
Mads Mikkelsen
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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
Credits

Mufasa: The Lion King (2024)
as Kiros (voice)

Doctor Strange (2016)
as Kaecilius

Casino Royale (2006)
as Le Chiffre

The Last Viking (2025)
as Manfred

Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022)
as Gellert Grindelwald

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
as Galen Erso

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)
as Dr. Voller

Polar (2019)
as Duncan Vizla

The Hunt (2012)
as Lucas

Dust Bunny (2025)
as Intriguing Neighbor

Clash of the Titans (2010)
as Draco

King Arthur (2004)
as Tristan

Another Round (2020)
as Martin

The Three Musketeers (2011)
as Rochefort

Chaos Walking (2021)
as Mayor David Prentiss

At Eternity's Gate (2018)
as The Priest

The Promised Land (2023)
as Ludvig Kahlen

Pusher (1996)
as Tonny

Arctic (2018)
as H. Overgård

Pusher II (2004)
as Tonny

Riders of Justice (2020)
as Markus

The Salvation (2014)
as Jon Jensen

Adam's Apples (2005)
as Ivan

Valhalla Rising (2009)
as One-Eye

A Royal Affair (2012)
as Johann Friedrich Struensee

Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford (2023)
as Self

I Am Dina (2002)
as Niels

Bleeder (1999)
as Lenny

Men & Chicken (2015)
as Elias

The Green Butchers (2003)
as Svend

Flame & Citron (2008)
as Citronen

Mads Mikkelsen, Devil In The Flesh (2025)
as Self

The Door (2009)
as David Andernach

After the Wedding (2006)
as Jacob Pederson

Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself (2002)
as Horst

Café Hector (1996)
as Anders

Flickering Lights (2000)
as Arne

Torremolinos 73 (2003)
as Magnus

Charlie Countryman (2013)
as Nigel

Move On (2012)
as Sam Larkin

Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas (2013)
as Michael Kohlhaas

Open Hearts (2002)
as Niels

Blood on the Land: The Making of a King (2004)
as Self

What Happens at Night (—)
as Brother Emmanuel

Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky (2009)
as Igor Stravinsky

Mona's World (2001)
as Casper

Angel of the Night (1998)
as Ronnie

Becoming Bond (2006)
as Self

Shake It All About (2001)
as Jacob
The Black Kaiser (—)
as The Black Kaiser

The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story' (2017)
as Self

Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds (2023)
as Self

Exit (2006)
as Thomas Skepphult

Now (2003)
as Jakob (young)

The Phantom (2016)
as Le Fantôme

The Making of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)
as Self

Last Meals (—)
as Walter Karat

North (2025)
as Severin (voice)

Prague (2006)
as Christoffer

Wildside (1998)
as Jimmy
Behind the Moomins (2010)
as Self

Tom Merritt (1999)
as Elmer Karr

Getting the Old Scent Again: Reimagining Red Dragon (2015)
as Self

Hannibal: This Is My Design (2014)
as Self

Indiana Jones: Chasing an Icon (2023)
as Self

The Boy Below (2003)
as Far

Gambler (2006)
as Himself

The Caretaker (1997)
as Alex

NWR (2012)
as Self

A.M.I. (—)
as Lt. Teague
Sirius (—)
Actor

Return of the Goat II: New World Order (2021)
as Government Official

Ghost Ships (—)
as Voice over

The Flower Prisoner (1996)
as Max
Tubabu (—)
Actor
Switzerland: Falling for Autumn (2024)
as Himself

Brohr (2026)
as Jasper Puch





