Mads Mikkelsen

Mads Mikkelsen was born in Copenhagen, Denmark on November 22, 1965. The future career of the boy from childhood was predetermined, so after graduating from general education school, he entered the Theatre School, which he graduated in 1996. In the same year, he was given small roles in the films Blomsterfangen and Cafe Hector, but he remained unnoticed. Only after the appearance of Mads in a more significant role in the film “Pusher” he gained popularity. However, despite this, for a long time more

Mads Mikkelsen was born in Copenhagen, Denmark on November 22, 1965. The future career of the boy from childhood was predetermined, so after graduating from general education school, he entered the Theatre School, which he graduated in 1996.
In the same year, he was given small roles in the films Blomsterfangen and Cafe Hector, but he remained unnoticed. Only after the appearance of Mads in a more significant role in the film “Pusher” he gained popularity. However, despite this, for a long time he was not offered serious roles, he starred a lot, but only in small episodes.
In 2000, the actor played in the film “Flashing Lights” and in the Danish TV series “Rejseholdet”, after which his face began to appear on the covers of magazines. Mikkelsen’s popularity only grew significantly when he was awarded the title of “Denmark’s Sexiest Man”.
In 2002, Mads Mikkelsen took part in the shooting of the Danish film Open Hearts, which received many good reviews outside the country. In 2003, the actor was invited to star in Spanish projects, so he appeared in the comedy Torremolinos 73. The following year, he played alongside Keira Knightley and Clive Owen in an American historical film. King Arthur .

Then Mads returned to Danish cinema, starring in the film “Pusher 2”. A breakthrough in his career was participation in the filming of the film “After the wedding”, for his game he was awarded many awards and awards at various film festivals.
In 2006, he was cast as the negative character of Le Chifre in one of the James Bond films. Casino Royale It was directed by Daniel Craig. Mads did not disappoint with his fans, which gave him many offers in the future to participate in the filming of box office tapes. He later appeared in films: "Valhalla: The Viking Saga" "Battle of the Titans", "The Musketeers", etc.