Mads Dittmann Mikkelsen, R (Danish: [ˈmæs ˈmikl̩sn̩] (listen);
born 22 November 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
(2000â€"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 (2013â€"2015), Kaecilius in
Marvel's Doctor Strange (2016), Galen Erso in Lucasfilm's Rogue One: A
Star Wars Story (2016) 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".
born 22 November 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
(2000â€"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 (2013â€"2015), Kaecilius in
Marvel's Doctor Strange (2016), Galen Erso in Lucasfilm's Rogue One: A
Star Wars Story (2016) 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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