Book Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau is a Danish actor best known worldwide as Jaime Lannister in HBO's Game of Thrones, a role that earned him two Primetime Emmy Award nominations as a supporting actor. He also shared Screen Actors Guild ensemble nominations with the cast in 2012 and 2014 and earned a Satellite Award nomination in 2013. His first stage role was Laertes in Hamlet at Copenhagen's Betty Nansen Theater, and he became a star in Denmark with the horror film Nightwatch (1994). He appeared in his first British film, Bent (1997), then launched his American career as Medal of Honor recipient Gary Gordon in Ridley Scott's Black Hawk Down (2001). His credits span Enigma (2001), Kingdom of Heaven (2005), The Headsman (2005), The Kautokeino Rebellion (2008), the Norwegian thriller Headhunters (2011), A Thousand Times Good Night (2013), Gods of Egypt (2016) and Against The Ice (2022), as well as the series New Amsterdam and King & Conqueror. Since 2021 he has served as an UNDP Goodwill Ambassador, highlighting gender equality and climate change. Coster-Waldau brings charisma, thoughtful conversation and international star power to any audience.