Claim: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau is an actor.

New Amsterdam is an American television drama which aired for eight episodes in 2008 on Fox . The series starred Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as `` John Amsterdam '' -LRB- real name Johann van der Zee -RRB- , an immortal Dutch man born in 1607 , who has lived in New York City on and off since he was 14 years old , and who is a homicide detective in the present day . The series was nominated for an Emmy for Main Title Design .