Mads Mikkelsen is a synonym to the great success the Danish film industry has had since the mid-1990s. He was born in Østerbro, Copenhagen, to Bente Christiansen, a nurse, and 'Henning Mikkelsen' , from 2013 to 2015, with great success.
Younger brother of actor Lars Mikkelsen.
Two children, Viola and Carl.
Several polls in girl magazines and newspapers have voted him "sexiest man in Denmark".
His favourite movie is Taxi Driver .
The Danish magazine Woman voted him "the sexiest man in the world".
He was a professional dancer for 8 years.
Son of Henning Mikkelsen.
Brother-in-law of actress Anette Stvelbk.
Mads is pronounced like mas in Christmas. Mikkelsen is mikkel as you would pronounce the metal nickel and sen is pronounced zen - Mickelzen.
Speaks Swedish fluently and has lived in Gothenburg for many years.
Learned Swedish during his 1-year-long dance training in Gteborg because he grew tired of Swedes only smiling and nodding at him when he spoke to them in Danish.
A keen motorcyclist owning a rare 1937 Danish Nimbus.
Mads is a form of Matthew; meaning "Gift of God".
Wasnt a James Bond fan before starring in Casino Royale .
Knighted on April 16th 2010 by Her Majesty Margrethe 2nd, Queen of Denmark.
Plays Le Chiffre, the villain of Ian Fleming s first James Bond novel, Casino Royale . Flemings final Bond novel was The Man with the Golden Gun , the villain and title character of which was played by Flemings cousin, Christopher Lee. Mikkelsen and Lee have also both played Count Rochefort in The Three Musketeers / The Three Musketeers .
Received an award at the Cannes Film Festival from Li Gong. Mikkelsen plays Hannibal Lecter in the NBC series "Hannibal" , Li played Lady Murasaki (Lecters aunt and lover) in Hannibal Rising .
The first Danish actor to play Hannibal Lecter. He is also the tallest of the four actors to play Lecter to date.
(April 2013) USA: Playing lead role of Dr. Hannibal Lecter in NBC thriller "Hannibal" , based on the novel Red Dragon by Thomas Harris.
(August 2004) Shooting the Danish movie Adams bler .
(May 2005) Was a guest at Kristian Luuk show "Godnatt, Sverige" .
Has appeared in three Danish films that were submitted for the Oscar in the Best Foreign Language Film category: Efter brylluppet , En kongelig affre and Jagten .
He has played the accountant in the music video "Bitch Better Have My Money" from the singer Rihanna.
Member of the Official Competition jury at the 69th Cannes International Film Festival in 2016.
One of very few actors to have appeared in a Star Wars film ( Rogue One ), a James Bond film ( Casino Royale ) and a Marvel Cinematic Universe film ( Doctor Strange ). Coincidentally, his character dies in all three films.
Is very good friends with his "Hannibal" co-star Hugh Dancy since the pair starred together in the film King Arthur .
I always try to find something I like about the bad guys and then try to,find the mistakes and the flaws in the good guys.
I do a lot of racing bikes, a lot of tennis; I play handball, some,boxing, whatever pops up.
Well, I was a dancer out of coincidence, a little like I became an actor,out of coincidence. I was a gymnast as a kid, and there was a,choreographer who went out and saw us and asked if we wanted to be part,of this musical - they needed somebody in the background to do jumps,and flips and shit. And then she asked me later on if I wanted to learn,the craft of dancing. So, I did the math: there were a lot of really,hot chicks, and not a lot of boys around. I stayed with that for a,while, eight or nine years.
What convinced me was Bryan [Fuller]. He was pitching the story for me.
He had 10 minutes, but after 2 hours he was still rattling off ideas,about season 48 [laughs]. Also, this takes place before the films,before he was captured, so we get the chance to show something else.
I always thought [Scandinavians] had a lot in common with the English.
We grew up with the English sense of humor, particularly Monty Python,which has a certain amount of madness in there. We always loved it and,identified with it.
However, we felt there were more stories. We thought we ended the show,in a great way, but we had more to tell.
The day before I was famous in Denmark, nobody looked my way. The day after, everybody wanted to talk to me.
I like to stay home with my family. But travel is good in a way. It makes you redefine each other each time you see each other. Also, it helps that I think my wife is the hottest woman in the world.
I like to stay home with my family. .
