Mads Mikkelsen

Mads Mikkelsen

1965-11-22

Biography

Mads Dittmann Mikkelsen (born November 22, 1965) is a Danish actor. Originally a gymnast and dancer, 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 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), Dr. Hannibal Lecter in the television series Hannibal (2013–2015), Kaecilius in Marvel's Doctor Strange (2016), Galen Erso in Lucasfilm's Rogue One (2016), Cliff Unger in Hideo Kojima's video game Death Stranding (2019), his BAFTA-nominated role as Martin in Another Round (2020) and Gellert Grindelwald in Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022). 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".

Also appears in

Mufasa: The Lion King

Mufasa: The Lion King

6.9

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

6.6

Doctor Strange

Doctor Strange

7.4

Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore

Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore

6.7

Casino Royale

Casino Royale

7.6

Clash of the Titans

Clash of the Titans

5.9

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

7.5

The Promised Land

The Promised Land

7.8

King Arthur

King Arthur

6.3

Polar

Polar

6.3

Chaos Walking

Chaos Walking

6.6

The Hunt

The Hunt

8.1

The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers

5.8

Arctic

Arctic

6.5

Another Round

Another Round

7.6

At Eternity’s Gate

At Eternity’s Gate

6.9

Pusher II

Pusher II

7.2

Open Hearts

Open Hearts

6.9

Valhalla Rising

Valhalla Rising

6.1

Flame & Citron

Flame & Citron

6.9