Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (pronounced "Nikolai") (born 27 July 1970) is a Danish actor. His breakthrough came in the Danish 1994 film Nattevagten (Nightwatch). He is best-known for playing the lead roles in the short-lived series New Amsterdam and the television pilot Virtuality, which are available for viewing on Hulu and Veoh. Coster-Waldau began his US film career with his role in Black Hawk Down, directed by Ridley Scott. He was in several other Ridley Scott films, including Wimbledon and Kingdom of Heaven.
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau is married and has two daughters. His wife is a former Miss Greenland.
He stars in HBO's Game of Thrones as Jaime Lannister. He was announced in the role on 20 August 2009. He was part of the initial starring cast and remains a member of the starring cast for the second season.
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau appears in the 2012 horror movie Mama, and the scifi movie Oblivion with Tom Cruise.
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See also
- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau's Wikipedia entry
- Nikolaj Coster Waldau's entry at the Internet Movie Database
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