Biography
Mads Dittmann Mikkelsen (Danish: [ˈmæsˈme̝kl̩sn̩]; born 22 November 1965) is a Danish actor. He rose to fame in Denmark as an actor for his roles such as Tonny in the first two films of the Pusher film trilogy (1996, 2004), Detective Sergeant Allan Fischer in the television series Rejseholdet (2000–2004), Niels in Open Hearts (2002), Svend in The Green Butchers (2003), Ivan in Adam's Apples (2005), and Jacob Petersen in After the Wedding (2006). Mikkelsen achieved worldwide recognition for play...
Known For
Complete Filmography

Dust Bunny
2026
An eight-year-old girl asks her scheming neighbor for help in killing the monster under her bed that she thinks ate her family.

The Last Viking
2025
as Manfred
Anker is released from prison after a fourteen year sentence for robbery. Anker’s brother, Manfred, is the only one who knows where the money from the...
Summer Game Fest 2025
2025
as Self
A fan-first celebration of the future of video games, featuring world premiere new game announcements and first looks at the latest games from the wor...
Mads Mikkelsen, Devil In The Flesh
2025
as Self
Impassivity and silence are Mads Mikkelsen's trademarks, and roles without reply his specialty. His sculptural allure is such that his mere presence t...

Mufasa: The Lion King
2024
as Kiros (voice)
Mufasa, a cub lost and alone, meets a sympathetic lion named Taka, the heir to a royal bloodline. The chance meeting sets in motion an expansive journ...

Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones & Harrison Ford
2023
as Self
An in-depth look at an incredible moment in film history when Steven Spielberg and George Lucas assembled an amazing creative team to collaborate on a...

The Promised Land
2023
as Ludvig Kahlen
Denmark, 1755. Captain Ludvig Kahlen sets out to conquer a Danish heath reputed to be uncultivable, with an impossible goal: to establish a colony in ...

The Making of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
2023
as Self
Join the adventure with the cast and crew, showcasing new characters, stunts, music, locations, production design, and visual effects in five chapters...

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
2023
as Dr. Voller
Finding himself in a new era, and approaching retirement, Indy wrestles with fitting into a world that seems to have outgrown him. But as the tentacle...

Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds
2023
as Self
A journey into the creative mind of the most iconic video game designer in the world. Featuring appearances from visionary artists Guillermo del Toro,...

Indiana Jones: Chasing an Icon
2023
as Self
A whip, a hat on his head, a worn leather jacket, an inimitable ironic smile, an unmistakable silhouette: in the tireless footsteps of Indiana Jones, ...

Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
2022
as Gellert Grindelwald
Professor Albus Dumbledore knows the powerful, dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald is moving to seize control of the wizarding world. Unable to stop him a...

Being James Bond
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Daniel Craig candidly reflects on his 15 year adventure as James Bond. Including never-before-seen archival footage from Casino Royale to the upcoming...

Return of the Goat II: New World Order
2021
as Government Official
The goatman is back, and he's out to get you. Are you fast enough to out-ride the legendary creature?

Chaos Walking
2021
as Mayor David Prentiss
Two unlikely companions embark on a perilous adventure through the badlands of an unexplored planet as they try to escape a dangerous and disorienting...

Riders of Justice
2020
as Markus
Markus returns home to care for his daughter when his wife dies in a tragic train accident. However, when a survivor of the wreck surfaces and claims ...

Another Round
2020
as Martin
Four high school teachers launch a drinking experiment: upholding a constant low level of intoxication.

Polar
2019
as Duncan Vizla
When a retiring assassin realizes that he is the target of a hit, he winds up back in the game going head to head with a gang of younger, ruthless kil...

Polar
2019
Executive Producer
When a retiring assassin realizes that he is the target of a hit, he winds up back in the game going head to head with a gang of younger, ruthless kil...

Arctic
2018
as H. Overgård
A man stranded in the Arctic is finally about to receive his long awaited rescue. However, after a tragic accident, his opportunity is lost and he mus...

At Eternity's Gate
2018
as The Priest
Famed but tormented artist Vincent van Gogh spends his final years in Arles, France, painting masterworks of the natural world that surrounds him.

The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'
2017
as Self
The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story' is a 2017 documentary detailing the production of the standalone Star Wars film. The feature...

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016
as Galen Erso
A rogue band of resistance fighters unite for a mission to steal the Death Star plans and bring a new hope to the galaxy.

Doctor Strange
2016
as Kaecilius
After his career is destroyed, a brilliant but arrogant surgeon gets a new lease on life when a sorcerer takes him under her wing and trains him to de...

The Phantom
2016
as Le Fantôme
An enigmatic stranger, a couple who no longer exist, danger in the shadows and the key to it all - The new Ford Edge. Mads Mikkelsen and screen legend...

Getting the Old Scent Again: Reimagining Red Dragon
2015
as Self
An in depth feature length piece on the creative efforts to approach the Hannibal television series' third season "reboot" of the Red Dragon arc.

Men & Chicken
2015
as Elias
Men & Chicken is a black comedy about two outcast brothers who, by getting to know their unknown family, discover a horrible truth about themselves an...

Hannibal: This Is My Design
2014
as Self
An in-depth look at the production of Hannibal season 2, including everything from location shoots to special effects.

The Salvation
2014
as Jon Jensen
In 1870s America, a peaceful American settler kills his family's murderer which unleashes the fury of a notorious gang leader. His cowardly fellow tow...

Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas
2013
as Michael Kohlhaas
In the 16th century in the Cévennes, a horse dealer by the name of Michael Kohlhaas leads a happy and prosperous family life. When a lord treats him u...

Charlie Countryman
2013
as Nigel
While traveling abroad, a guy falls for a Romanian beauty whose unreachable heart has its origins in her violent, charismatic ex.

Move On
2012
as Sam Larkin
Move On is a road movie like no other, because it is inspired by film fans from all over Europe! This breath-taking movie directed by Asger Leth featu...

The Hunt
2012
as Lucas
A teacher lives a lonely life, all the while struggling over his son’s custody. His life slowly gets better as he finds love and receives good news fr...

A Royal Affair
2012
as Johann Friedrich Struensee
A young queen falls in love with her physician, and they start a revolution that changes their nation forever.

NWR
2012
as Self
A documentary about Danish director Nicolas Winding Refn, winner of the Best Director award at the Cannes Festival in 2011 for Drive. From his childho...

The Three Musketeers
2011
as Rochefort
The hot-headed young D'Artagnan along with three former legendary but now down on their luck Musketeers must unite and defeat a beautiful double agent...

Clash of the Titans
2010
as Draco
Born of a god but raised as a man, Perseus is helpless to save his family from Hades, vengeful god of the underworld. With nothing to lose, Perseus vo...

Behind the Moomins
2010
as Self
Interviews with the English language voice cast of 'Moomins and the Comet Chase.'

The Door
2009
as David Andernach
A successful artist loses control of his life after his young daughter's death. A chance for a new start appears, but all is not what it seems.

Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky
2009
as Igor Stravinsky
Paris 1913. Coco Chanel is infatuated with the rich and handsome Boy Capel, but she is also compelled by her work. Igor Stravinsky's The Rite of Sprin...

Valhalla Rising
2009
as One-Eye
Scandinavia, 1,000 AD. For years, One Eye, a mute warrior of supernatural strength, has been held prisoner by the Norse chieftain Barde. Aided by Are,...

Flame & Citron
2008
as Citron
Gunman Flame and his partner Citron assassinate Nazi collaborators for the Danish resistance. Assigned targets by their Allies-connected leader, Aksel...

Casino Royale
2006
as Le Chiffre
Le Chiffre, a banker to the world's terrorists, is scheduled to participate in a high-stakes poker game in Montenegro, where he intends to use his win...

Becoming Bond
2006
as Self
A documentary which shows the creation of Casino Royale (2006).

Prague
2006
as Christoffer
Christoffer and Maja's trip to Prague to bring back Chistoffer's deceased father, evolves into the story of a break-up. With the dead father lurking i...

Exit
2006
as Thomas Skepphult
There is a thin line between money and loyalty. Thomas Skepphult runs an investment company, and is arrested for the murder of his business partner wh...

Gambler
2006
as Himself
A humorous documentary about Nicolas Winding Refn and his struggle to secure his family financially and help him get on with his life. Forced to file ...

After the Wedding
2006
as Jacob Pederson
A manager of an orphanage in India is sent to Copenhagen, Denmark, where he discovers a life-altering family secret.

Adam's Apples
2005
as Ivan
A neo-nazi sentenced to community service at a church clashes with the blindly devotional priest.

Pusher II
2004
as Tonny
Tonny is released from prison - again. This time he has his mind set on changing his broken down life, but that is easier said than done.

King Arthur
2004
as Tristan
The story of the Arthurian legend, based on the 'Sarmatian hypothesis' which contends that the legend has a historical nucleus in the Sarmatian heavy ...

Torremolinos 73
2003
as Magnus
Set in 1973 Spain, a struggling encyclopedia salesman and his wife take advantage of an offer to make adult films. The act turns him into an aspring l...

The Green Butchers
2003
as Svend
A black comedy featuring two butchers, Svend "Sweat" and Bjarne, who start their own shop to get away from their arrogant boss. Cannibalism is soon in...

The Boy Below
2003
as Far
Anders is 10 years old and has one great passion: diving. He is going on holiday to Greece with his dad, whose behaviour is erratic due to his heavy d...

Now
2003
as Jakob (young)
A man and a woman meet in 1960. They marry because that's what you are supposed to do. But something goes wrong on their wedding night. They have no i...

Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself
2002
as Horst
The strange comedy film of two close brothers; one, Wilbur, who wants to kill himself, and the other, Harbour, who tries to prevent this. When their f...

Open Hearts
2002
as Niels
Cecilie and Joachim are about to get married when a freak car accident leaves Joachim disabled, throwing their lives into a spin. The driver of the ot...

I Am Dina
2002
as Niels
In Northern Norway during the 1860s, a little girl named Dina accidentally causes her mother's death. Overcome with grief, her father refuses to raise...

Shake It All About
2001
as Jacob
Jacob is a young man used to getting everything he wants. For several years, he has been living in a happy homosexual partnership with Jørgen, and one...

Mona's World
2001
as Casper
Mona, a single girl in her thirties, leads a life filled with adventure and romance. In her dreams that is. But an ordinary visit to the bank is about...

Flickering Lights
2000
as Arne
Four small gangsters from Copenhagen trick a gangster boss: they take over 4,000,000 kroner which they were supposed to bring him. Trying to escape to...

Bleeder
1999
as Lenny
Two stories for the price of one: a video store clerk tries to get acquainted with a waitress; a man beats his pregnant wife, unaware that her brother...

Tom Merritt
1999
as Elmer Karr
Based on Edgar Lee Master's "Spoon River Anthology" from 1915, this is the story of Tom Merritt.

Angel of the Night
1998
as Ronnie
Rebecca has inherited her grandmother's Gothic mansion and brings both her best friend an her boyfriend for a weekend. While exploring the crypts they...

Wildside
1998
as Jimmy
Charming desperado Ossy, carrying a deadly secret, tracks down his childhood pal Jimmy in Iceland. But Jimmy, now with a family and a regular job, wil...

The Caretaker
1997
as Alex
A man surveilling a woman sees something he can't ignore.

Pusher
1996
as Tonny
A drug pusher grows increasingly desperate after a botched deal leaves him with a large debt to a ruthless drug lord.

The Flower Prisoner
1996
as Max
Svend Aage is an aging prisoner. His son, Max, is doing well in the world "outside" - or so Svend Aage's wife tells him - and is quite unaware that hi...

Café Hector
1996
as Anders
Café Hector is the new in-place for the chic, high-flying, articulate jet-set, where steaming cups of cappuccino accompany their trendy chit-chat. Uff...
The Black Kaiser
N/A
as The Black Kaiser
In the film, the Black Kaiser (Mikkelsen), the world’s most lethal hitman, uncovers a deadly conspiracy protecting a powerful syndicate of killers, an...
Tubabu
N/A
Directorial debut by DoP Oleg Lukichev
Sirius
N/A
The story centers on a two members of a Danish special forces team who become ensnared in an international incident while on a mission to one of the c...

Last Meals
N/A
as Walter Karat
Walter Karat is a former White House Chef whose fall from grace has landed him in the kitchen of a maximum security prison cooking for death row inmat...
The Black Kaiser
N/A
Executive Producer
In the film, the Black Kaiser (Mikkelsen), the world’s most lethal hitman, uncovers a deadly conspiracy protecting a powerful syndicate of killers, an...