Premise: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau ( [ neɡ̊olaɪ̯ kʰʌsd̥ɐ ˈʋald̥ɑʊ̯ ] ; born 27 July 1970 ) is a Danish actor , producer and screenwriter . Coster-Waldau 's breakthrough performance in Denmark was his role in the film Nightwatch ( 1994 ) . In the United States , his debut film role was in the war film Black Hawk Down ( 2001 ) , playing Medal of Honor recipient Gary Gordon . He then played Detective John Amsterdam in the short-lived Fox television series New Amsterdam ( 2008 ) , as well as appearing as Frank Pike in the 2009 Fox television film Virtuality , originally intended as a pilot . He became widely known to a broad audience for his current role as Ser Jaime Lannister , in the HBO series Game of Thrones .
Hypothesis: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau refused to ever be an actor.
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