Mads Mikkelsen
Acting
Born: Nov 22, 1965
From: Østerbro, Copenhagen, Denmark
Credits: 30 titles
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 …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds | Self | 2023 | 6.72 |
| The Making of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny | Self | 2023 | 6.6 |
| Charlie Countryman | Nigel | 2013 | 6.4 |
| Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas | Michael Kohlhaas | 2013 | 5.896 |
| The Hunt | Lucas | 2012 | 8.1 |
| Move On | Sam Larkin | 2012 | 5.6 |
| Clash of the Titans | Draco | 2010 | 5.916 |
| Valhalla Rising | One-Eye | 2009 | 6.1 |
| Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky | Igor Stravinsky | 2009 | 6.1 |
| The Door | David Andernach | 2009 | 6.211 |
| Flame & Citron | Citronen | 2008 | 6.83 |
| After the Wedding | Jacob Pederson | 2006 | 7.14 |
| Exit | Thomas Skepphult | 2006 | 5.316 |
| Casino Royale | Le Chiffre | 2006 | 7.569 |
| Prague | Christoffer | 2006 | 5.9 |
| Adam's Apples | Ivan | 2005 | 7.468 |
| Pusher II | Tonny | 2004 | 7.165 |
| King Arthur | Tristan | 2004 | 6.3 |
| The Green Butchers | Svend | 2003 | 7.087 |
| Torremolinos 73 | Magnus | 2003 | 6.167 |
| Now | Jakob (young) | 2003 | 5.5 |
| Open Hearts | Niels | 2002 | 7.124 |
| Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself | Horst | 2002 | 6.576 |
| I Am Dina | Niels | 2002 | 5.563 |
| Shake It All About | Jacob | 2001 | 5.936 |
| Mona's World | Casper | 2001 | 6.071 |
| Flickering Lights | Arne | 2000 | 7.154 |
| Bleeder | Lenny | 1999 | 6.718 |
| Wildside | Jimmy | 1998 | 5.9 |
| Pusher | Tonny | 1996 | 7.005 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1965 |
| From | Østerbro, Copenhagen, Denmark |