Nikolaj Coster-waldau
About
Biography
Filmography
Cast (Feature Film)
Writer (Feature Film)
Producer (Feature Film)
Misc. Crew (Feature Film)
Life Events
1993
Played Laertes in Copenhagen's National Theater School production of "Hamlet"
1994
Made Danish film debut in psychological thriller "Nightwatch"
1997
Co-starred opposite Clive Owen in British film "Bent," about two gay men trying to flee Nazi Germany
1998
Wrote and starred in Danish film "Vildspor"
2001
Cast as a Delta Force sniper in Ridley Scott's "Black Hawk Down"
2005
Reunited with director Scott in medieval epic "Kingdom of Heaven"
2006
Landed supporting role in high-tech thriller "Firewall," starring Harrison Ford
2008
First U.S. television lead role, as a New York homicide detective on short-lived Fox series "New Amsterdam"
2011
Cast as the knight Jaime Lannister on HBO's "Game of Thrones"
2013
Co-starred with Jessica Chastain in horror feature "Mama"
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