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Mads Mikkelsen 
Mads Mikkelsen, 2009Born Mads Dittmann Mikkelsen
22 November 1965
Copenhagen, DenmarkOccupation Actor Years active 1996–present Spouse Hanne Jacobsen (1987–present) 
Mads Dittmann Mikkelsen (help·info) (born 22 November 1965) is a Danish actor.Contents
Life and career
Mikkelsen was born in the Østerbro area of Copenhagen, the son of Bente Christiansen and Henning Mikkelsen, a cab driver. He is the brother of actor Lars Mikkelsen.[1][2] After attending Århus Theatre School, he made his film debut in the movie Pusher. He has starred in popular Danish movies such as Flickering Lights (Danish: Blinkende Lygter), The Green Butchers (Danish: De Grønne Slagtere), Valhalla Rising, his film debut Pusher, and Pusher II. Arguably, Mikkelsen's most famous role was as a policeman in the Danish television series Unit One (Danish: Rejseholdet). He also starred as Tristram in the Jerry Bruckheimer production of King Arthur, as well as playing the villain Le Chiffre in the 2006 James Bond film, Casino Royale. Also in 2006 he took the lead role in the Oscar nominated After the Wedding.
In 2008, when the Quantum of Solace video game was released, Mikkelsen reprised Le Chiffre, voicing the character throughout. Also in 2008, Mikkelsen, along with fellow James Bond villain Richard Kiel, was invited by Swiss watchmaker Swatch to Bregenz, Austria to present the Swatch 007 Villain Collection.
Mikkelsen had a large supporting role in the 2010 remake of the film Clash Of The Titans, starring as Draco, the leader of the king's guard. Mikkelsen will co-star alongside Harvey Keitel and Roy Dupuis in the Rue Morgue Cinema horror western Cut Throats Nine.[3]
Mads Mikkelsen serves as Goodwill Ambassador for Refugees United.
Filmography
Year Film Role Notes 1996 Café Hector Anders Blomsterfangen Max Pusher Tonny 1998 Vildspor Jimmy Nattens engel Ronnie 1999 Tom Merritt Tom Merritt Bleeder Lenny 2000 Blinkende lygter Arne 2001 Monas verden Casper En kort en lang Jacob 2002 I Am Dina Niels Bertelsen - de uaktuelle nyheder Allan Fischer 1 Episode Elsker dig for evigt Niels Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself Horst 2003 Nu (film) Jakob (Young) Dykkerdrengen Far De Grønne Slagtere Svend Torremolinos 73 Magnus 2000–2004 Rejseholdet Allan Fischer 32 Episodes 2004 King Arthur Tristan Pusher II Tonny 2005 Adams æbler Ivan 2005 Julie Julie's Dad 4 Episodes 2006 Efter brylluppet Jacob Pederson Prag Christoffer Exit Thomas Skepphult Casino Royale Le Chiffre 2008 Flammen & Citronen Citronen Quantum of Solace (video game) Le Chiffre Video game 2009 Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky Igor Stravinsky Valhalla Rising One-Eye Die Tür David 2010 Clash of the Titans Draco I sandhedens tjeneste Henrik Qvortrup Pre-Production Clean Out Stan In Production 2011 The Three Musketeers Rochefort References
- ^ http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1159666,00.html
- ^ Krak, Ove Holger (2004). Kraks å bog, Volume 29. Krak. pp. 775. ISBN8772258446. (Danish)
- ^ Rue Morgue Cinema Unleashing Cut Throats Nine
External links
Categories:- 1965 births
- Danish people
- Danish film actors
- Living people
- People from Copenhagen
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