10 Things You Didn't Know About Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

6. He Learned From Amputees

Jaime Lannister's definitive moment comes when his right hand is forcefully lopped off. This meant Nikolaj would have a prosthetic arm protruding out of his own forearm to create the illusion, but he still turned to real life amputees to gain a knowledge of what it's like to live without a limb. He told Vulture: "There was a lot of thought going into it, what it means. It€™s not that uncommon €” you see soldiers coming home from deployment who€™ve left limbs behind on the battlefield €” and I€™ve been trying to read about people who€™ve experienced this."