
Mads Mikkelsen
Born: November 22, 1965
Birth Place: Østerbro, Copenhagen, Denmark
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".
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Movies

Mufasa: The Lion King
2024

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
2023

The Promised Land
2023

Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
2022

Chaos Walking
2021

Another Round
2020

Riders of Justice
2020

Polar
2019

Arctic
2018

At Eternity's Gate
2018

Doctor Strange
2016

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016

The Salvation
2014

Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas
2013

Charlie Countryman
2013

A Royal Affair
2012

The Three Musketeers
2011

Clash of the Titans
2010

Valhalla Rising
2009

Flame & Citron
2008

After the Wedding
2006

Casino Royale
2006

Adam's Apples
2005

King Arthur
2004

Pusher II
2004

The Green Butchers
2003

Flickering Lights
2000