Mads Mikkelsen
Known for Acting · 85 credits
- Born
- 1965-11-22 (age 60)
- Place of birth
- Østerbro, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Also known as
- Mads Dittmann Mikkelsen · Mads D. Mikkelsen
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".
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Known For
TV Shows (8)
Movies (77)
Mufasa: The Lion King
2024
as Kiros (voice)
Doctor Strange
2016
as Kaecilius
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016
as Galen Erso
Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
2022
as Gellert Grindelwald
Casino Royale
2006
as Le Chiffre
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
2023
as Dr. Voller
Dust Bunny
2025
as Intriguing Neighbor
The Hunt
2012
as Lucas
Clash of the Titans
2010
as Draco
Polar
2019
as Duncan Vizla
The Last Viking
2025
as Manfred
Chaos Walking
2021
as Mayor David Prentiss
The Three Musketeers
2011
as Rochefort
King Arthur
2004
as Tristan
Another Round
2020
as Martin
Brohr
2026
as Jasper Puch
The Promised Land
2023
as Ludvig Kahlen
A Royal Affair
2012
as Johann Friedrich Struensee
Arctic
2018
as H. Overgård
At Eternity's Gate
2018
as The Priest
Riders of Justice
2020
as Markus
Valhalla Rising
2009
as One-Eye
The Salvation
2014
as Jon Jensen
Adam's Apples
2005
as Ivan
Café Hector
1996
as Anders
Pusher
1996
as Tonny
Pusher II
2004
as Tonny
NWR
2012
as Self
After the Wedding
2006
as Jacob Pederson
Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford
2023
as Self
Charlie Countryman
2013
as Nigel
The Green Butchers
2003
as Svend
The Boy Below
2003
as Far
Men & Chicken
2015
as Elias
North
2025
as Severin (voice)
Flame & Citron
2008
as Citronen
Blood on the Land: The Making of a King
2004
as Self
Now
2003
as Jakob (young)
Bleeder
1999
as Lenny
Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas
2013
as Michael Kohlhaas
What Happens at Night
as Brother Emmanuel
I Am Dina
2002
as Niels
Mads Mikkelsen, Devil In The Flesh
2025
as Self
Flickering Lights
2000
as Arne
Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself
2002
as Horst
Gambler
2006
as Himself
Torremolinos 73
2003
as Magnus
Open Hearts
2002
as Niels
Behind the Moomins
2010
as Self
The Caretaker
1997
as Alex
Shake It All About
2001
as Jacob
The Door
2009
as David Andernach
A.M.I.
as Lt. Teague
Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky
2009
as Igor Stravinsky
Exit
2006
as Thomas Skepphult
Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds
2023
as Self
The Black Kaiser
as The Black Kaiser
Prague
2006
as Christoffer
Becoming Bond
2006
as Self
Angel of the Night
1998
as Ronnie
Getting the Old Scent Again: Reimagining Red Dragon
2015
as Self
The Making of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
2023
as Self
Wildside
1998
as Jimmy
Move On
2012
as Sam Larkin
Ghost Ships
as Voice over
The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'
2017
as Self
The Phantom
2016
as Le Fantôme
Sirius
Last Meals
as Walter Karat
The Flower Prisoner
1996
as Max
Hannibal: This Is My Design
2014
as Self
Mona's World
2001
as Casper
Tom Merritt
1999
as Elmer Karr
Tubabu
Indiana Jones: Chasing an Icon
2023
as Self
Return of the Goat II: New World Order
2021
as Government Official
Switzerland: Falling for Autumn
2024
as Himself
About Mads Mikkelsen
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… With 85 credits spanning from 1995 to 2026, Mads Mikkelsen has appeared in 77 films and 8 TV shows.
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Most Popular Mads Mikkelsen Movies
- Mufasa: The Lion King (2024) — as Kiros (voice)
- Doctor Strange (2016) — as Kaecilius
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) — as Galen Erso
- Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022) — as Gellert Grindelwald
- Casino Royale (2006) — as Le Chiffre
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