Nikolai Koster-Waldau is an actor from Denmark. He gained fame thanks to the workshop of acting, determination. An important role was played by the attractive appearance of the man. Glory came to him after the release of the multi-part project "Game of Thrones", in which he coped with the role of Jaime Lannister.
The date of birth of the popular actor is July 27, 1970. He was born in a small village called Rudkobing. This place is not even known to all Danish citizens. Only 17 people lived in the village.
Nikolai's parents were not associated with the movie. Mom worked as a librarian, and dad worked in the service sector. When the child was 6 years old, the parents decided to divorce. Subsequently, for several years they converged, then diverged. To get away from family problems, Nikolai spent a lot of time in his fantasies, in which he was a great athlete.
In his youth, Nikolai Koster-Waldau dreamed of an actor's career. But he planned to connect his life with sports. He began to engage in athletics, having achieved great success in this area. However, dreams of cinema did not let Nikolai go. He later admitted that he began to play sports in order to become more confident and relaxed. According to him, without these qualities to achieve success in the cinema is very difficult.
Speaking at sporting events, Nikolai Koster-Waldau got used to the audience, numerous cameras. Thus he tuned in to performances. He imagined how he would play on the stage.
After reaching the high school, the future actor finally decided to connect his life with creativity. He began preparing for admission to the theater school, which is located in Copenhagen. He entered in 1989, and after 4 years he successfully completed his studies.
She began performing during the training. He appeared on the stage of the Betty Nansen Theater. Thanks to professionalism and mastery of the game, he quickly became the main actor. And if not for a coincidence, Nikolai Koster-Waldau would have remained in Copenhagen.
Creative success
The workshop of Nikolai Koster-Waldau did not go unnoticed by Danish producers. The actor received an invitation to star in the movie "Night Watchman". Nobody promised success to Nikolai, huge profits and audience sympathy. Yes, he himself did not hope for it, but nevertheless agreed to the main role. However, the project collected a fairly decent income during the rental.
After the first successful work on the set, Nikolai Koster-Waldau starred in the movie "Addiction". In 2001, a talented man starred in another fairly popular film project - "Black Hawk." Ridley Scott invited him to shoot. In front of the audience, Nicholas appeared in the image of Harry Gordon.
The movie "Black Hawk" was watched by Nikolai’s mother. When she shared her impressions with her son, it turned out that she confused him with Evan McGregor.
With the director Ridley Scott, our hero had to work again. Nikolai got a role in the film "Kingdom of Heaven". Orlando Bloom worked with him on the set. Nicholas received, although not too large, but still memorable role.
In the period from 2005 to 2010, the actor actively acted in films. However, most critics liked his role in the project "Immortal". In front of the audience, he appeared in the image of a 400-year-old detective.
Finest hour
In 2011, the shooting of the TV show "Game of Thrones" began. Nikolai Koster-Waldau received one of the leading roles. He played Jaime Lannister. The audience appeared in the image of a tall blond with an attractive appearance. But at the same time, the hero of Nicholas did not have a very simple character and a dark biography. However, Jaime was not destined to become the main villain.
At first, the audience perceived the hero Nikolai Coster-Waldau ambiguously. They carried him with skepticism. However, over time, Jaime had his own fans. The knight fell a lot of difficulties and trials, coping with which Jaime changed. By the end of the series, he was no longer a pompous and narcissistic character.
Nikolai Koster-Waldau starred not only in the Games of Thrones. He appeared before the audience in such projects as "Mom", "Oblivion", "1000 times good night", "Second Chance".
No less successful for the talented and popular actor was the work on the creation of the film "Gods of Egypt". Nicholas Coster-Waldau received the role of the god Horus. However, critics reacted negatively to the project. According to them, the film simplified Egyptian mythology too much and went too far with special effects.
