Overview (3)
Born | in Østerbro, Copenhagen, Denmark |
Birth Name | Mads Dittman Mikkelsen |
Height | 6' (1.83 m) |
Mini Bio (2)
Mads Mikkelsen's great successes parallel those achieved by the Danish film industry since the mid-1990s. He was born in Østerbro, Copenhagen, to Bente Christiansen, a nurse, and Henning Mikkelsen, a banker.
Starting out as a low-life pusher/junkie in the 1996 success Pusher (1996), he slowly grew to become one of Denmark's biggest movie actors. The success in his home country includes Blinkende lygter (2000), Shake It (2001) and the Emmy-winning police series Unit 1 (2000).
His success has taken him abroad where he has played alongside Gérard Depardieu in I Am Dina (2002) as well as in the Spanish comedy Torremolinos 73 (2003) and the American blockbuster King Arthur (2004).
He played the role of Dr. Hannibal Lecter in the critically acclaimed NBC series Hannibal (2013), from 2013 to 2015, with great success.
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As a child he trained as a gymnast and then became a professional dancer before studying drama at the Armos Theatre School in Denmark and became famous overnight as star of the police series 'Unit 1' which won an International Emmy as Best Drama Series. A starring film role in 'Open Arms' won him a Zulu Award and a nomination for the Danish Academy's Robert Award and Danish Film Critic's Award in 2003. 'The Green Butchers' earned him nominations for Robert and Fodil Awards as Best Actor in 2005.
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Spouse (1)
Hanne Jacobsen | (2 December 2000 - present) ( 2 children) |