Mads Mikkelsen
Biography
Mads Mikkelsen is a Danish actor, born in Copenhagen, who first trained as a dancer and later studied drama at the Århus Theatre School. He made his film debut in Refn's Pusher (1996) as a drug dealer, and became a star in Denmark through roles in Open Hearts (2002), The Green Butchers (2003) and Adam's Apples (2005), plus the television series Rejseholdet. His turn as Le Chiffre in Casino Royale (2006) brought worldwide recognition, leading to Hollywood roles in Clash of the Titans (2010), Doctor Strange (2016), Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) and Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023). He won the Best Actor award at Cannes for The Hunt and earned a BAFTA nomination for Another Round (2020). On television he played Hannibal Lecter, and he also voiced a character in the video game Death Stranding.
60years old
Turns 61 on November 22in 41 days
- Born Copenhagen
- Star sign: SagittariusFirst day of the sign, on the Scorpio cusp
- Mads Dittmann Mikkelsen (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 35
- Career span
- 29 years1996 to 2025
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Early training
As a young man, Mikkelsen trained as a gymnast and hoped to go into athletics, but he went on to study dancing at the Ballet Academy in Gothenburg, where he also learned to speak Swedish fluently.
Getting ready for a role
Mikkelsen was initially doubtful about taking the role of Hannibal Lecter in NBC's Hannibal because he thought Anthony Hopkins' portrayal was done to perfection.
Mads Mikkelsen movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Nicolas Winding Refn directed four of these films, Anders Thomas Jensen four and Nikolaj Arcel two. Nikolaj Lie Kaas appears in five of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Nikolaj Lie Kaas's page
Ole Thestrup's page
Til Schweiger's page
Zlatko Buric's page
Nicolas Bro's page
Søren Malling's page
All films by Nicolas Winding Refn
Anders Thomas JensenDirector, 4 films, 2000 to 2015
Nikolaj ArcelDirector, 2 films, 2012 to 2023
All films by Nikolaj Arcel
Also three films together4 more actors
- Thomas Bo LarsenAnother Round (2020), Flickering Lights (2000) and Pusher (1996)
- Lars RantheAnother Round (2020), Adam's Apples (2005) and The Green Butchers (2003)
- Tomas Villum JensenAdam's Apples (2005), The Green Butchers (2003) and Flickering Lights (2000)
- Karsten SchrøderPusher II: With Blood on My Hands (2004), Bleeder (1999) and Pusher (1996)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Mads Mikkelsen's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$4.8 billion
21 of the 35 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 35 films: 21 worldwide figure; 6 us gross only; 2 never in cinemas; 6 figure not found.
- 21Worldwide figure
- 6US gross only
- 2Never in cinemas
- 6Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 95% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$1.1B22.2% of the total
- 2$723M15.2% of the total
- 3$676M14.2% of the total
- 4$599M12.6% of the total
- 5$493M10.3% of the total
- 6$407M8.5% of the total
- 7$384M8.1% of the total
- 8$204M4.3% of the total
$224 millionfrom the other 13 films with a worldwide figure, 5% of the total
Awards
Twelve awards and honors from 2012 to 2024, one of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cannes Film Festival | |||
| 2012 | Best Actor | Won | |
| Other honors | |||
| 2024 | Robert Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role | The Promised Land | Won |
| 2023 | Bambi Award | Won | |
| 2023 | European Film Award for Best Actor | The Promised Land | Won |
| 2021 | Bodil Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role | Another Round | Won |
| 2021 | Robert Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role | Another Round | Won |
| 2020 | European Film Award for Best Actor | Another Round | Won |
| 2020 | Silver Shell for Best Actor | Won | |
| 2019 | The Game Awards − Best Performance | Death Stranding | Won |
| 2016 | Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres | Won | |
| 2014 | Bodil Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role | The Hunt | Won |
| 2014 | Robert Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role | The Hunt | Won |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.