Mads Mikkelsen

Biography

Mads Dittmann Mikkelsen (Danish: [ˈmæsˈme̝kl̩sn̩]; born 22 November 1965) is a Danish actor. He rose to fame in Denmark as an actor for his roles such as Tonny in the first two films of the Pusher film trilogy (1996, 2004), Detective Sergeant Allan Fischer in the television series Rejseholdet (2000–2004), Niels in Open Hearts (2002), Svend in The Green Butchers (2003), Ivan in Adam's Apples (2005), and Jacob Petersen in After the Wedding (2006). Mikkelsen achieved worldwide recognition for playing the main antagonist, Le Chiffre, in the twenty-first James Bond film, Casino Royale (2006). His other film roles include Igor Stravinsky in Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky (2008), Johann Friedrich Struensee in A Royal Affair (2012), his Cannes Film Festival Best Actor Award-winning performance as Lucas in the Danish film The Hunt (2012), Kaecilius in Marvel's Doctor Strange (2016), Galen Erso in Lucasfilm's Rogue One (2016), his BAFTA-nominated role as Martin in Another Round (2020), Gellert Grindelwald in Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022), Dr. Jürgen Voller in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023), and Captain Ludwig Kahlen in The Promised Land (2023). Outside of film, he is known for his roles as Dr. Hannibal Lecter in the television series Hannibal (2013–2015) and Cliff Unger in Hideo Kojima's video game Death Stranding (2019). A. O. Scott of The New York Times remarked that in the Hollywood scene, Mikkelsen has "become a reliable character actor with an intriguing mug" but stated that on the domestic front "he is something else: a star, an axiom, a face of the resurgent Danish cinema". Description above from the Wikipedia article Mads Mikkelsen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Most Known For

Dust Bunny

as Intriguing Neighbor

Hannibal

as Dr. Hannibal Lecter

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Guest

Marvel Studios Legends

as Kaecilius (archive footage) (uncredited)

Mufasa: The Lion King

as Kiros (voice)

Doctor Strange

as Kaecilius

Casino Royale

as Le Chiffre

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

as Galen Erso

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

as Dr. Voller

Skavlan

as Self - Guest

Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore

as Gellert Grindelwald

Polar

as Duncan Vizla

The Promised Land

as Ludvig Kahlen

Unit One

as Allan Fischer

Clash of the Titans

as Draco

The Hunt

as Lucas

Klovn

as Fodboldspiller

Chaos Walking

as Mayor David Prentiss

The Three Musketeers

as Rochefort

King Arthur

as Tristan