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Starring:

Mads Mikkelsen

Mads Mikkelsen
  • First Movie - Pusher 1996
  • Last Movie - The Promised Land 2023
  • Total Movies - 43
  • Highest Grossing Movies
    • UK: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) - £66,010,513
    • US: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) - $532,177,324
    • World: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) - $1,057,118,179
  • Combined grosses
    • UK - £212.3 Million
    • US - $1.4 Billion
    • Global - $3.8 Billion
  • Highest Rated Movie - Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023) - 100%

Acting credits By Year of release

The Promised Land

(Mads Mikkelsen plays Ludvig Kahlen)

Director(s):
Nikolaj Arcel

Starring:
Mads Mikkelsen • Amanda Collin • Simon Bennebjerg • Melina Hagberg • Kristine Kujath Thorp

2023

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

(Mads Mikkelsen plays Dr. Voller)

Director(s):
Starring:
2023

Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore

(Mads Mikkelsen plays Gellert Grindelwald)

Director(s):
2022

Riders of Justice

(Mads Mikkelsen plays Markus)

Director(s):
Anders Thomas Jensen

Starring:
Mads Mikkelsen • Nikolaj Lie Kaas • Andrea Heick Gadeberg • Lars Brygmann • Nicolas Bro

2021

Chaos Walking

(Mads Mikkelsen plays Mayor Prentiss)

Director(s):
Starring:
Tom HollandDaisy Ridley • Demian Bichir • David Oyelowo • Kurt Sutter

2021

Another Round

(Mads Mikkelsen plays Martin)

Director(s):
Thomas Vinterberg

Starring:
Mads Mikkelsen • Thomas Bo Larsen • Magnus Millang • Lars Ranthe • Maria Bonnevie
2020

Arctic

Director(s):
Joe Penna

Starring:
Mads Mikkelsen • Maria Thelma Smaradottir • Tintrinai Thikhasuk

2019

At Eternitys Gate

Director(s):
Starring:
Willem Dafoe • Rupert Friend • Oscar IsaacMads Mikkelsen • Mathieu Amalric

2019

Polar

(Mads Mikkelsen plays Duncan Vizla)

Director(s):
Jonas Åkerlund

Starring:
Mads MikkelsenVanessa HudgensKatheryn Winnick • Fei Ren • Ruby O. Fee

2019

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

(Mads Mikkelsen plays Galen Erso)

Director(s):
Starring:
Felicity Jones • Diego Luna • Alan Tudyk • Donnie Yen • Wen Jiang
2016

Doctor Strange

(Mads Mikkelsen plays Kaecilius)

Director(s):
2016

Men and Chicken

Director(s):
Anders Thomas Jensen

Starring:
David Dencik • Mads Mikkelsen • Nikolaj Lie Kaas • Soren Malling • Nicolas Bro

2016

The Salvation

Director(s):
Kristian Levring

Starring:
Mads MikkelsenEva GreenJeffrey Dean Morgan • Eric Cantona • Mikael Persbrandt

2015

The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman

(Mads Mikkelsen plays Nigel)

Director(s):
Fredrik Bond

Starring:
Shia LaBeouf • Evan Rachel Wood • Mads Mikkelsen • Til Schweiger • Rupert Grint

2014

Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas

Director(s):
Arnaud des Pallires

Starring:
Mads Mikkelsen • Mlusine Mayance • Delphine Chuillot • David Kross • Bruno Ganz

2014

The Hunt

(Mads Mikkelsen plays Lucas)

Director(s):
Thomas Vinterberg

Starring:
Mads Mikkelsen • Thomas Bo Larsen • Annika Wedderkopp • Lasse Fogelstrom • Susse Wold

2012

A Royal Affair

Director(s):
Nikolaj Arcel

Starring:
Alicia VikanderMads Mikkelsen • Mikkel Boe Flsgaard • Trine Dyrholm • David Dencik

2012

Move On

(Mads Mikkelsen plays Mark)

Director(s):
Starring:
Mads Mikkelsen • Gabriela Marcinkova • Karl Fischer • Bela Ficzere • Zsolt Fehervari

2012

The Three Musketeers

Director(s):
Starring:
Matthew Macfadyen • Milla JovovichLuke Evans • Helen George • Christian Oliver

2011

Coco Chanel and Igor Stravinsky

(Mads Mikkelsen plays Igor Stravinsky)

Director(s):
Jan Kounen

Starring:
Mads Mikkelsen • Anna Mouglalis • Elena Morozova • Natacha Lindinger • Grigori Manoukov

2010

Valhalla Rising

(Mads Mikkelsen plays One Eye)

Director(s):
Nicolas Winding Refn

Starring:
Mads Mikkelsen • Alexander Morton • Stewart Porter • Maarten Stevenson • Matthew Zajac

2010

Clash of the Titans

(Mads Mikkelsen plays Draco)

Director(s):
Starring:

2010

Moomins and the Comet Chase

(Mads Mikkelsen plays Sniff)

Director(s):
Maria Lindberg

Starring:
Max von SydowAlexander Skarsgård • Stellan Skarsgård • Mads Mikkelsen • Peter Stormare

2010

Flame and Citron

Director(s):
Ole Christian Madsen

Starring:
Thure Lindhardt • Mads Mikkelsen • Stine Stengade • Peter Mygind • Mille Hoffmeyer Lehfeldt

2009

The Door

(Mads Mikkelsen plays David Andernach)

Director(s):
Anno Saul

Starring:
Mads Mikkelsen • Jessica Schwarz • Valeria Eisenbart • Thomas Thieme • Tim Seyfi

2009

After the Wedding

(Mads Mikkelsen plays Jacob Pederson)

Director(s):
Susanne Bier

Starring:
Mads Mikkelsen • Sidse Babett Knudsen • Rolf Lassgard • Stine Fischer Christensen • Christian Tafdrup

2006

Casino Royale

(Mads Mikkelsen plays Le Chiffre)

Director(s):
2006

Prague

(Mads Mikkelsen plays Christoffer)

Director(s):
Ole Christian Madsen

Starring:
Mads Mikkelsen • Stine Stengade • Borivoj Navratil • Jana Plodkova • Josef Vajnar

2006

Exit

(Mads Mikkelsen plays Thomas Skepphult)

Director(s):
Peter Lindmark

Starring:
Mads MikkelsenAlexander Skarsgård • Samuel Froler • Kirsti Eline Torhaug • Borje Ahlstedt

2006

Adams Apples

(Mads Mikkelsen plays Ivan)

Director(s):
Anders Thomas Jensen

Starring:
Ulrich Thomsen • Mads Mikkelsen • Nicolas Bro • Paprika Steen • Ali Kazim

2005

With Blood On My Hands Pusher II

(Mads Mikkelsen plays Tonny)

Director(s):
Nicolas Winding Refn

Starring:
Mads Mikkelsen • Leif Sylvester • Anne Sorensen • Oyvind Hagen-Traberg • Kurt Nielsen

2004

Torremolinos 73

(Mads Mikkelsen plays Magnus)

Director(s):
Pablo Berger

Starring:
Javier Camara • Candela Peña • Juan Diego • Fernando Tejero • Mads Mikkelsen

2003

Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself

Director(s):
Starring:
Jamie Sives • Adrian Rawlins • Shirley Henderson • Lisa McKinlay • Mads Mikkelsen

2003

The Green Butchers

(Mads Mikkelsen plays Svend)

Director(s):
Anders Thomas Jensen

Starring:
Nikolaj Lie Kaas • Mads Mikkelsen • Line Kruse • Ole Thestrup • Bodil Jorgensen

2003

Open Hearts

(Mads Mikkelsen plays Niels / Marie's husband)

Director(s):
Susanne Bier

Starring:
Mads Mikkelsen • Sonja Richter • Nikolaj Lie Kaas • Paprika Steen • Stine Bjerregaard

2002

I Am Dina

Director(s):
Ole Bornedal

Starring:
Maria Bonnevie • Gérard Depardieu • Christopher Eccleston • Bjorn Floberg • Pernilla August

2002

Shake It

(Mads Mikkelsen plays Jacob)

Director(s):
Hella Joof

Starring:
Mads Mikkelsen • Troels Lyby • Charlotte Munck • Jesper Lohmann • Oskar Walsoe

2001

Monas Verden

Director(s):
Starring:
Sidse Babett Knudsen • Thomas Bo Larsen • Mads Mikkelsen • Klaus Bondam • Bjarne Henriksen

2001

Flickering Lights

(Mads Mikkelsen plays Arne)

Director(s):
Anders Thomas Jensen

Starring:
Soren Pilmark • Ulrich Thomsen • Mads Mikkelsen • Nikolaj Lie Kaas • Sofie Grabol

2000

Bleeder

(Mads Mikkelsen plays Lenny)

Director(s):
Nicolas Winding Refn

Starring:
Kim Bodnia • Mads Mikkelsen • Rikke Louise Andersson • Liv Corfixen • Levino Jensen

1999

Angel of the Night

(Mads Mikkelsen plays Ronnie)

Director(s):
Shaky Gonzalez

Starring:
Maria Stokholm • Mette Louise Holland • Tomas Villum Jensen • Svend Johansen • Claus Flygare

1998

Wildside

(Mads Mikkelsen plays Jimmy)

Director(s):
Simon Staho

Starring:
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau • Mads Mikkelsen • Nukâka • Palina Jonsdottir • Saevar Orn

1998

Pusher

(Mads Mikkelsen plays Tonny)

Director(s):
Nicolas Winding Refn

Starring:
Kim Bodnia • Zlatko Buric • Laura Drasbaek • Slavko Labovic • Mads Mikkelsen

1996