Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
b. 1970 (age 56)
Rudkobing, Denmark
Actor
Writer
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (born July 27, 1970) is a Danish actor. He received his education at Statens Teaterskole in Copenhagen in 1993, and his breakthrough in Danish film came with the 1994 hit Nattevagten (Nightwatch). He played Detective John Amsterdam on the Fox television series New Amsterdam. He also appeared as Frank Pike in the 2009 Fox television film Virtuality, which was originally intended as a pilot. He currently stars as Ser Jaime Lannister in the HBO series Game of Thrones, based on George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series of fantasy novels.
Known For
Filmography
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★ 8.9
Qajaq Man
2026 Actor
Narrator
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★ 5.9
King & Conqueror
2025 Actor
Director
William the Conqueror
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★ 8.2
An Optimist's Guide to the Planet
2024 Self
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★ 7.9
Diana Rigg: Ultimate Avenger
2024 Self
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★ 6.5
The Last Thing He Told Me
2023 Actor
Owen Michaels
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★ 5.8
God Is a Bullet
2023 Actor
Bob Hightower
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★ 5.8
Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever
2023 Actor
Martin
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★ 2.2
The 17th Annual CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute
2023 Self
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★ 6.5
Against the Ice
2022 Actor
Writer
Ejnar Mikkelsen
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The 2022 European Film Awards
2022 Self
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★ 6.3
A Taste of Hunger
2021 Actor
Carsten
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★ 6.3
The Silencing
2020 Actor
Rayburn
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★ 5.6
The Day We Died
2020 Actor
Rico
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★ 4.5
Domino
2019 Actor
Christian Toft
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★ 5.1
Exit Plan
2019 Actor
Max Isaksen
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★ 8.4
Through Greenland - With Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
2019 Self
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★ 4.0
Gone Hollywood
2019 Actor
Jack DeVoe
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★ 4.7
54th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards
2019 Self
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★ 7.3
Shot Caller
2017 Actor
Money
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★ 5.8
Small Crimes
2017 Actor
Joe Denton
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★ 7.7
Chicken/Egg
2017 Actor
Kenneth
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★ 5.4
Gods of Egypt
2016 Actor
Horus
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★ 5.5
3 Things
2016 Actor
Mikael
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★ 7.9
Coldplay's Game of Thrones: The Musical
2015 Actor
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
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★ 6.0
The Other Woman
2014 Actor
Mark King
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★ 6.8
A Second Chance
2014 Actor
Andreas
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★ 7.0
The Carbon Crooks
2014 Actor
Narrator
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Året der gik 2014
2014 Self
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The 2014 European Film Awards
2014 Self
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★ 7.0
Oblivion
2013 Actor
Sykes
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★ 6.2
Mama
2013 Actor
Lucas
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★ 7.0
1,000 Times Good Night
2013 Actor
Marcus
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The Birth of Mama
2013 Self
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Robert - Årets film & tv pris
2013 Self
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★ 7.5
Game of Thrones: You Win or You Die - Inside the HBO Series
2012 Self
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★ 9.2
Game of Thrones
2011 Actor
Jaime Lannister
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★ 7.5
Headhunters
2011 Actor
Clas Greve
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★ 6.5
Blackthorn
2011 Actor
Butch Cassidy
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The 9th Annual BAFTA Los Angeles TV Tea Party
2011 Self
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★ 5.7
Virtuality
2009 Actor
Commander Frank Pike
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★ 5.9
At World's End
2009 Actor
Severin Geertsen
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★ 6.6
The Left Wing Gang
2009 Actor
Jan Weimann
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The 2009 Oscars on TV 2 Film
2009 Self
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★ 7.4
New Amsterdam
2008 Actor
John York
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★ 4.0
Himmerland
2008 Actor
Thomas
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★ 3.2
Reimers
2008 Self
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★ 6.2
The Baker
2007 Actor
Bjorn
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★ 5.0
Wonderful and Loved by All
2007 Actor
Micke
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★ 6.7
Filthy Gorgeous
2007 Actor
Alex
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★ 4.1
Zulu Rocks - Rød løber
2007 Self
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★ 6.0
The Headsman
2005 Actor
Martin
🎞️
★ 6.4
Wimbledon
2004 Actor
Dieter Prohl
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★ 4.6
My Name Is Modesty: A Modesty Blaise Adventure
2004 Actor
Miklos
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★ 5.8
The Good Cop
2004 Actor
Sune
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★ 5.7
The Bouncer
2003 Actor
Svend
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★ 5.4
Bag om Rembrandt
2003 Self
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★ 6.3
Rembrandt
2002 Actor
Kenneth
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★ 5.9
24 Hours in the Life of a Woman
2002 Actor
Anton
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★ 6.4
Enigma
2001 Actor
Puck
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★ 5.5
På fremmed mark
2000 Actor
Holt
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★ 6.1
Misery Harbour
1999 Actor
Espen Arnakke
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★ 6.4
Wildside
1998 Actor
Writer
Ossy
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★ 7.1
Bent
1997 Actor
Wolf
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★ 6.6
Jacobs liste
1997 Actor
Jacob
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★ 5.4
Hemmeligheder
1997 Actor
Mads
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★ 6.3
Who's Hitler?
1995 Actor
Nattevagten
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★ 4.0
Lyse tider
1995 Actor
Son in resistance army
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★ 7.2
Nightwatch
1994 Actor
Martin
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★ 5.9
Slaget på tasken
1993 Actor
Christian
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★ 6.6
Requiem
1991 Actor
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Cons
Actor
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The Last Mrs. Parrish
Actor
Jackson Parrish
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Autopilot
Actor
George
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The Second Home
Actor
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Virtue
Actor