
Mads Mikkelsen
CountryDenmark 
GenderMale
BirthdayNov 22, 1965
BiographyMads Dittmann Mikkelsen (Danish: [ˈmæs ditsʰmɛːn ˈme̝kl̩sn̩] ; 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). This recognition led to him featuring in Hollywood blockbuster films, such as Clash of the Titans (2010), Marvel's Doctor Strange (2016), Lucasfilm's Rogue One (2016), Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022), and Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023). Further prominent leading roles include Igor Stravinsky in Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky (2008), One-Eye in Valhalla Rising (2009), Johann Friedrich Struensee in A Royal Affair (2012), his Cannes Film Festival Best Actor Award-winning performance as Lucas in The Hunt (2012), his BAFTA-nominated role as Martin in Another Round (2020), Markus Hansen in Riders of Justice (2020), 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".
Biography from the Wikipedia article Mads Mikkelsen. Licensed under CC-BY-SA. Full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Mikkelsen achieved worldwide recognition for playing the main antagonist Le Chiffre in the twenty-first James Bond film, Casino Royale (2006). This recognition led to him featuring in Hollywood blockbuster films, such as Clash of the Titans (2010), Marvel's Doctor Strange (2016), Lucasfilm's Rogue One (2016), Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022), and Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023). Further prominent leading roles include Igor Stravinsky in Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky (2008), One-Eye in Valhalla Rising (2009), Johann Friedrich Struensee in A Royal Affair (2012), his Cannes Film Festival Best Actor Award-winning performance as Lucas in The Hunt (2012), his BAFTA-nominated role as Martin in Another Round (2020), Markus Hansen in Riders of Justice (2020), 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".
Biography from the Wikipedia article Mads Mikkelsen. Licensed under CC-BY-SA. Full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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