivion | Sykes | 2013 |
| Mama | Jeffrey / Lucas / Lucas Desange | 2013 |
| Larry King Now | Self - Guest / Himself - Guest | 2012 |
| Headhunters | Clas Greve | 2011 |
| Blackthorn | James Joven / Young James | 2011 |
| Thronecast | Self - Interviewee / Self | 2011 |
| Game of Thrones | Jaime Lannister / Sir Jaime 'Kingslayer' Lannister | 2011 |
| Conan | Himself - Guest | 2010 |
| The Talk | Self - Guest / Self | 2010 |
| Blekingegade sagen genoptaget | Self - Actor | 2010 |
| The Left Wing Gang | Jan Weimann | 2009 |
| At World's End | Severin Geertsen | 2009 |
| Live fra Bremen | Self - Guest Host | 2009 |
| Virtuality | Commander Frank Pike | 2009 |
| Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self | 2009 |
| Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | Himself - Guest | 2009 |
| Skavlan | Self - Guest | 2009 |
| Himmerland | Thomas | 2008 |
| New Amsterdam | John Amsterdam / John York | 2008 |
| The Kautokeino Rebellion | Biskop Juell | 2008 |
| The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche Part 1 | Sammy | 2007 |
| Wonderful and Loved by All | Micke | 2007 |
| Chelsea Lately | Himself - Guest | 2007 |
| The Baker | Bjorn | 2007 |
| El hormiguero | Self - Guest | 2006 |
| Triple Dare | Martin | 2006 |
| Firewall | Liam | 2006 |
| Made in Hollywood | Self | 2005 |
| Shadow of the Sword | Martin | 2005 |
| Kingdom of Heaven | Village Sheriff | 2005 |
| The Hour | Self - Guest | 2005 |
| Wimbledon | Dieter Prohl | 2004 |
| The Good Cop | Sune | 2004 |
| My Name Is Modesty: A Modesty Blaise Adventure | Miklos | 2004 |
| The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Self | 2003 |
| The Bouncer | Svend | 2003 |
| Stealing Rembrandt | Kenneth | 2003 |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Himself - Guest / Himself (segment "Mean Tweets") / Himself | 2003 |
| Black Hawk Down | Gordon / MSgt. Gary Gordon | 2002 |
| Last Call with Carson Daly | Himself - Guest | 2002 |
| Enigma | Puck | 2001 |
| Lock, Stock... | Jordi | 2000 |
| På fremmed mark | Holt | 2000 |
| Misery Harbour | Espen Arnakke | 1999 |
| The Cable Club | Rocker | 1999 |
| Angel of the Night | Frankie | 1998 |
| Wildside | Ossy | 1998 |
| Bent | Wolf | 1997 |
| The View | Himself - Guest | 1997 |
| Jacobs liste | Jacob | 1997 |
| Hemmeligheder | Mads | 1997 |
| Access Hollywood | Self | 1996 |
| The Daily Show | Self - Guest | 1996 |
| Extra | Self | 1994 |
| Nightwatch | Martin | 1994 |
| The Simpsons | Markery | 1989 |
| Entertainment Tonight | Self | 1981 |
| Saturday Night Live | Self / Jaime Lannister | 1975 |
| 60 Minutes | Self - Actor (segment "Game of Thrones") / Self - Actor (segment "Game of Thrones") (archive footage) | 1968 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Against the Ice | 2022 |
| Flee | 2021 |
| Krudttønden | 2020 |
| Shot Caller | 2017 |
| 3 Things | 2017 |
| Upstart | 2014 |
| Himmerland | 2008 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2019 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| 2018 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Nominated |
