- Source of Wealth: Film, Television
- Age: 49
- Birth Place: Rudkøbing, Denmark
- Height: 6′ 2″ (1.87 m)
- Marital Status: Married (Nukaaka Coster-Waldau)
- Full Name: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
- Nationality: Danish
- Date of Birth: July 27, 1970
- Ethnicity: Swedish
- Occupation: Actor, Screenwriter, Producer
- Education: Danish National School of Theatre and Contemporary Dance
- Children: 3 (Fillippa, Safina, Philippa)
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau is a Danish actor, screenwriter, and producer with an estimated net worth of $6 million.
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau had his stage debut with Hamlet where he played the role of Laertes. He rose to fame when he appeared in the film, Nightwatch. Not long after, he landed a role in Ridley Scott’s Black Hawk Down.
He also portrayed the role of Jaime Lannister in the hit HBO series, Game of Thrones. Coster-Waldau’s acting prowess was eventually recognized which won him a nomination to the Critics’ Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2013, and a Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2014.
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau was born on July 27, 1970 in Rudkøbing, Denmark. He is married to Nukaka and has two children.