The actor Nikolaj Coster-Waldau He was born on July 29, 1970 in the city of Rudkøbing, Denmark; son of Fritzer Waldau (of German descent, died 1998) and Hanne Søborg Coster, a librarian. Along with his older sisters, Rikke and Dorte, he grew up in Tybjerg and was raised primarily by his mother.
He finished his studies at the National Theater School in Denmark in 1993, debuting the following year in the Danish film “Nattevagten” (Nightwatch), which made him a famous artist in his country.
After making his mark on European film and television, he made his transition to American cinema.
In 2001 he began his career in the US, with a role in Ridley Scott’s “Black Hawk Down”, playing the role of Gary Gordon. He then landed a role in the Michael Apted film “Enigma” co-starring Kate Winslet, Dougray Scott and Saffron Burrows.
In 2005 Ridley Scott re-called him to join the cast of his epic film “The Kingdom of Heaven” starring Orlando Bloom, Liam Neeson and Eva Green. In addition, Richard Loncraine, who had counted on Coster-Waldau in the cast of his film “Wimbledon: Love is at stake” (2004), selected him for “Firewall”, a thriller starring Harrison Ford.
Nikolaj played John amsterdam, an immortal New York homicide detective turned mortal after finding his true love, in the canceled Fox drama series “New Amsterdam“.
Since 2011 he has played Jaime lannister on the HBO series, “game of Thrones“based on George RR Martin’s fantasy novel series” A Song of Ice and Fire. ”
She starred in the 2013 horror film “Mom” alongside Jessica Chastain, about a couple who face the challenge of raising two nieces who were left alone in the woods for 5 years. He also recently had the role of Sykes, a military weapons expert, in the action thriller “Oblivion” opposite Tom Cruise, Morgan Freeman and Olga Kurylenko.
In addition to acting, Coster-Waldau he has written, produced and directed films in his native Denmark. He is Executive Vice President of Hemmingsen Entertainment Corporation, a subsidiary of Hemmingsen Creek Productions.
At the moment Nikolaj He lives north of Copenhagen with his wife, actress, singer and former Miss Greenland, Nukâka Motzfeldt, and his two daughters, Safina and Philippa. His father-in-law is Josef Motzfeldt, he is a member of the Parliament of the Greenland Inuit Community and leader of his party.