Coster-Waldau has appeared in numerous films in his native Scandinavia and Europe, including "Headhunters" (2011) and "A Thousand Times Good Night" (2013). In the U.S, his debut film role was in the war film "Black Hawk Down" (2001), playing Medal of Honor recipient Gary Gordon. He then played a detective in the short-lived Fox television series "New Amsterdam" (2008), and appeared in the 2009 Fox television film "Virtuality", originally intended as a pilot. He is a UNDP Goodwill Ambassador, drawing public attention to issues such as gender equality and climate change.