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