
Mads Mikkelsen
Born: 1965-11-22
Place of Birth: 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". Description above from the Wikipedia article Mads Mikkelsen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For

Mufasa: The Lion King

Casino Royale

Doctor Strange

Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Polar

The Promised Land

Clash of the Titans

The Hunt

The Salvation

The Last Viking

King Arthur

Another Round

The Three Musketeers

Flickering Lights

Dust Bunny

Chaos Walking

Men & Chicken

Move On

Torremolinos 73

Charlie Countryman

Riders of Justice

Bleeder

Pusher

Adam's Apples

Valhalla Rising

Arctic

Café Hector

Angel of the Night

At Eternity's Gate

Pusher II

A Royal Affair

Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky

Open Hearts

The Phantom

Wildside

The Green Butchers

Gambler

I Am Dina

Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford

NWR

Now

Flame & Citron

After the Wedding

The Boy Below

Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas

North

The Door

Exit

Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself

The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'

Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds

Becoming Bond

Shake It All About

Prague

The Making of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

The Caretaker

Mads Mikkelsen, Devil In The Flesh

Last Meals

Getting the Old Scent Again: Reimagining Red Dragon

The Flower Prisoner

Return of the Goat II: New World Order

A.M.I.

Mona's World

Indiana Jones: Chasing an Icon

Ghost Ships
