Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Acting

July 27, 1970 (55 years old)

Rudkobing, Denmark

Male

67 Movies

30 TV Shows

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.

Game of Thrones

2011 8.5

as Sir Jaime 'Kingslayer' Lannister

Age 40 (now 55) 73 eps

73 eps

Gods of Egypt

2016 5.7

as Horus

Age 45 (now 55)

Shot Caller

2017 7.0

as Jacob 'Money' Harlon

Age 46 (now 55)

Mama

2013 6.3

as Lucas Desange

Age 42 (now 55)

Oblivion

2013 6.7

as Sykes

Age 42 (now 55)

The Silencing

2020 6.4

as Rayburn Swanson

Age 49 (now 55)

Against the Ice

2022 6.8

as Captain Ejnar Mikkelsen

Age 51 (now 55)

The Other Woman

2014 6.4

as Mark King

Age 43 (now 55)

Headhunters

2011 7.2

as Clas Greve

Age 41 (now 55)

Nightwatch

1994 6.9

as Martin

Age 23 (now 55)

Small Crimes

2017 5.4

as Joe Denton

Age 46 (now 55)

A Second Chance

2014 6.6

as Andreas

Age 44 (now 55)

Domino

2019 4.6

as Christian Toft

Age 48 (now 55)

Game of Thrones - Conquest & Rebellion: An Animated History of the Seven Kingdoms

2017 7.7

as Jaime Lannister (voice)

Age 47 (now 55)

God Is a Bullet

2023 6.1

as Bob Hightower

Age 52 (now 55)

A Thousand Times Good Night

2013 6.9

as Marcus

Age 43 (now 55)

Qajaq Man

2026

Producer

Age 55

World of Westeros Ambient Video

2025

as Jaime Lannister

Age 55

My Fathers' Daughter

2025 5.5

as Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Age 54 (now 55)

Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever

2023 6.3

as Martin

Age 53 (now 55)

God Is a Bullet

2023 6.1

as Bob Hightower

Age 52 (now 55)

The Flash

2023 6.6

as Pizza Guy

Age 52 (now 55)

The Flash

2023 6.6

Thanks

Age 52 (now 55)

Against the Ice

2022 6.8

as Captain Ejnar Mikkelsen

Age 51 (now 55)

Against the Ice

2022 6.8

Screenplay

Age 51 (now 55)

Against the Ice

2022 6.8

Producer

Age 51 (now 55)

A Taste of Hunger

2021 6.0

as Carsten

Age 50 (now 55)

Flee

2021 7.8

Executive Producer

Age 50 (now 55)

The Silencing

2020 6.4

as Rayburn Swanson

Age 49 (now 55)

The Day We Died

2020 5.6

as Rico

Age 49 (now 55)

Exit Plan

2019 6.0

as Max Isaksen

Age 49 (now 55)

Domino

2019 4.6

as Christian Toft

Age 48 (now 55)

Game of Thrones: The Last Watch

2019 7.0

as Self

Age 48 (now 55)

Gone Hollywood

2019

as Jack DeVoe

Age 48 (now 55)

Game of Thrones - Conquest & Rebellion: An Animated History of the Seven Kingdoms

2017 7.7

as Jaime Lannister (voice)

Age 47 (now 55)

Shot Caller

2017 7.0

as Jacob 'Money' Harlon

Age 46 (now 55)

Chicken/Egg

2017 9.5

as Kenneth

Age 46 (now 55)

3 Things

2017 6.3

as Mikael

Age 46 (now 55)

3 Things

2017 6.3

Executive Producer

Age 46 (now 55)

Small Crimes

2017 5.4

as Joe Denton

Age 46 (now 55)

Gods of Egypt

2016 5.7

as Horus

Age 45 (now 55)

Klown Forever

2015 5.8

as Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Age 45 (now 55)

Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience

2015 8.6

as Jaime Lannister

Age 44 (now 55)

A Second Chance

2014 6.6

as Andreas

Age 44 (now 55)

The Other Woman

2014 6.4

as Mark King

Age 43 (now 55)

A Thousand Times Good Night

2013 6.9

as Marcus

Age 43 (now 55)

Oblivion

2013 6.7

as Sykes

Age 42 (now 55)

Mama

2013 6.3

as Lucas Desange

Age 42 (now 55)

Headhunters

2011 7.2

as Clas Greve

Age 41 (now 55)

Blackthorn

2011 6.6

as Butch Cassidy

Age 40 (now 55)

At World's End

2009 5.5

as Severin Geertsen

Age 39 (now 55)

Virtuality

2009 5.1

as Commander Frank Pike

Age 38 (now 55)

Himmerland

2008 5.6

as Thomas

Age 38 (now 55)

The Kautokeino Rebellion

2008 6.1

as Biskop Juell

Age 37 (now 55)

The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche Part 1

2007 4.7

as Sammy

Age 37 (now 55)

Wonderful and Loved by All

2007 5.8

as Micke

Age 37 (now 55)

Filthy Gorgeous

2007 1.7

as Alex

Age 36 (now 55)

The Baker

2007 6.4

as Bjorn

Age 36 (now 55)

Triple Dare

2006 4.9

as Martin

Age 36 (now 55)

Firewall

2006 5.8

as Liam

Age 35 (now 55)

Shadow of the Sword

2005 5.8

as Martin

Age 34 (now 55)

Kingdom of Heaven

2005 7.0

as Village Sheriff

Age 34 (now 55)

My Name Is Modesty: A Modesty Blaise Adventure

2004 4.3

as Miklos

Age 34 (now 55)

Wimbledon

2004 6.2

as Dieter Prohl

Age 34 (now 55)

The Good Cop

2004 6.4

as Sune

Age 33 (now 55)

The Bouncer

2003 5.4

as Svend

Age 33 (now 55)

Stealing Rembrandt

2003 6.0

as Kenneth

Age 32 (now 55)

24 Hours in the Life of a Woman

2002 5.5

as Anton

Age 32 (now 55)

Black Hawk Down

2001 7.4

as MSG Gary Gordon

Age 31 (now 55)

Enigma

2001 6.3

as Puck

Age 30 (now 55)

Foreign Fields

2000 6.3

as Holt

Age 29 (now 55)

Misery Harbour

1999 4.9

as Espen Arnakke

Age 29 (now 55)

Antenneforeningen

1999 7.3

as Rocker

Age 28 (now 55)

Angel of the Night

1998 4.3

as Frankie

Age 28 (now 55)

Wildside

1998 5.9

as Ossy

Age 27 (now 55)

Wildside

1998 5.9

Writer

Age 27 (now 55)

Bent

1997 6.9

as Wolf

Age 27 (now 55)

Nightwatch

1994 6.9

as Martin

Age 23 (now 55)

Hit the Bag

1993 8.3

as Christian

Age 23 (now 55)

Requiem

1991

Age 20 (now 55)

Virtue

Producer

The Last Mrs. Parrish

as Jackson Parrish