Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Profile

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Name:: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau 
Birth:: Rudkøbing, Denmark, 27 July 1970
Family:: 

His parents were divorced. His mum was a librarian and his dad worked in Greenland. The household he grew up in was in a tiny village of 40 people, Tybjerg in Denmark. I had two older sisters and was brought up mainly by my mother.

Education::
He received his education at Statens Teaterskole in Copenhagen in 1993.

Carier::

Coster-Waldau was educated at the National Theater School in Denmark from 1989 to 1993. He had his debut as Laertes in Hamlet at the Betty Nansen Theater. His role in movie Nightwatch (1994) made him famous in Denmark. After leaving his handprint on the European film and television industry, he made his transition to American cinema.

Personal Life:: 

Coster-Waldau lives in Denmark with his wife, Greenlandic actress and former Miss Greenland, Nukâka Motzfeldt and two young daughters named Safina and Philippa.

Film::

Bent (1997)
Lock, Stock.(2000)
Black Hawk Down (2001)
Enigma (2001)
My Name Is Modesty (2003)
Wimbledon (2004)
The Headsman (2005)
Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
Firewall (2006)
The Baker also known as Assassin in Love (2007)
New Amsterdam (2008)
Virtuality (2009)
Blackthorn (2011)
Game of Thrones (2011 - present)
Mama (2012)