Danish film actor, screenwriter and producer Nikolaj Coster-Waldau was born on July 27, 1970 in Denmark. While still in high school, Nicholas decided to devote himself to dramatic art. He enrolled in the famous theater school “Statens Teaterskole” in Copenhagen, which he successfully graduated in 1993.
At first, Nicholas Coster-Waldau began working in the theater, making his debut on the stage of the national "Betty Nansen" as Laerte in Shakespeare's play Hamlet. His role in the Danish television
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Danish film actor, screenwriter and producer Nikolaj Coster-Waldau was born on July 27, 1970 in Denmark. While still in high school, Nicholas decided to devote himself to dramatic art. He enrolled in the famous theater school “Statens Teaterskole” in Copenhagen, which he successfully graduated in 1993.
At first, Nicholas Coster-Waldau began working in the theater, making his debut on the stage of the national "Betty Nansen" as Laerte in Shakespeare's play Hamlet. His role in the Danish television series Slaget pa tasken (1993) was his film debut. His second film, The Night Watchman (1994), made him a famous actor in Denmark. In 2001, Nikolai Coster-Waldau entered the arena of international cinema, starring in the film by Hollywood director Ridley Scott “Black Hawk”, which received the prestigious award of American cinema “Oscar”. In the same year, he took part in the filming of the film Enigma with the famous actress Kane Winslaitt.
Nikolai Coster-Waldau had the opportunity to work with famous directors and film actors. So, at Ridley Scott, he once again starred in the movie Kingdom of Heaven (2005), where he played with Orlando Bloom, Liam Neison and Eva Green. Richard Loncrane has an actor in the film
Wimbledon (2004) with Paul Bettany and Kirsten Dunst and in the thriller Wall of Fire (2006) with Harrison Ford and Paul Bettany.
In total, Nikolai Koster-Waldau demonstrated his talent in more than 35 feature films and TV series. In addition to working as a film actor, he produced two Danish films, Himmerland and Aurum (both 2008), and wrote the screenplay for Vildspor (1998).
Nicolai Coster-Waldau is married to Greenland actress Nukaka Motzfeldt, formerly Miss Greenland. They have two daughters, Safina and Philippi.