Mads Mikkelsen
Acting
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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Filmography of
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Manfred
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Kiros (voice)
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Ludvig Kahlen
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Dr. Voller
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Gellert Grindelwald
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Government Official
... 2021
Mayor David Prentiss
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Markus
... 2020
Martin
... 2020
Duncan Vizla
... 2019
H. Overgård
... 2018
The Priest
... 2018
Galen Erso
... 2016
Kaecilius
... 2016
Le Fantôme
... 2016
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Elias
... 2015
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Jon Jensen
... 2014
Michael Kohlhaas
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Nigel
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Sam Larkin
... 2012
Lucas
... 2012
Johann Friedrich Struensee
... 2012
Self
... 2012
Rochefort
... 2011
Self
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Draco
... 2010
David Andernach
... 2009
Igor Stravinsky
... 2009
One-Eye
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Citronen
... 2008
Le Chiffre
... 2006
Self
... 2006
Christoffer
... 2006
Thomas Skepphult
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Himself
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Jacob Pederson
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Ivan
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Tonny
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Tristan
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Magnus
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Svend
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Far
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Jakob (young)
... 2003
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Niels
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Niels
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Jacob
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Casper
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Arne
... 2000
Lenny
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Elmer Karr
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Ronnie
... 1998
Jimmy
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Alex
... 1997
Tonny
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Anders
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The Black Kaiser
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