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Mads Mikkelsen

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Mads Dittmann Mikkelsen (Danish: [ˈmæs ˈme̝kl̩sn̩] ; 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 playing the main antagonist Le Chiffre in the twenty-first James Bond film, Casino Royale (2006). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mads Mikkelsen is the 370th most popular actor (down from 253rd in 2019), the 72nd most popular biography from Denmark (down from 57th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Danish Actor.

Mads Mikkelsen is most famous for his role as Hannibal Lecter in the TV series Hannibal.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Mads Mikkelsen ranks 370 out of 13,578. Before him are Lída Baarová, Rod Steiger, Salma Hayek, Bolo Yeung, Giancarlo Giannini, and James Woods. After him are John Cleese, Larry Hagman, George Peppard, William Sadler, Stephen Collins, and Telly Savalas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Mads Mikkelsen ranks 13. Before him are Petro Poroshenko, The Undertaker, Salman Khan, Scottie Pippen, Tedros Adhanom, and Gheorghe Hagi. After him are Brandon Lee, Krist Novoselic, Sophie, Countess of Wessex, Charlie Sheen, Shawn Michaels, and Björk.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Mads Mikkelsen ranks 72 out of 1,032. Before him are Inge Lehmann (1888), Tollund Man (-400), Anders Fogh Rasmussen (1953), Anne of Denmark (1574), Princess Charlotte of Denmark (1789), and Carl Bloch (1834). After him are Carl Theodor Dreyer (1889), Christian Jürgensen Thomsen (1788), Eric VI of Denmark (1274), Anna Karina (1940), Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark (1656), and Arne Jacobsen (1902).

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Among ACTORS In Denmark

Among actors born in Denmark, Mads Mikkelsen ranks 2. Before him are Asta Nielsen (1881). After him are Anna Karina (1940), Giancarlo Esposito (1958), Connie Nielsen (1965), Erik Bruhn (1928), Jesper Christensen (1948), Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (1970), Annette Stroyberg (1936), Jean Hersholt (1886), Lars Mikkelsen (1964), and Viggo Larsen (1880).

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