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Mads Mikkelsen Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

Quick Facts

Born:
1965-11-22

Birthplace:
Østerbro, Copenhagen, Denmark

Credits:
83 Total Roles

Mads Mikkelsen

Acting

The MovieWise Take

"Mads Mikkelsen has mastered the art of the sophisticated villain, turning cold-blooded menace into a refined, high-stakes craft. Whether wielding a lightsaber or a poisoned drink, he remains the gold standard for cinematic antagonists who dominate the screen with nothing more than a piercing stare."

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

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2025 Dust Bunny MOVIE Intriguing Neighbor
2025 Mads Mikkelsen, Devil In The Flesh MOVIE Self
2025 North MOVIE Severin (voice)
2025 The Last Viking MOVIE Manfred
2024 Mufasa: The Lion King MOVIE Kiros (voice)
2024 Switzerland: Falling for Autumn MOVIE Himself
2023 Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford MOVIE Self
2023 The Promised Land MOVIE Ludvig Kahlen
2023 The Making of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny MOVIE Self
2023 Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny MOVIE Dr. Voller

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