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Eminem’s ‘8 Mile’ co-star Evan Jones, ‘Game of Thrones’ star Nikolaj Coster-Waldau in ‘Shot Caller’ cast

| Oct 18, 2016 11:51 AM EDT

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Jason Momoa pose at the after party for the premiere of HBO's 'Game Of Thrones' at the Roosevelt Hotel on March 18, 2013 in Los Angeles, California.

"Shot Caller" is a thriller drama film written and directed by Ric Roman Waugh. Among its cast members are Eminem's "8 Mile" co-star Evan Jones, 40, and "Game of Thrones" star Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, 46.

On the small screen, Coster-Waldau is known for playing Ser Jaime Lannister in the HBO series "Game of Thrones." In "Shot Caller," he will play a newly released prison gangster forced by his gang leader to arrange a major crime on the streets of Southern California.

On the other hand, Jones will play Chopper in "Shot Caller." The character is a PEN1 gangster and confidante of Coster-Waldau's character.

Joining Jones and Coster-Waldau in the "Shot Caller" cast are Jon Bernthal, Lake Bell, Emory Cohen, Omari Hardwick, Benjamin Bratt, Michael Landes and John Trejo. Also appearing in the film as inmates are J. Nathan Simmons, Brandon K. Hampton, Eric Martinez, Michael Benjamin Kirby, Jose B. Martinez and Euphrates "Tee" Arthur.  

Recently, Coster-Waldau was appointed the Goodwill Ambassador by the United Nations Development Programme. In a statement, UN Assistant Secretary General and Director of External Relations Michael O'Neill said they welcome the support of Coster-Waldau to ensure that as many people as possible around the world know about the Sustainable Development Goals.

"We are delighted to team up with Nikolaj Coster-Waldau," O'Neill said. "His energy and commitment will help us amplify the urgent and universal message of the Sustainable Development Goals."

On Sept. 18, the "Game of Thrones" actor was spotted at The Plaza at the Pacific Design Center in Los Angeles attending HBO's Official 2016 Emmy Awards After Party. He was wearing an Isaia tuxedo and Johnston & Murphy shoes paired with an IWC watch and Montblanc cufflinks and studs, Just Jared reported.

Watch an interview with Coster-Waldau here:

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