Tall order
Nikolaj Coster Waldau fits the stereotype of the giant Scandinavian
actor. But are the leading men of Denmark, Sweden and Norway
actually bigger than their American counterparts?
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200
cm
190
cm
180
cm
170
cm
160
cm
Dolph Lundgren
He-Man, bodybuilder and all-round
Scandi action-man cliché
196
cm
Pål Sverre Valheim Hagen
The rising star – literally – of
Norwegian cinema after his elevated
performance in
Kon-Tiki
194
cm
Alexander Skarsgard
Lofty TV vampire and five-time winner
of the ‘Sexiest Man in Sweden’ award
194
cm
Nikolaj Coster Waldau
Game of Thrones’
giant great Dane
188
cm
Mads Mikkelsen
The medium-sized Cannes best actor
winner for
The Hunt
183
cm
Peter Stormare
The towering Swedish star of
Prison Break
and
Lost
189
cm
Hollywood’s tallest
Average height: 186cm
Scandinavia’s leading men
Average height:191cm
Samuel L Jackson
1.89
Morgan Freeman
1.88
m
Will Smith
1.88
m
Harrison Ford
1.85
m
Tom Hanks
1.83
m
Bruce Willis
1.83
m
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