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| 2 | ->''"Ever since I was a kid, I always wanted to be an actor."'' |
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| 4 | Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (born 27 July 1970 in Rudkøbing, Denmark) is a handsome actor from UsefulNotes/{{Denmark}} who has been active in the industry since 1994 and has gained a reputation for FakeNationality. After graduating from the National Theater School in 1993, he starred in a production of ''Theatre/{{Hamlet}}'', and his first film role was in the 1994 thriller ''Nattevagten'' (''Nightwatch''). His first Hollywood role was in Creator/RidleyScott's 2001 ''Film/BlackHawkDown'' as Delta Force sergeant Gary Gordon, who died in the Battle of Mogadishu and later was awarded a Medal of Honor. |
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| 6 | Coster-Waldau later appeared in ''Film/KingdomOfHeaven'', again a Creator/RidleyScott film, as the village sheriff. He followed that up with a minor role in ''Film/{{Firewall}}''. His first starring role in English-language media was as detective John Amsterdam in ''Series/NewAmsterdam2008''. His most prominent role so far, though, is as the handsome but arrogant knight Ser Jaime Lannister, called "Kingslayer," in HBO's ''Series/GameOfThrones'', based on ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'' by Creator/GeorgeRRMartin. He is also in the 2013 horror movie ''Film/{{Mama}}'' with Creator/JessicaChastain and sci-fi action thriller ''Film/{{Oblivion|2013}}'' with Creator/TomCruise and Creator/MorganFreeman. |
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| 8 | In his private life, Coster-Waldau is married to Greenlandic actress-model Nukaaka, with whom he has two daughters. |
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| 10 | !!His works include: |
| 11 | * ''Theatre/{{Hamlet}}'' as Laertes |
| 12 | * ''Nattevagten'' AKA ''Film/{{Nightwatch|1994}}'' (1994) as Martin |
| 13 | * ''Series/LockStock...'' (2000 spinoff of ''Film/LockStockAndTwoSmokingBarrels'') as Jordi |
| 14 | * ''Film/{{Enigma|2001}}'' (2001) as Jozef "Puck" Pukowski |
| 15 | * ''Film/BlackHawkDown'' (2001) as Delta Force Master Sergeant Gary Gordon |
| 16 | * ''Film/{{Wimbledon}}'' (2004) as Dieter Prohl |
| 17 | * ''Film/KingdomOfHeaven'' (2005) as the Village Sheriff |
| 18 | * ''Film/{{Firewall}}'' (2006) as Liam |
| 19 | * ''Series/{{New Amsterdam|2008}}'' (2008) as John Amsterdam |
| 20 | * ''Series/GameOfThrones'' (2011 - 2019) as Ser Jaime "The Kingslayer" Lannister |
| 21 | * ''Film/{{Headhunters}}'' (2011) as Clas Greve |
| 22 | * ''Film/{{Mama}}'' (2013) as Jeffrey/Lucas |
| 23 | * ''Film/{{Oblivion|2013}}'' (2013) as Sykes |
| 24 | * ''Film/{{The Other Woman|2014}}'' (2014) as Mark |
| 25 | * ''Film/GodsOfEgypt'' (2016) as Horus |
| 26 | * ''Film/ShotCaller'' (2017) as Jacob "Money" Harlon |
| 27 | * ''Film/{{The Flash|2023}}'' - cameo |
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| 29 | !!Tropes & Trivia in his works: |
| 30 | * FakeNationality: He's Danish, but he plays Americans and Brits alike. Generally, he does a good job too, with only a slight accent. |
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