Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Birth Name:
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Birth Place:
Rudkøbing, Denmark
Profession
Actor, Producer, Writer, Director
Fast Facts
- Has helped raise money for the United Nations Development Programme
- Was nominated for the Robert Award for Best Actor in 1999 for his work in "Vildspor․"
- Got married in 1998 to Kukaaka Coster-Waldau, who is a former Miss Greenland
- Trained in acting at the Danish National School of Theatre and Contemporary Dance
- Best known for his role in the series "Game of Thrones․"
- An avid bike rider, he pedaled 12,000 feet down Bolivia's Road of Death
- Claims that the casting director's video camera was turned off while he auditioned for a role in "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" because the part had already gone to another actor and no one wanted to tell him
Awards
- 1995Bodil - Best Actor (Bedste mandlige hovedrolle):Nominated
- 1999Robert - Best Actor (Årets mandlige hovedrolle):Nominated
- 2004Robert - Best Actor (Årets mandlige hovedrolle):Nominated
- 2012Actor - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2012Kanonprisen - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
- 2013Critics' Choice TV Award - Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2013Gold Derby TV Award - Drama Supporting Actor:Nominated
- 2013INOCA TV - Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2014Saturn Award - Best Supporting Actor on Television:Nominated
- 2014Actor - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2014Kanonprisen - Best Male Actor in a Leading Role:Nominated
- 2014People's Choice Award - Favorite TV Anti-Hero:Nominated
- 2014Satellite Award - Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television:Nominated
- 2015Actor - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2016Actor - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2017Actor - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2017Zulu - Best Actor (Årets danske skuespiller):Nominated
- 2018Saturn Award - Best Supporting Actor on Television:Nominated
- 2018Actor - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2018Gold Derby TV Award - Ensemble of the Year:Nominated
- 2018OFTA Television Award - Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2018Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2019Saturn Award - Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series:Nominated
- 2019Gold Derby TV Award - Drama Supporting Actor:Nominated
- 2019Gold Derby TV Award - Drama Supporting Actor of the Decade:Nominated
- 2019IGN People's Choice Award - Best TV Ensemble:Winner
- 2019IGN Award - Best TV Ensemble:Nominated
- 2019OFTA Television Award - Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2019Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2020Actor - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2020CinEuphoria - Merit - Honorary Award:Winner
- 2022Bodil - Best Actor (Bedste mandlige hovedrolle):Nominated
- 2022Robert - Best Actor (Årets mandlige hovedrolle):Nominated
- 2024Astra TV Award - Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Streaming Movie:Nominated
- 2026Edda Award - Television - Best Actor (Leikari ársins í aðalhlutverki):Nominated
- 2026Edda Award - Television - Best Director (Leikstjóri ársins):Nominated