
Mads Mikkelsen
Known for Acting · 84 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 (76)

Mufasa: The Lion King
2024
as Kiros (voice)

Doctor Strange
2016
as Kaecilius

Casino Royale
2006
as Le Chiffre

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016
as Galen Erso

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

Dust Bunny
2025
as Intriguing Neighbor

Clash of the Titans
2010
as Draco

Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
2022
as Gellert Grindelwald

The Hunt
2012
as Lucas

Polar
2019
as Duncan Vizla

Chaos Walking
2021
as Mayor David Prentiss

The Three Musketeers
2011
as Rochefort

King Arthur
2004
as Tristan

Another Round
2020
as Martin

The Last Viking
2025
as Manfred

The Promised Land
2023
as Ludvig Kahlen

The Salvation
2014
as Jon Jensen

Pusher
1996
as Tonny

At Eternity's Gate
2018
as The Priest

Valhalla Rising
2009
as One-Eye

Riders of Justice
2020
as Markus

Arctic
2018
as H. Overgård

Charlie Countryman
2013
as Nigel

Adam's Apples
2005
as Ivan

Flame & Citron
2008
as Citronen

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

A Royal Affair
2012
as Johann Friedrich Struensee

The Door
2009
as David Andernach

Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford
2023
as Self

Bleeder
1999
as Lenny

Pusher II
2004
as Tonny

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

Mona's World
2001
as Casper

Men & Chicken
2015
as Elias

Flickering Lights
2000
as Arne

Torremolinos 73
2003
as Magnus

What Happens at Night
as Brother Emmanuel

The Green Butchers
2003
as Svend

Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds
2023
as Self

Exit
2006
as Thomas Skepphult

After the Wedding
2006
as Jacob Pederson

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

Mads Mikkelsen, Devil In The Flesh
2025
as Self

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

Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky
2009
as Igor Stravinsky

Prague
2006
as Christoffer

Open Hearts
2002
as Niels

I Am Dina
2002
as Niels

Angel of the Night
1998
as Ronnie

Hannibal: This Is My Design
2014
as Self

Move On
2012
as Sam Larkin
The Black Kaiser
as The Black Kaiser

Indiana Jones: Chasing an Icon
2023
as Self

The Flower Prisoner
1996
as Max

Café Hector
1996
as Anders

Becoming Bond
2006
as Self

Now
2003
as Jakob (young)

Wildside
1998
as Jimmy

Shake It All About
2001
as Jacob

NWR
2012
as Self

North
2025
as Severin (voice)

Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself
2002
as Horst

The Phantom
2016
as Le Fantôme
Behind the Moomins
2010
as Self

Last Meals
as Walter Karat

The Boy Below
2003
as Far

Gambler
2006
as Himself

Tom Merritt
1999
as Elmer Karr

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

The Caretaker
1997
as Alex
Tubabu
Sirius
Blood on the Land: The Making of a King
2004
as Self

Ghost Ships
as Voice over
Switzerland: Falling for Autumn
2024
as Himself

A.M.I.
as Lt. Teague
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 84 credits spanning from 1995 to 2025, Mads Mikkelsen has appeared in 76 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
- Casino Royale (2006) — as Le Chiffre
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) — as Galen Erso
- Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023) — as Dr. Voller
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