Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Net Worth - Pulptastic
What is Nikolaj Coster-Waldau’s net worth and salary?
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, a Danish actor, producer, and screenwriter, has an estimated net worth of $16 million. He is most recognized for his role as Jaime Lannister in the hit television series “Game of Thrones.” Additionally, he has portrayed Detective John Amsterdam in “New Amsterdam” and appeared as Frank Pike in the Fox television film “Virtuality.”
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau’s Game of Thrones Salary
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau earned $1.1 million per episode for his role in the hit HBO series Game of Thrones.
Early Life and Education
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau was born in Rudkobing, Denmark on July 27, 1970. He was raised primarily by his mother in Tybjerg, a small village in southern Zealand. Coster-Waldau has spoken extensively about his father’s alcohol abuse and his parents’ divorce. He has two older sisters.
Coster-Waldau was the youngest actor ever to enter the Danish National School of Theater and Contemporary Dance. He received his education from 1989-1993 at the National Theater School in Denmark. He made his stage debut as Laertes in “Hamlet” at the Betty Nansen Theater.
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau’s Acting Career
Costar-Waldau gained fame in Denmark for his role in the 1994 movie “Nightwatch.” He continued to act in Danish films such as “Wildside” and “Misery Harbour” before making his British film debut in “Bent” in 1997. His breakthrough in the US came with his role in Ridley Scott’s “Black Hawk Down” in 2001. He went on to star in “Enigma” and “My Name Is Modesty,” as well as the romantic comedy “Wimbledon” in 2004. He reunited with Ridley Scott for “Kingdom of Heaven” in 2005. In 2007, he played the lead in the short-lived Fox TV series “New Amsterdam,” which also allowed him to obtain his Screen Actors Guild card.
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau’s Career
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau played Jaime Lannister on the HBO hit series “Game of Thrones,” based on George R.R. Martin’s fantasy novel series “A Song of Ice and Fire,” from 2011-2019. He received a Primetime Emmy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Saturn Award, a Critics Choice Television Award, and several People’s Choice Award nominations for his role.
During his time on “Game of Thrones,” he starred in several films, including 2011’s “Blackthorn” and Morten Tyldum’s “Headhunters,” which was the highest-grossing Norwegian film of all time and received a BAFTA nomination for Best Foreign Film. In 2013, he starred in “Mama,” which debuted at No. 1 at the U.S box office and grossed $140 million worldwide, and then played Sykes in “Oblivion.”
In 2014, he starred in the Danish thriller “A Second Chance,” and in 2016, he appeared in “God of Egypt.” He also starred in the black comedy “Small Crimes,” premiered at the South by Southwest film festival in 2017, and appeared in “3 Things” and the prison film “Shot Caller.”
Coster-Waldau began working as the global spokesperson for L’Oreal Paris’s Men Expert line of products in January 2018 and launched a production company called Ill Kippers in 2019. He starred in “Domino” and “Suicide Tourist” in 2019 and the thriller “Silencing” in 2020.
Personal Life
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau resides in Copenhagen with his wife, Nukaka, and their two daughters, both of whom are actresses. Nukaka is a Greenlandic actress and singer, and the couple has been married since 1997. Coster-Waldau’s father-in-law, Josef Motzfeldt, is a former leader of the Inuit Community party and a member of the Parliament in Greenland.
Coster-Waldau is a supporter of the Leeds United football club and is a member of the Leeds United Supporters’ Trust.
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau’s Philanthropy and Activism
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau has been a supporter of the Danish Red Cross since 2003 and announced a “Game of Thrones” campaign contest in 2015 to support the RED foundation and fight AIDS. He serves as a UNDP Goodwill Ambassador since 2016, aiming to support the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals to end poverty, fight inequality, and stop climate change.
Coster-Waldau partnered with Google in 2017 to document the impact of global warming in Greenland and participated in a female empowerment initiative in Kenya for International Women’s Day. In 2018, he signed a manifesto demanding zero tolerance for sexual harassment, assault, and sexism in the Danish film and arts industry.
In 2019, he reported on the progress of Rwanda and toured the Amazon rainforest wildfires to offer insights into the effects of climate change.
