Mads Mikkelsen

Acting · Born 1965-11-22 in Østerbro, Copenhagen, Denmark

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…

Filmography

• Adam's Apples as Ivan
• Pusher as Tonny
• Flickering Lights as Arne
• After the Wedding as Jacob Pederson
• The Green Butchers as Svend
• Pusher II as Tonny
• Casino Royale as Le Chiffre
• The Hunt as Lucas
• The Promised Land as Ludvig Kahlen
• Rogue One: A Star Wars Story as Galen Erso

TV

• Hannibal as Dr. Hannibal Lecter
• Unit One as Allan Fischer
• Agnetas Nyårskarameller as Guest
• Marvel Studios Legends as Kaecilius (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Skavlan as Self - Guest
• Klovn as Fodboldspiller
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Guest