Mads Mikkelsen

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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...

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HannibalSeries • 2013Mufasa: The Lion KingMovie • 2024Doctor StrangeMovie • 2016Marvel Studios LegendsSeries • 2021Casino RoyaleMovie • 2006Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of DumbledoreMovie • 2022Indiana Jones and the Dial of DestinyMovie • 2023KlovnSeries • 2005Rogue One: A Star Wars StoryMovie • 2016Clash of the TitansMovie • 2010Unit OneSeries • 2000King ArthurMovie • 2004The Promised LandMovie • 2023Dust BunnyMovie • 2025The HuntMovie • 2012Chaos WalkingMovie • 2021The Three MusketeersMovie • 2011The Last VikingMovie • 2025Another RoundMovie • 2020PolarMovie • 2019The SalvationMovie • 2014At Eternity's GateMovie • 2018Riders of JusticeMovie • 2020Adam's ApplesMovie • 2005