Person Open DS/UK/23213 Coster-Waldau; Nikolaj (27 July 1970); Danish actor, producer and screenwriter Coster-Waldau Nikolaj 27 July 1970 Danish actor, producer and screenwriter Male Rudkøbing, Denmark (born)

Danish Actor White Agnostic / Atheist / Secular Christian Heterosexual Nikolaj Coster-Waldau is a Danish actor, producer and screenwriter. Coster-Waldau's breakthrough performance in Denmark was his role in the film Nightwatch (1994). Since then he has appeared in numerous films in his native Scandinavia and Europe in general, including Headhunters (2011) and A Thousand Times Good Night (2013). In the U.S, his debut film role was in the war film Black Hawk Down (2001), playing Medal of Honor recipient Gary Gordon. He then played Detective John Amsterdam in the short-lived Fox television series New Amsterdam (2008), as well as appearing as Frank Pike in the 2009 Fox television film Virtuality, originally intended as a pilot. He became widely known for his role as Jaime Lannister in the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones, for which he received Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2018 and 2019. He is a UNDP Goodwill Ambassador, drawing public attention to critical issues such as gender equality and climate change. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolaj_Coster-Waldau (2019) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes 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. RAHAKirkbride 12/13/2019 RAHAKirkbride 10/25/2023 6b246461-89e2-47c1-b6a9-82cd3f371df1