Mads Mikkelsen

Mads Mikkelsen Movies and TV Shows

Mads Dittmann Mikkelsen (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 (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 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 (2013–2015), Kaecilius in Marvel's Doctor Strange (2016), Galen Erso in Lucasfilm's Rogue One (2016), Cliff Unger in Hideo Kojima's video game Death Stranding (2019), his BAFTA-nominated role as Martin in Another Round (2020) and Gellert Grindelwald in Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022). 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".

Personal info

  • Gender: Male
  • Date of birth: 11/22/1965 (59 years old)
  • Place of birth: Copenhagen, Denmark
  • nationality: Danish
  • height: 1.83 m
  • Net worth: $14,000,000
  • twitter: theofficialmads
  • instagram: theofficialmads
Year
Genre
IMDB
TMDB
Available on the following streaming services in the United States
Mufasa: The Lion King
TMDB 72%
role:
Kiros (voice)
Not available
2024

Adventure

Drama

Family

72%
Not available
The Promised Land
IMDB 7.7
TMDB 78%
role:
Ludvig Kahlen
2023

Drama

History

7.7
78%
2023

Action

Adventure

6.5
66%
Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
IMDB 6.2
TMDB 67%
role:
Gellert Grindelwald & 1 more
2022

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.2
67%
Chaos Walking
IMDB 5.7
TMDB 66%
role:
Mayor David Prentiss
2021

Action

Adventure

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.7
66%
2020

Action

Comedy

Drama

7.5
73%
Another Round
IMDB 7.7
TMDB 77%
role:
Martin
2020

Comedy

Drama

7.7
77%
Polar
IMDB 6.3
TMDB 63%
role:
Executive Producer & 1 more
2019

Action

Crime

Drama

6.3
63%
Arctic
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 64%
role:
H. Overgård
2018

Drama

6.8
64%
At Eternity's Gate
IMDB 6.9
TMDB 69%
role:
The Priest
2018

Drama

6.9
69%
2016

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.8
75%
Doctor Strange
IMDB 7.5
TMDB 74%
role:
Kaecilius
2016

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.5
74%
Le Fantôme
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 80%
role:
Le Fantôme
Not available
2016

Action

6.7
80%
Not available
2015

Comedy

Drama

6.7
65%
The Salvation
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 64%
role:
Jon Jensen
2014

Drama

Western

6.7
64%
2013

Drama

History

6.1
60%
Hannibal
IMDB 8.5
TMDB 82%
role:
Dr. Hannibal Lecter
2013

Drama

8.5
82%
2013

Action

Comedy

Drama

Romance

Thriller

6.3
65%
Move On
IMDB 5.7
TMDB 61%
role:
Sam Larkin
Not available
2012

Action

Drama

Thriller

5.7
61%
Not available
The Hunt
IMDB 8.3
TMDB 81%
role:
Lucas
2012

Drama

8.3
81%
A Royal Affair
IMDB 7.5
TMDB 74%
role:
Johann Friedrich Struensee
2012

Drama

History

Romance

7.5
74%
NWR
IMDB 7.2
TMDB 72%
role:
Himself
2012

Documentary

7.2
72%
2011

Action

Adventure

Thriller

5.7
58%
2010

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.8
59%
2009

Drama

Romance

6.3
61%
The Door
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 61%
role:
David Andernach
2009

Mystery

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.7
61%
Valhalla Rising
IMDB 6.0
TMDB 61%
role:
One-Eye
2009

Action

Adventure

Drama

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.0
61%
2008

Drama

History

War & Politics

7.2
69%
Casino Royale
IMDB 8.0
TMDB 76%
role:
Le Chiffre
2006

Action

Adventure

Thriller

8.0
76%
Prague
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 57%
role:
Christoffer
2006

Drama

6.7
57%
Gambler
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 66%
role:
Himself
Not available
2006
6.8
66%
Not available
After the Wedding
IMDB 7.7
TMDB 72%
role:
Jacob Pederson
2006

Drama

7.7
72%
2005

Comedy

Crime

Drama

7.7
75%
2004

Crime

Drama

Thriller

7.3
72%
King Arthur
IMDB 6.3
TMDB 63%
role:
Tristan
2004

Action

Adventure

History

War & Politics

6.3
63%
2003

Comedy

7.2
72%
2002

Comedy

Drama

Romance

6.8
65%
Open Hearts
IMDB 7.5
TMDB 69%
role:
Niels
2002

Drama

Romance

7.5
69%
2000

Action

Comedy

Crime

7.5
71%
Bleeder
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 67%
role:
Lenny
1999

Crime

Drama

6.8
67%
Pusher
IMDB 7.3
TMDB 70%
role:
Tonny
1996

Action

Crime

Drama

Thriller

7.3
70%

FAQs

Some movies or TV shows available in the United States starring or involving Mads Mikkelsen are, for example, The Promised Land, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny and Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore.
The streaming services with the largest selection are Prime Video, iTunes and Google Play.
The best StreamFat ratings are Hannibal (8.4), The Hunt (8.2) and Casino Royale (7.8).