Mads Mikkelsen

About Mads Mikkelsen

Mads Dittmann Mikkelsen is a Danish actor whose career has moved from local Copenhagen theatre and cinema to some of the most visible franchises in international film and television. Born in Copenhagen in 1965, he trained first as a gymnast and dancer before studying acting at the Aarhus Theatre School. That physical background remained visible in his screen presence: Mikkelsen often plays characters with a measured…