Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Name:
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Age:
53
Date of Birth:
Jul 27, 1970
Place of Birth:
Rudkøbing, Denmark
Occupation:
Actor, Producer, Screenwriter
Spouse:
Sascha Nukâka Motzfeldt (m. 1998)
Children:
2
Years active:
1993–present

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau - Biography Summary


Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Danish pronunciation: [neɡolaj kʌsdɐ ˈvaldɑw]; born 27 July 1970) is a Danish actor, producer and screenwriter. He graduated from the Danish National School of Theatre 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).

In the United States, his debut film role was in the war film Black Hawk Down (2001), playing Medal of Honor recipient Gary Gordon. He then played Detective John Amsterdam in the short-lived Fox television series New Amsterdam (2008), as well as appearing as Frank Pike in the 2009 Fox television film Virtuality, originally intended as a pilot. He became widely known for his role as Ser Jaime Lannister, in the HBO series Game of Thrones.



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