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Mads Mikkelsen

Highest Rated: 100% With Blood on My Hands: Pusher II (2004)

Lowest Rated: 20% Polar (2019)

Birthday: Nov 22, 1965

Birthplace: Østerbro, København, Denmark

An intense presence in international film since the late 1990s, actor Mads Mikkelsen enjoyed considerable popularity in his native Denmark with turns as brooding, often violent men on both sides of the law in "Pusher" (1996) and on the television series "Rejseholdet (Unit One)" (DR1, 2000-04) before leaping to stardom in America as men of action in "Casino Royale" (2006) and "Clash of the Titans" (2010). Despite his flinty, often taciturn screen image, Mikkelsen also excelled in comedies like "The Green Butchers" (2003), as well as more sympathetic turns in the Oscar-nominated "After the Wedding" (2006). His performance as the icy terrorist Le Chiffre in the James Bond thriller "Casino Royale" (2006) brought him to the attention of Hollywood, which cast him largely in period action features like "Titans" and "The Three Musketeers" (2011). A Best Actor Award win at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival as a man haunted by child abuse allegations in "The Hunt" (2012) underscored his standing as one of Europe's most popular leading men. His subsequent casting as the iconic serial killer Hannibal Lecter on the TV series "Hannibal" (NBC, 2013-15) also highlighted an acting career on a skyrocketing trajectory.

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Highest rated movies

100% 85% With Blood on My Hands: Pusher II
Watchlist 97% 95% The Promised Land Watchlist 96% 89% Riders of Justice Watchlist 94% 90% Casino Royale Watchlist
93% 90% Another Round
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93% 90% Open Hearts
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92% 93% The Hunt
Watchlist 91% 79% Arctic Watchlist
90% 82% A Royal Affair
Watchlist 89% 86% Doctor Strange Watchlist
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Mads Mikkelsen

Mads Mikkelsen Mads Mikkelsen COCO CHANEL & IGOR STRAVINSKY, (aka COCO CHANEL AND IGOR STRAVINSKY), from left: Mads Mikkelsen as Igor Stravinsky, Anna Mouglalis as Coco Chanel, 2009. ph: Regine Abadia/©Sony Pictures Classics Hannibal, Fortunato Cerlino (L), Mads Mikkelsen (R), 'Contorno', Season 3, Ep. #5, 07/02/2015, ©NBC COCO CHANEL & IGOR STRAVINSKY, (aka COCO CHANEL AND IGOR STRAVINSKY), from left: Mads Mikkelsen as Igor Stravinsky, Anna Mouglalis as Coco Chanel, 2009. ph: Regine Abadia/©Sony Pictures Classics Hannibal, Mads Mikkelsen, 'Tome-Wan', Season 2, Ep. #12, 05/16/2014, ©NBC COCO CHANEL & IGOR STRAVINSKY, (aka COCO CHANEL AND IGOR STRAVINSKY), from left: Mads Mikkelsen as Igor Stravinsky, director Jan Kounen, on set, 2009. ph: Regine Abadia/©Sony Pictures Classics MEN & CHICKEN, (aka MEN AND CHICKEN, aka MAEND & HONS), from left: Mads Mikkelsen, David Dencik, 2015. ph: Rolf Konow/© Drafthouse Films PUSHER II: WITH BLOOD ON MY HANDS, Anne Sorensen, Mads Mikkelsen, 2004, (c) Magnolia Pictures / OPEN HEARTS, Mads Mikkelsen, Sonja Richter, 2003 View more photos

Filmography

Movies

Credit
57% 89% Mufasa: The Lion King Kiros (Voice) - 2024
97% 95% The Promised Land Ludvig Kahlen (Character) $256.3K 2023
70% 87% Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny Dr. Voller (Character) $174.5M 2023
46% 83% Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore Gellert Grindelwald (Character) $95.8M 2022
21% 71% Chaos Walking Mayor Prentiss (Character) $13.3M 2021
96% 89% Riders of Justice Markus (Character) $77.0K 2020
93% 90% Another Round Martin (Character) - 2020
20% 70% Polar Duncan Vizla (Character),
Executive Producer 		- 2019
91% 79% Arctic Overgård (Character) $2.4M 2018
79% 66% At Eternity's Gate Priest (Character) $2.3M 2018
84% 87% Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Galen Erso (Character) $533.2M 2016
89% 86% Doctor Strange Kaecilius (Character) $232.6M 2016
85% 73% Men & Chicken Elias (Character) $30.1K 2015
72% 62% The Salvation Jon (Character) - 2014
47% 39% Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas Michael Kohlhaas (Character) - 2013
26% 49% The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman Nigel (Character) $8.0K 2013
No Score Yet 37% Exit Unknown (Character) - 2013
92% 93% The Hunt Lucas (Character) $611.0K 2012
90% 82% A Royal Affair Johann Friedrich Struensee (Character) $1.5M 2012
No Score Yet 83% Move On Agent (Character) - 2012
No Score Yet 39% The Three Musketeers Rochefort (Character) $20.4M 2011
No Score Yet 48% Moomins and the Comet Chase Sniff (Voice) - 2010
27% 40% Clash of the Titans Draco (Character) $163.2M 2010
No Score Yet 64% Die Tür David Andernach (Character) - 2009
70% 49% Valhalla Rising One-Eye (Character) $17.5K 2009
52% 43% Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky Igor Stravinsky (Character) $1.7M 2009
86% 82% Flame & Citron Citronen (Character) $145.1K 2008
No Score Yet 41% Exit Thomas Skepphult (Character) - 2006
No Score Yet 68% Prague Christoffer (Character) - 2006
87% 87% After the Wedding Jacob (Character) $1.5M 2006
94% 90% Casino Royale Le Chiffre (Character) $167.0M 2006
70% 90% Adam's Apples Ivan (Character) - 2005
100% 85% With Blood on My Hands: Pusher II Tonny (Character) - 2004
30% 59% King Arthur Tristan (Character) $51.9M 2004
63% 83% The Green Butchers Svend (Character) $2.5K 2003
69% 69% Torremolinos 73 Magnus (Character) $87.4K 2003
No Score Yet 75% I Am Dina Niels (Character) - 2002
83% 71% Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself Horst (Character) $233.1K 2002
93% 90% Open Hearts Niels (Character) $122.3K 2002
40% 53% Shake It All About Jakob (Character) - 2001
70% 90% Flickering Lights Arne (Character) - 2000
No Score Yet No Score Yet Angel of the Night Ronnie (Character) - 1999
No Score Yet 67% Bleeder Lenny (Character) - 1999
No Score Yet 59% Wildside Jimmy (Character) - 1998
83% 85% Pusher Tonny (Character) $4.4K 1996

TV

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No Score Yet 42% Jimmy Kimmel Live! Guest 2016 2021
93% 94% Hannibal Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Character) 2013-2015