Mads Mikkelsen
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Mads Mikkelsen Ordre des Arts et des Lettres |
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Mikkelsen at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival
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Mads Dittmann Mikkelsen 22 November 1965 Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Spouse(s) | Hanne Jacobsen (m. 2000) |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Lars Mikkelsen (brother) |
| Website | madsmikkelsen |
Mads Dittmann Mikkelsen (Danish pronunciation: [ˈmas ˈmiɡ̊l̩sn̩]; born 22 November 1965) is a Danish actor. Originally a gymnast and dancer, he began his career as an actor in 1996. He rose to fame in Denmark as Tonny the drug dealer in the first two films of the Pusher film trilogy, and in his role as the brash yet sensitive policeman, Allan Fischer, in Peter Thorsboe's Danish television series Rejseholdet (Unit One) (2000–03).
Mikkelsen became more widely known for his role as Tristan in Jerry Bruckheimer's production King Arthur (2004), but achieved worldwide recognition for playing the main antagonist Le Chiffre in the twenty-first James Bond film, Casino Royale (2006). He has since become known for his roles as Igor Stravinsky in Jan Kounen's French film Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky (2008) and his Cannes Film Festival Best Actor Award-winning role as Lucas in the 2012 Danish film The Hunt. In 2012, he was voted the Danish American Society's Person of the Year. He starred in the critically acclaimed TV series Hannibal (2013–15) as Dr. Hannibal Lecter. In 2016, Mikkelsen portrayed Kaecilius in Marvel's film Doctor Strange and Galen Erso in Lucasfilm's Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. He is set to star in Hideo Kojima's video game Death Stranding.
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