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Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

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Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

July 27, 1970(55)

Place of Birth

Rudkobing, Denmark

Also Known As

니콜라이 코스터-왈도 Lucas Desange尼古拉·科斯特-瓦尔道ნიკოლაი კოსტერ-ვალდაუ尼可拉·科斯特-瓦爾道
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Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Acting

Biography

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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Filmography