Nikolaj Coster-Waldau: Difference between revisions

{{Short description|Danish actor and screenwriter (born 1970)}}

| birth_place = [[Rudkøbing]], [[Denmark]]

| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|producer}}

'''Nikolaj William Coster-Waldau''' ({{IPA-|da|ˈne̝koˌlɑjˀ ˈkʰʌstɐ ˈvæltɑw}}; born 27 July 1970) is a Danish actor and producer. He graduated from the [[Danish National School of Performing Arts]] in [[Copenhagen]] in 1993,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nikolaj Coster-Waldau|url=https://www.stylectory.net/nikolaj-coster-waldau/|access-date=18 August 2021|website=Stylectory|date=13 July 2020 |language=en}}</ref> and had his breakthrough role in Denmark with the film ''[[Nightwatch (1994 film)|Nightwatch]]'' (1994). He played [[Jaime Lannister]] in the [[HBO]] fantasy drama series ''[[Game of Thrones]]'', for which he received two [[Primetime Emmy Award]] nominations for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series|Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series]].

Coster-Waldau has appeared in numerous films in his native Denmark, andother ScandinaviaScandinavian countries, includingand the U.S. These include ''[[Headhunters (film)|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 (film)|Black Hawk Down]]'' (2001), playing Medal of Honor recipient [[Gary Gordon]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nikolaj Coster-Waldau|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0182666/bio|access-date=18 August 2021|website=IMDb}}</ref> He then played a detective in the short-lived [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] television series ''[[New Amsterdam (2008 TV series)|New Amsterdam]]'' (2008), and appeared in the 2009 Fox television film ''[[Virtuality (TV series)|Virtuality]]'', originally intended as a pilot. He is a [[UNDP]] Goodwill Ambassador, drawing public attention to issues such as gender equality and climate change.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nikolaj Coster-Waldau|url=https://www.undp.org/goodwill-ambassadors/Nikolaj-Coster-Waldau|access-date=8 August 2021|website=United Nations Development Programme|language=en}}</ref>

In 2011, he starred alongside [[Sam Shepard]] in Mateo Gil's feature ''[[Blackthorn (film)|Blackthorn]]'', which premiered at the [[Tribeca Film Festival]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tribecafilm.com/filmguide/archive/512ce0901c7d76e046000756-blackthorn|title=Blackthorn {{!}} Tribeca Film Festival|website=Tribeca|access-date=7 May 2017|archive-date=10 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010160408/https://tribecafilm.com/filmguide/archive/512ce0901c7d76e046000756-blackthorn|url-status=dead}}</ref> Later the same year he starred in Morten Tyldum's ''[[Headhunters (film)|Headhunters]]''. The film went on to be the highest-grossing Norwegian film of all-time<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.moviefone.com/2011/10/27/headhunters-norway-biggest-hit/|title=The Norwegian Film That's a Bigger Success Than 'Harry Potter' and 'Transformers'|last=Rosen|first=Christopher|date=27 October 2011|website=AOL Moviefone|access-date=7 May 2017}}</ref> and received very positive reviews including a [[BAFTA]] Award nomination for [[BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language|Best Foreign Film]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nfi.no/norskfilm/arkiv/hodejegerne-nominert-til-bafta|title=Hodejegerne nominert til BAFTA – NFI|website=www.nfi.no|access-date=7 May 2017}}</ref> Coster-Waldau starred in the 2013 horror film ''[[Mama (2013 film)|Mama]]'' alongside [[Jessica Chastain]], which then debuted at number one in the US box office<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=2013&wknd=03&p=.htm|title=Weekend Box Office Results for January 18–20, 2013 – Box Office Mojo|website=www.boxofficemojo.com|language=en|access-date=7 May 2017}}</ref> and grossed over $140 million worldwide.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=mama.htm|title=Mama (2013) – Box Office Mojo|website=www.boxofficemojo.com|language=en|access-date=7 May 2017}}</ref> He went on to play Sykes, a military weapons expert in the [[science fiction]] [[action film|action]] [[thriller film]] ''[[Oblivion (2013 film)|Oblivion]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/nikolaj-coster-waldau-talks-oblivion/ |title=Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Talks Oblivion |last=De Semlyen |first=Phil |date=26 March 2012 |website=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]] |access-date=7 May 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307144643/https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/nikolaj-coster-waldau-talks-oblivion/ |archive-date=7 March 2016}}</ref> That same year, he co-starred with [[Juliette Binoche]] in Erik Poppe's drama ''[[A Thousand Times Good Night]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Holden |first=Stephen |date=23 October 2014 |title=Insatiably, She Leaps Into the Fray |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/24/movies/1000-times-good-night-starring-juliette-binoche.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=7 May 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160629234247/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/24/movies/1000-times-good-night-starring-juliette-binoche.html |archive-date=29 June 2016}}</ref> In 2014, he starred in [[Susanne Bier]]'s Danish thriller ''[[A Second Chance (2014 film)|A Second Chance]]'' as Andreas, a police officer forced to make a difficult choice.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/a-second-chance-en-chance-730737/ |title='A Second Chance' ('En Chance til'): Toronto Review |last=Felperin |first=Leslie |date=7 September 2014 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=7 May 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510051643/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/a-second-chance-en-chance-730737/ |archive-date=10 May 2021}}</ref> In 2016, Coster-Waldau appeared in the action-fantasy film ''[[Gods of Egypt (film)|Gods of Egypt]]'' as [[Horus]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/gods-egypt-trailer-nikolaj-coster-841802/ |title=New 'Gods of Egypt' Trailer: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau's Horus Battles Blindness and Gerard Butler's Set |date=18 November 2015 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=7 May 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230402000152/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/gods-egypt-trailer-nikolaj-coster-841802/ |archive-date=2 April 2023}}</ref>

Although Coster-Waldau is [[Irreligion|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.<ref>{{cite webnews|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/24/arts/television/nikolaj-coster-waldau-the-first-time-i-recognized-my-selfishness.html|title=Nikolaj Coster-Waldau: The First Time I Recognized My Selfishness|first=Nikolaj|last=Coster-Waldau|work=The New York Times |date=24 April 2017|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref>

He married [[Nukâka Coster-Waldau|Nukâka]], a Greenlandic actress and singer, in 1998 and they live in [[Copenhagen]] with their two daughters<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dwilson |first1=Stephanie Dube |title=Nukaaka Coster-Waldau, Nikolaj’sNikolaj's Wife: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know |url=https://heavy.com/entertainment/2017/07/nukaaka-coster-waldau-nikolaj-wife-marriage-kids/ |website=Heavy.com |access-date=4 August 2023 |date=16 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.torontosun.com/2014/10/23/game-of-thrones-star-nikolaj-coster-waldau-promises-big-things-in-store-for-season-five |title='Game of Thrones' star Nikolaj Coster-Waldau promises big things in store for season five |newspaper=[[Toronto Sun]] |first=Steve |last=Tilley |date=23 October 2014 |access-date=13 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOsjvkkKHM8 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/XOsjvkkKHM8 |archive-date=21 December 2021 |url-status=live|title=Her er dit liv – (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) |date=17 December 2012 |work=YouTube |access-date=13 July 2016 |language=da}}{{cbignore}}</ref> as well as two dogs.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.details.com/culture-trends/cover-stars/201404/nikolaj-coster-waldau-interview-hbo-game-of-thrones-jaime-lannister/?currentPage=3 |title=Great Dane: Game of Thrones' Nikolaj Coster-Waldau |first=Benjamin |last=Svetkey |page=3 |date=1 April 2014 |website=Condé Nast |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150928023223/http://www.details.com/culture-trends/cover-stars/201404/nikolaj-coster-waldau-interview-hbo-game-of-thrones-jaime-lannister/?currentPage=3 |archive-date=28 September 2015 |access-date=13 July 2016}}</ref> Their daughter Filippa starred in a Danish [[short film]], ''The Girl and the Dogs'', which was shown at the [[Cannes Film Festival]] in 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sub.festival-cannes.fr/SfcCatalogue/MovieDetail/6d29f794-211b-4c46-ab7e-b692762201db |title=Short Film Catalog: The Girl And The Dogs |website=Festival de Cannes |access-date=13 July 2016 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304011721/http://sub.festival-cannes.fr/SfcCatalogue/MovieDetail/6d29f794-211b-4c46-ab7e-b692762201db |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://cphfilmfund.com/the-girl-and-the-dogs/ |title=The Girl and the Dogs |website=Copenhagen Film Fund |access-date=13 July 2016}}</ref> Their other daughter, Safina, starred as the main character Simone in the Danish Christmas TV series ''Theo og Den Magiske Talisman'' in December 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9328644/ |title=Theo og Den Magiske Talisman |website=IMDB |access-date=31 December 2018}}</ref> His father-in-law is [[Josef Motzfeldt]], a member of the [[Parliament of Greenland]] and former leader of the [[Inuit Ataqatigiit|Community of the People party]].<ref>{{cite webmagazine |url=https://content.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1862343,00.html |title=Greenland Wants to Rule Itself — And Its Resources |last=Mahr |first=Krista |date=26 November 2008 |websitemagazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |access-date=13 July 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151109201811/https://content.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1862343,00.html |archive-date=9 November 2015}}</ref>

Since September 2016, he has been serving as a [[UNDP]] Goodwill Ambassador to raise awareness and support the [[United Nations]]' [[Sustainable Development Goals]], an action to end poverty, fight inequality and stop climate change.<ref name=UNDP/> In 2017 Coster-Waldau partnered with [[Google]], using [[Google Street View|Street View]] to document the impact of global warming in Greenland, in order to increase awareness and highlight climate change.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://blog.google/products/maps/nikolaj-coster-waldau-documents-changing-landscape-greenland/ |title= Nikolaj Coster-Waldau documents the changing landscape of Greenland|website=blog.google|date= 6 February 2017|access-date=11 February 2017}}</ref>

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