Biography
Mads Dittmann Mikkelsen (born November 22, 1965) is a Danish actor. Originally a gymnast and dancer, 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 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), Dr. Hannibal Lecter in the television series Hannibal (2013–2015), Kaecilius in Marvel's Doctor Strange (2016), Galen Erso in Lucasfilm's Rogue One (2016), Cliff Unger in Hideo Kojima's video game Death Stranding (2019), his BAFTA-nominated role as Martin in Another Round (2020) and Gellert Grindelwald in Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022).
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".
Filmography
all 80
Movies 69
self 15
TV Shows 11
Voice 1

Mufasa: The Lion King (2024)

The Promised Land (2023)

Cannes (2023)

Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022)

Being James Bond (2021)

Return of the Goat II: New World Order (2021)

Chaos Walking (2021)

Marvel Studios Legends (2021)

Polar (2019)

Arctic (2018)

At Eternity's Gate (2018)

Doctor Strange (2016)

The Phantom (2016)

The Salvation (2014)

Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas (2013)

Hannibal (2013)

A Royal Affair (2012)

NWR (2012)

The Three Musketeers (2011)

The Door (2009)

Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky (2009)

Skavlan (2009)

Flame & Citron (2008)

Casino Royale (2006)

Prague (2006)

Exit (2006)

Gambler (2006)

Klovn (2005)

King Arthur (2004)

Now (2003)

Bertelsen - De uaktuelle nyheder (2002)

Mona's World (2001)

Unit One (2000)

Bleeder (1999)

Tom Merritt (1999)

Wildside (1998)

The Caretaker (1997)

Café Hector (1996)

The Last Viking

Billion Dollar Spy

Dust Bunny
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1965-11-22 (59 years old)
Birth NameMads Dittmann Mikkelsen
Birth PlaceCopenhagen, Denmark
Religionatheism
SiblingsLars Mikkelsen
CitizenshipsKingdom of Denmark
Also Known AsMads Dittmann Mikkelsen, Mads Dittman Mikkelsen, Mads D. Mikkelsen, マッツ・ミケルセン, مادس ميكلسن, 麦斯·米科尔森, 매즈 미켈슨, Μαντς Μίκελσεν, 邁茲·米克森, مس میکلسن
AwardsBambi Award, Silver Shell for Best Actor, Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor, The Game Awards − Best Performance, Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog, Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, Robert Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, European Film Academy Achievement in World Cinema Award, Saturn Award for Best Actor on Television, European Film Award for Best Actor, Bodil Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
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