Mads Mikkelsen
Born: 1965-11-22 in Østerbro, Copenhagen, Denmark
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2025
- Dust Bunny as Intriguing Neighbor
- The Last Viking as Manfred
- North
- Mads Mikkelsen, Devil In The Flesh as Self
2024
- Mufasa: The Lion King as Kiros (voice)
2023
- Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny as Dr. Voller
- The Promised Land as Ludvig Kahlen
- Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds as Self
- Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones & Harrison Ford as Self
- The Making of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny as Self
- Indiana Jones: Chasing an Icon as Self
2022
- Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore as Gellert Grindelwald
2021
- Marvel Studios Legends as Kaecilius (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Chaos Walking as Mayor David Prentiss
- Return of the Goat II: New World Order as Government Official
2020
- Another Round as Martin
- Riders of Justice as Markus
2019
- Polar as Duncan Vizla
2018
- Arctic as H. Overgård
- At Eternity's Gate as The Priest
2016
- Doctor Strange as Kaecilius
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story as Galen Erso
- The Phantom as Le Fantôme
- HideoTube
2015
- Men & Chicken as Elias
- Getting the Old Scent Again: Reimagining Red Dragon as Self
2014
- The Salvation as Jon Jensen
- Hannibal: This Is My Design as Self
2013
- Hannibal as Dr. Hannibal Lecter
- Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas as Michael Kohlhaas
- Charlie Countryman as Nigel
2012
- The Hunt as Lucas
- Move On as Sam Larkin
- NWR as Self
- A Royal Affair as Johann Friedrich Struensee
2011
- The Three Musketeers as Rochefort
2010
- Clash of the Titans as Draco
- Behind the Moomins as Self
2009
- Skavlan as Self - Guest
- Valhalla Rising as One-Eye
- The Door as David Andernach
- Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky as Igor Stravinsky
2008
- Flame & Citron as Citronen
2006
- Casino Royale as Le Chiffre
- After the Wedding as Jacob Pederson
- Gambler as Himself
- Prague as Christoffer
- Exit as Thomas Skepphult
- Becoming Bond as Self
2005
- Klovn as Fodboldspiller
- Adam's Apples as Ivan
2004
- King Arthur as Tristan
- Pusher II as Tonny
2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- Torremolinos 73 as Magnus
- The Green Butchers as Svend
- The Boy Below as Far
- Now as Jakob (young)
2002
- Open Hearts as Niels
- I Am Dina as Niels
- Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself as Horst
2001
- Shake It All About as Jacob
- Mona's World as Casper
2000
- Unit One as Allan Fischer
- Flickering Lights as Arne
1999
- Bleeder as Lenny
- Tom Merritt as Elmer Karr
1998
- Wildside as Jimmy
- Angel of the Night as Ronnie
1997
- The Caretaker as Alex
1996
- Café Hector as Anders
- Pusher as Tonny
- The Flower Prisoner as Max
1995
- Agnetas Nyårskarameller as Guest