Coster-Waldau was born in Rudk??bing, Denmark, the son of Hanne S??borg Coster, a librarian[1] and J??rgen Oscar Fritzer Waldau (of German descent; died 1998).[citation needed] He has spoken in interviews about his father's problems with alcohol, as well as his parents' divorce.[1] He has two older sisters, and was raised mainly by his mother.[2] He grew up in Tybjerg, a small village between Ring