Mads Mikkelsen is a Danish film actor with a varied and extensive filmography. Most famous for playing the roles of villains in the films "Casino Royale", "Hannibal", "Doctor Strange".
Biography of Mads Mikkelsen
Mads Dittmann Mikkelsen was born in the most prestigious area of the Danish capital - Osterbro on November 22, 1965. Despite the fact that his father and older brother were actors, the younger Mikkelsen became seriously interested in dancing and studied ballet for 8 years. Mads left Copenhagen at the age of 16 and moved to Sweden to study choreography at the Gothenburg Ballet Academy.
After completing his career as a dancer at the age of 27, Mads became interested in acting. After graduating from the theater school of Aarhus "Arhus Theater School" Mikkelsen got a big role in the Danish crime drama "Dealer" (1996). The debut was successful, but for a while Mads only appeared in episodes. His career took off after Mikkelsen played one of the main roles in the film "Flickering Lights" in 2000. In the same year, Mads was cast in the popular TV series "First Division" about the police. Glossy magazines give him the title of Denmark's sexiest man, and Mads' photographs grace the covers of many European publications.
Soon Mikkelsen notices and invites Hollywood. First it was Tristan in the historical action movie "King Arthur" (2004), and then the criminal banker Le Chiffre in 21 parts of the famous James Bond film - "Casino Royale" (2006). The box office grossed $ 600 million secured the Danish actor a solid position in the list of world stars on the screen. To get rid of the role of villain Mikkelsen was helped by his role in the international film "After the Wedding", where the actor was able to reveal all the facets of his dramatic talent. The film was nominated for an Oscar in 2006 for Best Foreign Language Film. Mads Mikelsen received a personal award (Silver Palm Branch for Best Actor) at the Cannes Film Festival for his role as a kindergarten teacher unjustly accused of pedophilia in the social drama The Hunt (2013).
In 2012, Mikkelsen signed a long-term contract to film the series and was forced to move to Canada. The television thriller based on the Oscar-winning films "The Silence of the Lambs" and "The Red Dragon" presented the audience with a new Doctor Lector. Hannibal, performed by Mads Mikkelsen, is a Scandinavian cold, sophisticated cannibal-intellectual captivated critics and television audiences. The show was at the top of the charts for three seasons, but NBC stopped filming in 2015.
Mikkelsen celebrated 2016 with two fantastic projects. The evil sorcerer Kaecilius from the movie "Doctor Strange" added to the fans of the actor and the army of fans of the MCU "Marvel". Fans of the Star Wars franchise have praised Mikkelsen's performance in the Rogue One spin-off. Star Wars Tales"
Personal life of Mads Mikkelsen
The actor's wife, Hanne Jacobsen, is a professional choreographer 5 years older than her husband. Mads met his future wife in 1987 while studying in Sweden. The couple officially married only in 2000, at which time they already had two children. Mikkelsen's daughter Vilola (born 1992) works as a volunteer in India, and his son Karl (born 1997) still lives with his parents. The family resides in Copenhagen, with the exception of three years spent in Canada filming Hannibal.
