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Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
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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.
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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.
Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Saturday Night Live
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
The Simpsons
The Men In Blazers Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Flash
Black Hawk Down
Firewall
Kingdom of Heaven
The Last of the Game of Thrones Hot Takes
Wimbledon
Game of Thrones
Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience
Enigma
Oblivion
Game of Thrones: The Last Watch
24 Hours in the Life of a Woman
The Other Woman
Headhunters
The Last Thing He Told Me
Mama
God Is a Bullet
Small Crimes
The Silencing
Game of Thrones - Conquest & Rebellion: An Animated History of the Seven Kingdoms
Gods of Egypt
Domino
Shot Caller
Production Credits
The Flash
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