
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Compleanno: 1970-07-27
Luogo di nascita: Rudkobing, Denmark
Biografia: 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.

Nightwatch, 1994
Horror
Thriller

Black Hawk Down, 2001
Azione
Guerra
Storico

Enigma, 2001
Mistero
Drammatico
Thriller
Romantico
Guerra

Wimbledon, 2004
Commedia
Romantico

Kingdom of Heaven, 2005
Drammatico
Azione
Avventura
Storico
Guerra

Firewall, 2006
Azione
Investigativo
Thriller

Headhunters, 2011
Thriller
Investigativo
Azione

Blackthorn, 2011
Avventura
Azione
Western

Oblivion, 2013
Azione
Fantascienza
Avventura
Mistero

Mama, 2013
Horror

The Other Woman, 2014
Commedia
Romantico

Gods of Egypt, 2016
Azione
Avventura
Fantasy

Shot Caller, 2017
Investigativo
Drammatico
Thriller

Small Crimes, 2017
Drammatico
Commedia
Thriller
Investigativo

The Silencing, 2020
Thriller
Azione

Against the Ice, 2022
Drammatico
Avventura
Storico

The Flash, 2023
Azione
Avventura
Fantascienza