Nikolaj Coster-waldau


Biography

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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