- His native language is Danish, and he also speaks fluent English and German. However he has stated he does not feel as confident speaking German, and prefers English when interviewed in German language media.
- Coster-Waldau was educated at the National Theater School in Denmark from 1989 to 1993. He made his stage debut as Laertes in Hamlet at the Betty Nansen Theater. His role in movie Nightwatch (1994) brought him fame in his native country. He later transitioned to United States film and television.
- He married former Miss Greenland, actress, and singer Nukaaka Coster-Waldau in 1998. He has two daughters named Philippa and Safina.
- Has two children, with wife Nukâka, daughters named Saffina and Philippa.
- In 2001, he began his U.S. career in Ridley Scott's Diều Hâu Gãy Cánh (2001) as Medal of Honor recipient Gary Gordon.
- Nominated for the 2018 Emmy Award in the Supporting Actor in a Drama Series category for his role as Jaime Lannister in Trò Chơi Vương Quyền (2011), but lost to Peter Dinklage from Trò Chơi Vương Quyền (2011).
- He decided to act in America after having a breakthrough role in the Danish film Nightwatch.
- Friend of Danish painter Thomas Kluge.
- He got his acting education at Statens Teaterskole. (1993)
- Was under consideration to play the real life screenwriter Whitfield Cook in the Anthony Hopkins and Helen Mirren film "Hitchcock" (2012).
- Danish actor who gained visibility in American cinema by appearing in Black Hawk Down and Kingdom of Heaven. In 2011, he began playing Jaime Lannister in the acclaimed series Game of Thrones. He also starred in the 2014 romantic comedy The Other Woman.
- Played two roles as American convicts in in the films Shot Caller and Small Town Crime. Both films came out in 2017.
- He was in Kingdom of Heaven, which starred Orlando Bloom.
- He played Sykes in the 2013 film Oblivion.
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