ACTOR

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

1970 - Today

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Nikolaj William Coster-Waldau (Danish pronunciation: [ˈne̝koˌlɑjˀ ˈkʰʌstɐ ˈvæltɑw]; born 27 July 1970) is a Danish actor. He graduated from the Danish National School of Performing Arts in Copenhagen in 1993, and had his breakthrough role in Denmark with the 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 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. Coster-Waldau has appeared in numerous films in his native Denmark, other Scandinavian countries, and the U.S. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nikolaj Coster-Waldau has received more than 13,475,653 page views. His biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 48 in 2019). Nikolaj Coster-Waldau is the 1,279th most popular actor (down from 1,078th in 2019), the 192nd most popular biography from Denmark (down from 163rd in 2019) and the 8th most popular Danish Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 13M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.11

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 49

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.75

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.95

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau ranks 1,279 out of 13,578. Before him are Patrick Duffy, Stockard Channing, Michu Meszaros, Fredric March, Martin Kove, and Eileen Essell. After him are Rachel McAdams, Jason Momoa, James Tolkan, Renée Simonot, Edward Gordon Craig, and Wilford Brimley.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau ranks 34. Before him are Fred Durst, Alan Shearer, Marco Pantani, Erik ten Hag, Lee Byung-hun, and Frank de Boer. After him are Tonya Harding, Andrej Plenković, John Frusciante, Roberto Di Matteo, Yigal Amir, and Phillip Cocu.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau ranks 192 out of 1,032. Before him are Valdemar Poulsen (1869), Christian Bohr (1855), Dorothea of Denmark, Electress Palatine (1520), Connie Nielsen (1965), Carl Værnet (1893), and Jens Juel (1745). After him are Jan Gehl (1936), Hans Christian Lumbye (1810), Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester (1946), Princess Louise of Denmark (1750), Poul Nielsen (1891), and Annette Stroyberg (1936).

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Among ACTORS In Denmark

Among actors born in Denmark, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau ranks 8. Before him are Mads Mikkelsen (1965), Anna Karina (1940), Erik Bruhn (1928), Jesper Christensen (1948), Giancarlo Esposito (1958), and Connie Nielsen (1965). After him are Annette Stroyberg (1936), Sidse Babett Knudsen (1968), Lars Mikkelsen (1964), Ulrich Thomsen (1963), Ghita Nørby (1935), and Kim Bodnia (1965).

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Television and Movie Roles

Gods of Egypt
Horus
A common thief joins a mythical god on a quest through Egypt.
Feb 25o 20165.7 / 10
Game of Thrones
Sir Jaime 'Kingslayer' Lannister
Seven noble families fight for control of the mythical land of Westeros. Friction between the houses leads to full-scale war. All while a very ancient evil awakens in the farthest north. Amidst the war, a neglected military order of misfits, the Night's Watch, is all that stands between the realms of men and icy horrors beyond.
8.456 / 10
Oblivion
Sykes
Jack Harper is one of the last few drone repairmen stationed on Earth. Part of a massive operation to extract vital resources after decades of war with a terrifying threat known as the Scavs, Jack’s mission is nearly complete. His existence is brought crashing down when he rescues a beautiful stranger from a downed spacecraft. Her arrival triggers a chain of events that forces him to question everything he knows and puts the fate of humanity in his hands.
Apr 10o 20136.6 / 10