Nikolaj Costar-Waldau made his debut in the 1993 television film ‘Slaget på tasken’ where he played the role of ‘Christian.’ The following year, he made his first big-screen appearance in the Danish thriller film ‘Nightwatch’ directed by Ole Bornedal. The film earned success in Denmark and was shown at the Fantafestival in 1995. He next appeared in films like ‘Bent’ (1997), ‘Hemmeligheder’ (1997), ‘Wildside’ (1998), ‘Nattens engel’ (1998), ‘Misery Harbour’ (1999), and ‘På fremmed mark’ (2000). In 2001, he portrayed ‘Gary Gordon’ in the war film ‘Black Hawk Down’ directed by Ridley Scott. The film earned mostly positive reviews from critics and was a moderate box office success. Costar-Waldau played the role of ‘Raynald of Châtillon’ in the 2005 epic historical fiction drama film ‘Kingdom of Heaven’ directed by Ridley Scott. The film opened to a mixed reception and was a box office disappointment. Ridley Scott later released a director’s cut which earned wide praise from critics.
He next starred in films like ‘The Headsman’ (2005), ‘Firewall’ (2006), ‘Triple Dare’ (2006), ‘The Kautokeino Rebellion’ (2008), and ‘At World's End’ (2009). In 2011, he starred as ‘Clas Greve’ in the Norwegian action thriller film ‘Headhunters’ directed by Morten Tyldum. The film saw positive reviews upon release and was a major financial success, becoming one highest-grossing Norwegian films of all time. That same year, he got his breakthrough role as ‘Jaime Lannister’ in the American fantasy drama television series ‘Game of Thrones.’ The series aired its final episode in 2019. Costar-Waldau also earned several award nominations for his performance in the series including 2 ‘Primetime Emmy Award’ and 2 ‘Saturn Award’ nominations. In 2013, he played the role of ‘Sergeant Sykes’ in the American post-apocalyptic action-adventure film American post-apocalyptic action-adventure film ‘Oblivion’ directed by Joseph Kosinski. The film received a mixed response from critics and was a moderate box office success.
In 2014, he appeared in the American comedy film ‘The Other Woman’ directed by Nick Cassavetes. The film was panned by critics but managed to come out as a major box office success, grossing over $196.7 million against a budget of $40 million. He next appeared in films like ‘Gods of Egypt’ (2016), ‘Small Crimes’ (2017), ‘Shot Caller’ (2017), ‘Domino’ (2019), ‘Suicide Tourist’ (2019), and ‘The Silencing’ (2020). He was last seen in the 2021 romance drama film ‘A Taste of Hunger’ directed by Christoffer Boe. He is all set to appear in the upcoming historical survival film ‘Against the Ice’ where he will portray ‘Ejnar Mikkelsen.
Black Hawk Down relives on the big screen the US military's 1993 raid of Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. The Academy Award-winning war film, made by Ridley Scott, is based on a 1999 non-fiction book of the same name.
Successful professional and family man Jacob Harlon is sentenced to prison-term for fatal DUI accident. The harsh conditions and brutality of the jail force him to join prison gang for survival, transforming a normal citizen into a hardened crime-gang member, Money. When released, the gang, refusing to release their grip on him, forces him into organizing a risky crime against rival mob.
Nightwatch is a mystery thriller film which tells the story of Martin Bork, a law student who takes up a job as a night watchman at the Forensic Medicine Institute, believing it will allow him time to focus on studies. Meanwhile, a series of murders begin occurring in Copenhagen, and mysterious things start occurring at the morgue, making Martin a suspect.
Max is a gay Jewish man, living in 1930s Berlin, during the time of the Nazi regime. He is caught and sent to a concentration camp. He tries to deny that he is gay, and gets a yellow label, meant for Jews, instead of the pink one, meant for gays. He soon meets another prisoner named Horst, who proudly wears the pink label, and begins to develop an attraction to him.
This war drama film tells the story of Rebecca, who is one of the world’s best war photographers. However, due to her dedication to her dangerous job, she finds herself at conflicts with her family, when her husband refuses to put up with her dangerous life anymore. She must now make a choice between her passion for covering war zones, and her family.
Producer-director Ridley Scott’s historical adventure drama Kingdom of Heaven is an adapted depiction of Balian of Ibelin, the 12th century crusader of the Kingdom of Jerusalem. After losing his family, Balian, a French blacksmith, joins the Crusade to defend Jerusalem, where he finds love, and becomes a leader who fights against the Ayyubid Sultan Saladin, in the Battle of Hattin.
In a post-apocalyptic Earth depleted by a devastating war against alien Scavengers, Jack Harper works as a drone repairman with communications partner Victoria to maintain fusion generators. Eager to leave Earth and join other survivors in Saturn's moon Titan, he begins to question his perception of reality after he rescues a beautiful woman he had visions of.
Butch Cassidy is a criminal who has been on the run for many years. He wants to visit his home one last time to pay a visit to his family, and therefore eventually he embarks on a journey along with a young thief. However, their journey is not easy, as they are targeted by vicious gangs and corrupt lawmen.
Against the Ice is a historical adventure drama film which revolves around the struggles of two men, who fight to survive after they are left behind during an expedition in Greenland.
Enigma is a war thriller romance film which takes us to the time of the Second World War. The British authorities enlist the help of Tom Jericho, a young genius, to help them break an important code of the Nazis. Meanwhile, he needs to solve another mystery behind a woman whom he is in love with.
After a psychological breakdown, Jeffrey Desange kills his colleagues and estranged wife, then abducts his little daughters, Victoria and Lily. Five years later, Jeffrey’s twin Lucas and his girlfriend Annabel find the girls in a forest cabin and take them in. However, strange incidences force them to wonder whether some supernatural presence, whom the girls refer as ‘Mama,’ has accompanied them.
After slipping to the rank of 119, British tennis pro Peter colt decides to retire from competitive tennis. As he appears for his last Wimbledon, he meets Lizzie Bradbury, an American rising star and the two fall in love. Peter once again starts winning games. But Lizzie's overprotective father objects to the liaison, fearing it will hamper her career.
Carly Whitten has been dating the suave Mark King but is soon horrified to find he is married to loving wife Kate. Carly and Kate are further shocked to find that Mark has been cheating on both with a third woman, Amber. The three then team up to take revenge on Mark.
Small Crimes is a crime drama film which tells the story of Joe Denton, a corrupt police officer, who is sent to prison after he attempts to murder district attorney Phil Coakley. He is eventually released but he finds that he has gained the enmity of the police force, and his ex-wife has also left the city with their children, and she doesn’t wish to speak to him again. Although he wishes to start a new beginning, he finds that he is still trapped in the mess that he had created in the past.
Jack Stanfield, head security executive of a bank, is forced by a scheming criminal to steal $100 million from his bank, as ransom for his family held captive at home. He pays by infiltrating bank’s computer security that he designed, but the criminals kidnap his family with no intentions of their safe return. Now he must act fast to save his family.
Jealous Set, the God of darkness and violence, kills his brother Osiris at the coronation of Osiris's son Horus, and seizing the throne of Egypt, declares that humans have to pay riches to pass into afterlife. A young thief named Bek attempts to retrieve the eyes of exiled god Horus in exchange for his girlfriend's life.
