Actor Nikolaj Coster-Waldau attends the FOX 2007 Programming presentation at the Wollman Rink in Central Park on May 17, 2007 in New York City.
(May 17, 2007 - Source: Evan Agostini)
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2011
Monte Carlo
Mark Addy, Sean Bean, Emilia Clarke and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau pose up during a photo call for "Game of Thrones" at the the 51st Monte Carlo Television Festival.
(June 9, 2011 - Source: PacificCoastNews.com)
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2012
665 W Jefferson Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90007, USA
Actor Nikolaj Coster-Waldau arrives at the 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on January 29, 2012 in Los Angeles, California.
(January 28, 2012 - Source: Kevork Djansezian)
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2013
6925 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, CA 90028, USA
Actors Michelle Fairley, Maisie Williams, Sophie Turner, Kit Harington, executive producer George R.R. Martin, actors Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Peter Dinklage, Lena Headey, co-creator/executive producer David Banioff and co-creator/executive producer D.B. Weiss attend The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences' Presents An Evening With "Game of Thrones" at TCL Chinese Theatre on March 19, 2013 in Hollywood, California.
(March 18, 2013 - Source: Alberto E. Rodriguez)
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2013
45 E 45th St, New York, NY 10017, USA
Actors Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (L) and Gwendoline Christie pose at the after party for the premiere of HBO's "Game Of Thrones" at the Roosevelt Hotel on March 18, 2013 in Los Angeles, California.
(March 17, 2013 - Source: Kevin Winter)
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2013
143 E Houston St, New York, NY 10002, USA
(L-R) Writer/Director Andy Muschietti, actresses Jessica Chastain, Megan Charpentier, Morgan McGarry (in front) and Isabelle Nelisse, producer Barbara Muschietti and actor Nikolaj Coster-Waldau attend the "Mama" New York Screening at Landmark's Sunshine Cinema on January 7, 2013 in New York City.
(January 6, 2013 - Source: Michael Loccisano)
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2014
San Diego, California, USA
In this handout photo provided by Warner Bros., Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Pedro Pascal, Sophie Turner and John Bradley; author, writer and co-executive producer George R. R. Martin; series stars Maisie Williams, Rose Leslie, Kit Harington, Rory McCann and Gwendoline Christie of "Game of Thrones" attend Comic-Con International 2014 on July 25, 2014 in San Diego, California.
(July 24, 2014 - Source: Handout)
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2014
100 Park Blvd, San Diego, CA 92101, USA
Actors Natalie Dormer(L) and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau speak onstage at the MTVu Fandom Awards during Comic-Con International 2014 at PETCO Park on July 24, 2014 in San Diego, California.
(July 23, 2014 - Source: Kevin Winter)
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2015
777 Chick Hearn Ct, Los Angeles, CA 90015, USA
(L-R) Actors Sophie Turner, Gwendoline Christie, Maisie Williams, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Carice van Houten, writer David Benioff, actor Peter Dinklage, Conleth Hill, writer D. B. Weiss, Lena Headey, director David Nutter and actors John Bradley-West and Alfie Allen, winners of Outstanding Drama Series for "Game of Thrones", pose in the press room at the 67th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on September 20, 2015 in Los Angeles, California.
(September 19, 2015 - Source: Jason Merritt)
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2015
665 W Jefferson Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90007, USA
Actor Nikolaj Coster-Waldau attends the 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on January 25, 2015 in Los Angeles, California.
(January 24, 2015 - Source: Frazer Harrison)
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2016
Los Angeles, California, USA
Winners David Benioff and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau attend IMDb Live After The Emmys, presented by TCL on September 18, 2016 in Los Angeles, California.
(September 17, 2016 - Source: Rachel Murray)
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2017
6840 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90007, USA
"Jimmy Kimmel Live" airs every weeknight at 11:35 p.m. EST and features a diverse lineup of guests that includes celebrities, athletes, musical acts, comedians and human-interest subjects, along with comedy bits and a house band. The guests for Tuesday, July 11 included Peyton Manning ("The 25th ESPYS"), Nikolaj Coster-Waldau ("Game of Thrones") and musical guest Perfume Genius.
(July 10, 2017 - Source: Disney ABC Television Group)
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2018
35 Rue d'Alsace, 92300 Levallois-Perret, France
Co-founder of Global Goals World Cup Majken Gilmartin, Actor Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Female Quotient CEO Shelley Zalis, Recording artist Akon, Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway, Prime Minister of Norway Erna Solberg, Author Ann Rosenberg, Peace advocate Victor Ochen and Danish athlete Rikke Ronholt attend the 3rd Annual Global Goals World Cup at the SAP Leonardo Center on September 25, 2018 in New York City.
(September 24, 2018 - Source: Mike Coppola)
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2018
9876 Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90210, USA
(L-R) Actors Emilia Clark, Gwendoline Christie and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau attend HBO's Official Golden Globe Awards After Party at Circa 55 Restaurant on January 7, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.
(January 6, 2018 - Source: Emma McIntyre)
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2018
8687 Melrose Ave, West Hollywood, CA 90069, USA
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (R) and Nukaaka Coster-Waldau arrive at HBO's Post Emmy Awards Reception at the Plaza at the Pacific Design Center on September 17, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.
(September 16, 2018)
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2019
West Hollywood, California, USA
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau attends the Angeleno Magazine celebration for it's April issue with Nikolaj Coster-Waldau on April 8, 2019 in West Hollywood, California.
(April 7, 2019 - Source: Phillip Faraone)
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2019
3225 Helms Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90034, USA
Lydia McLaughlin, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Doug McLaughlin attend the launch celebration of Nobleman Magazine's Issue #9 at Timothy Oulton Los Angeles Showroom on April 09, 2019 in Los Angeles, California.
(April 8, 2019)
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2019
Studio City, California, USA
Actor Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and host Tim Kash on the set of 'The IMDb Show' on April 8, 2019 in Studio City, California. This episode of 'The IMDb Show' airs on April 18, 2019.
(April 7, 2019 - Source: Rich Polk)
Actor Nikolaj Coster-Waldau attends the FOX 2007 Programming presentation at the Wollman Rink in Central Park on May 17, 2007 in New York City.
(May 17, 2007 - Source: Evan Agostini)
Mark Addy, Sean Bean, Emilia Clarke and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau pose up during a photo call for "Game of Thrones" at the the 51st Monte Carlo Television Festival.
(June 9, 2011 - Source: PacificCoastNews.com)
Actor Nikolaj Coster-Waldau arrives at the 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on January 29, 2012 in Los Angeles, California.
(January 28, 2012 - Source: Kevork Djansezian)
Actors Michelle Fairley, Maisie Williams, Sophie Turner, Kit Harington, executive producer George R.R. Martin, actors Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Peter Dinklage, Lena Headey, co-creator/executive producer David Banioff and co-creator/executive producer D.B. Weiss attend The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences' Presents An Evening With "Game of Thrones" at TCL Chinese Theatre on March 19, 2013 in Hollywood, California.
(March 18, 2013 - Source: Alberto E. Rodriguez)
Actors Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (L) and Gwendoline Christie pose at the after party for the premiere of HBO's "Game Of Thrones" at the Roosevelt Hotel on March 18, 2013 in Los Angeles, California.
(March 17, 2013 - Source: Kevin Winter)
(L-R) Writer/Director Andy Muschietti, actresses Jessica Chastain, Megan Charpentier, Morgan McGarry (in front) and Isabelle Nelisse, producer Barbara Muschietti and actor Nikolaj Coster-Waldau attend the "Mama" New York Screening at Landmark's Sunshine Cinema on January 7, 2013 in New York City.
(January 6, 2013 - Source: Michael Loccisano)
In this handout photo provided by Warner Bros., Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Pedro Pascal, Sophie Turner and John Bradley; author, writer and co-executive producer George R. R. Martin; series stars Maisie Williams, Rose Leslie, Kit Harington, Rory McCann and Gwendoline Christie of "Game of Thrones" attend Comic-Con International 2014 on July 25, 2014 in San Diego, California.
(July 24, 2014 - Source: Handout)
Actors Natalie Dormer(L) and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau speak onstage at the MTVu Fandom Awards during Comic-Con International 2014 at PETCO Park on July 24, 2014 in San Diego, California.
(July 23, 2014 - Source: Kevin Winter)
(L-R) Actors Sophie Turner, Gwendoline Christie, Maisie Williams, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Carice van Houten, writer David Benioff, actor Peter Dinklage, Conleth Hill, writer D. B. Weiss, Lena Headey, director David Nutter and actors John Bradley-West and Alfie Allen, winners of Outstanding Drama Series for "Game of Thrones", pose in the press room at the 67th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on September 20, 2015 in Los Angeles, California.
(September 19, 2015 - Source: Jason Merritt)
Actor Nikolaj Coster-Waldau attends the 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on January 25, 2015 in Los Angeles, California.
(January 24, 2015 - Source: Frazer Harrison)
Winners David Benioff and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau attend IMDb Live After The Emmys, presented by TCL on September 18, 2016 in Los Angeles, California.
(September 17, 2016 - Source: Rachel Murray)
"Jimmy Kimmel Live" airs every weeknight at 11:35 p.m. EST and features a diverse lineup of guests that includes celebrities, athletes, musical acts, comedians and human-interest subjects, along with comedy bits and a house band. The guests for Tuesday, July 11 included Peyton Manning ("The 25th ESPYS"), Nikolaj Coster-Waldau ("Game of Thrones") and musical guest Perfume Genius.
(July 10, 2017 - Source: Disney ABC Television Group)
Co-founder of Global Goals World Cup Majken Gilmartin, Actor Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Female Quotient CEO Shelley Zalis, Recording artist Akon, Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway, Prime Minister of Norway Erna Solberg, Author Ann Rosenberg, Peace advocate Victor Ochen and Danish athlete Rikke Ronholt attend the 3rd Annual Global Goals World Cup at the SAP Leonardo Center on September 25, 2018 in New York City.
(September 24, 2018 - Source: Mike Coppola)
(L-R) Actors Emilia Clark, Gwendoline Christie and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau attend HBO's Official Golden Globe Awards After Party at Circa 55 Restaurant on January 7, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.
(January 6, 2018 - Source: Emma McIntyre)
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (R) and Nukaaka Coster-Waldau arrive at HBO's Post Emmy Awards Reception at the Plaza at the Pacific Design Center on September 17, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.
(September 16, 2018)
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau attends the Angeleno Magazine celebration for it's April issue with Nikolaj Coster-Waldau on April 8, 2019 in West Hollywood, California.
(April 7, 2019 - Source: Phillip Faraone)
Lydia McLaughlin, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Doug McLaughlin attend the launch celebration of Nobleman Magazine's Issue #9 at Timothy Oulton Los Angeles Showroom on April 09, 2019 in Los Angeles, California.
(April 8, 2019)
Actor Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and host Tim Kash on the set of 'The IMDb Show' on April 8, 2019 in Studio City, California. This episode of 'The IMDb Show' airs on April 18, 2019.
(April 7, 2019 - Source: Rich Polk)
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When her surrogate father who owns the casino she works in gets murdered, Modesty Blaise takes on those that killed him and are now at the casino to rob it. It turns out she is more than just a modest worker.
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(Mortal hero Bek teams with the god Horus in an alliance a...)
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Nikolaj Coster-Waldau is a Danish actor, screenwriter, and producer. He is widely known for playing Ser Jaime Lannister in HBO’s hit series ‘Game of Thrones’. He is also known for appearing in a number of movies, such as ‘Nightwatch’, ‘A Thousand Times Good Night’ and ‘Headhunters’, to name a few.
Background
Coster-Waldau was born on July 27, 1970, in Rudkøbing, Denmark, the son of Hanne Søborg Coster, a librarian, and Jørgen Oscar Fritzer Waldau (died 1998). He has spoken in interviews about his father's problems with alcohol, as well as his parents' divorce. He has two older sisters and was raised mainly by his mother. He grew up in Tybjerg, a small village between Ringsted and Næstved in southern Zealand.
Education
Coster-Waldau was the youngest actor to enter the Danish National School of Theatre and Contemporary Dance (Danish: Statens Teaterskole), where he was educated from 1989 to 1993.
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau’s acting career began when he made his stage debut as Laertes in the play ‘Hamlet’ that was staged at the Betty Nansen Theater. In 1994, he appeared in the Danish flick ‘Nightwatch’. He then went on to act in a number of Danish movies such as 'Wildside', 'The Cable Club' and ‘Misery Harbour’. In 1997, the actor made his British début in the film ‘Bent’. Four years later, he started his U.S. career with Ridley Scott's war flick ‘Black Hawk Down’.
He next landed roles in the movies ‘Enigma’, '24 Hours in the Life of a Woman' and 'Stealing Rembrandt'. In 2004, Coster-Waldau appeared as a villain in the action movie ‘My Name is Modesty’. The following year, he played “Village Sheriff” in the film 'Kingdom of Heaven' and also appeared in the flick 'The Headsman'. He next was cast as Liam in Richard Loncraine’s ‘Firewall’ in 2006. The Danish actor then played the character of a homicide detective John Amsterdam in the Fox TV drama ‘New Amsterdam’.
From 2009 to 2010, he appeared in five episodes of ‘The Left Wing Gang’. Then in 2011, he began playing Ser Jaime Lannister in HBO’s ‘Game of Thrones’. That year, Coster-Waldau also did the films 'Blackthorn' and 'Headhunters'. He next starred in the horror flick ‘Mama’ in 2013; the movie was a big box office hit. The same year, he played Sykes in the science fiction thriller movie ‘Oblivion’ as well as Marcus in the drama ‘A Thousand Times Good Night’. Soon after this, he got featured in the Danish thriller film ‘A Second Chance’ as Andreas in 2014. In 2016, he did the action-fantasy flick ‘Gods of Egypt’. The following year, he starred in the dark comedy ‘Small Crimes’. In 2017, Coster-Waldau appeared in Roman Waugh's prison movie ‘Shot Caller’.
In May 2017, it was announced that he is attached to star in Domino, a film directed by Brian De Palma. The film was released on May 31, 2019.
(Nine noble families fight for control over the mythical l...)
2011
Religion
Although Coster-Waldau is not religious, he was baptized and confirmed as a Lutheran in the Danish National Church during his youth, like the vast majority of Danes, and viewed his confirmation as a big moment in his life when he first identified as becoming an adult.
Politics
Nikolaj is not a fan of Donald Trump. On a sketch and interview for The Daily Show, Coster-Waldau discussed the dire doom of a Trump presidency. The sketch, which mimicked prophecies in GoT, mocked Trump's crazy antics and looming nomination. Afterward, Coster-Waldau discussed the differences between Denmark and American government.
Views
Coster-Waldau has been supporting the Danish Red Cross since 2003. In 2016, he announced a Game of Thrones campaign-contest in order to support the RED foundation which aims to raise awareness and fight AIDS.
Since September 2016 he has been appointed a UNDP Goodwill Ambassador to raise awareness and support the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals, an action to end poverty, fight inequality and stop climate change. In 2017 Coster-Waldau partnered with Google, using Street View to document the impact of global warming in Greenland, in order to increase awareness and highlight climate change. After participating in a female empowerment initiative in Kenya, on the occasion of International Women's Day in 2017, he wrote a pledge calling for all fathers to support gender equality and women's empowerment, including those women who live in extreme poverty and are exposed to practices like child marriage. In September 2017 he was one of the speakers in The Spotlight Initiative, a European Union-United Nations action to eliminate violence against women and girls, after kicking off the women's amateur World Cup. In October 2017, he traveled to the Maldives to report the global warming effects resuming his role as a United Nations Development Program Goodwill Ambassador.
In early 2018, he and several other Danish artists signed a manifesto demanding zero tolerance for sexism, sexual harassment and sexual assault in the Danish film and stage arts industry. In June 2018, he kicked off The Lion's Share fund's launch, an action in which when an advertising campaign uses an image of an animal, the advertiser will donate 0.5% of the paid media spending of that campaign to the fund.
Quotations:
"My main mission as UNDP Goodwill Ambassador will be to raise awareness and support for the Global Goals for a better future for all, which cannot be achieved without empowering women and protecting our planet," - Coster-Waldau on his mission as UNDP Goodwill Ambassador in 2016.
Membership
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau is a member of the Leeds United Supporters' Trust.
Leeds United Supporters' Trust
Personality
Nikolaj says he hasn’t got any hidden talents.
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau really enjoys watching the shows of American-Mexican comedian, Louis CK.
He is a fan of storytelling.
Coster-Waldau was around 15 or 16, when he first watched “Once Upon A Time In America” (1984).
Burpees is his least favorite workout move.
He has two dogs.
Nikolaj is Terrified of horror movies. In a Q&A, Nikolaj was asked about the last time he cried. His response: "It happens on a regular basis and it's usually to do with my kids or watching some terrible reality show like Extreme Makeover."
His British accent is fake.
Coster-Waldau adores mountain biking. So much so that he doesn't mind waking up at the crack of dawn in forty degree weather to race down the hills. In an interview, Coster-Waldau discussed his hobby in detail. He said: "At home, I'm surrounded by women, so it's important for me to do things with my guy friends. I need the dirt, the cold, the mud, and grime." Coster-Waldau describes himself as the outdoorsy type and enjoys anything from fishing to horseback riding.
Apparently, Coster-Waldau is a major foodie. Aside from being a great chef himself, he's also quite the aficionado when it comes to Danish cuisine and wine.
Physical Characteristics:
Height - 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight - 87 kg (192 pounds)
Hair color - dark blonde
Eye color - blue
Distinctive features : tall body frame
Body specifications:
Chest – 43 in (109 cm)
Arms/Biceps – 16 in (41 cm)
Waist – 34 in (86 cm)
Interests
Favorite food – chocolate
Favorite workout move – pull-ups
Favorite movies – Birdman (2014), Last Tango in Paris (1972), Once Upon a Time in America (1984), Force Majeure (2014), Play It Again, Sam (1972)
Nikolaj married Nukâka, a Greenlandic actress and singer, in 1997, and they live in Kongens Lyngby with their two daughters as well as two dogs.
Their daughter Filippa has starred in a Danish short film, The Girl and the Dogs, which was shown at the Cannes Film Festival in 2014. Their other daughter, Safina has starred in a Danish Christmas TV-series named Theo og Den Magiske Talisman in December 2018 as the main character Simone. The TV-series was watched by more than 700,000 people in December 2018.
His father-in-law is Josef Motzfeldt, a member of the Parliament of Greenland and former leader of the Community of the People party.