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-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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Movies (75)
Brohr
2026 · Jasper Puch
Atrapando A Un Monstruo
2025 · Intriguing Neighbor
Mads Mikkelsen, Devil In The Flesh
2025 · Self
North
2025 · Severin (voice)
The Last Viking
2025 · Manfred
Mufasa: The Lion King
2024 · Kiros (voice)
Switzerland: Falling for Autumn
2024 · Himself
Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford
2023 · Self
The Promised Land
2023 · Ludvig Kahlen
The Making of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
2023 · Self
Indiana Jones y el dial del destino
2023 · Dr. Voller
Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds
2023 · Self
Indiana Jones: Chasing an Icon
2023 · Self
Animales fantásticos 3: Los secretos de Dumbledore
2022 · Gellert Grindelwald
Return of the Goat II: New World Order
2021 · Government Official
Caos: El Inicio
2021 · Mayor David Prentiss
Riders of Justice
2020 · Markus
Another Round
2020 · Martin
Polar
2019 · Duncan Vizla, Executive Producer
Ártico
2018 · H. Overgård
Van Gogh en la puerta de la eternidad
2018 · The Priest
The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'
2017 · Self
Star Wars: Rogue One
2016 · Galen Erso
Doctor Strange: Hechicero supremo
2016 · Kaecilius
Getting the Old Scent Again: Reimagining Red Dragon
2015 · Self
Men & Chicken
2015 · Elias
Hannibal: This Is My Design
2014 · Self
La salvación
2014 · Jon Jensen
Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas
2013 · Michael Kohlhaas
Charlie Countryman
2013 · Nigel
Move On
2012 · Sam Larkin
The Hunt
2012 · Lucas
A Royal Affair
2012 · Johann Friedrich Struensee
NWR
2012 · Self
Los Tres Mosqueteros
2011 · Rochefort
Behind the Moomins
2010 · Self
Furia de Titanes
2010 · Draco
Valhalla Rising
2010 · One-Eye
The Door
2009 · David Andernach
Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky
2009 · Igor Stravinsky
Flame & Citron
2008 · Citronen
Casino Royale
2006 · Le Chiffre
Becoming Bond
2006 · Self
Prague
2006 · Christoffer
Exit
2006 · Thomas Skepphult
Gambler
2006 · Himself
After the Wedding
2006 · Jacob Pederson
Adam's Apples
2005 · Ivan
Pusher II
2004 · Tonny
Blood on the Land: The Making of a King
2004 · Self
El Rey Arturo
2004 · Tristan
Torremolinos 73
2003 · Magnus
The Green Butchers
2003 · Svend
The Boy Below
2003 · Far
Now
2003 · Jakob (young)
Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself
2002 · Horst
Open Hearts
2002 · Niels
I Am Dina
2002 · Niels
Shake It All About
2001 · Jacob
Mona's World
2001 · Casper
Flickering Lights
2000 · Arne
Bleeder
1999 · Lenny
Tom Merritt
1999 · Elmer Karr
Angel of the Night
1998 · Ronnie
Wildside
1998 · Jimmy
The Caretaker
1997 · Alex
Pusher
1996 · Tonny
The Flower Prisoner
1996 · Max
Café Hector
1996 · Anders
The Black Kaiser
· The Black Kaiser, Executive Producer
Sirius
Last Meals
· Walter Karat
A.M.I.
· Lt. Teague
Ghost Ships
· Voice over
What Happens at Night
· Brother Emmanuel
TV shows (9)
Det danske filmmirakel
2026
Leyendas de Marvel Studios
2021 · Kaecilius (archive footage) (uncredited)
HideoTube
2016
Hannibal
2013 · Dr. Hannibal Lecter
Skavlan
2009 · Self - Guest
Klovn
2005 · Fodboldspiller
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Self - Guest
Unit One
2000 · Allan Fischer, Casting
Agnetas Nyårskarameller
1995 · Guest