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Mads Dittmann Mikkelsen (Danish: [ˈmæsˈme̝kl̩sn̩]; born 22 November 1965) is a Danish-American 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). His other film roles include Igor Stravinsky in Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky (2008), Johann Friedrich Struensee in A Royal Affair (2012), his Cannes Film Festival Best Actor Award-winning performance as Lucas in the Danish film The Hunt (2012), Kaecilius in Marvel's Doctor Strange (2016), Galen Erso in Lucasfilm's Rogue One (2016), his BAFTA-nominated role as Martin in Another Round (2020), Gellert Grindelwald in Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022), Dr. Jürgen Voller in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023), and Captain Ludwig Kahlen in The Promised Land (2023). Outside of film, he is known for his roles as Dr. Hannibal Lecter in the television series Hannibal (2013–2015) and Cliff Unger in Hideo Kojima's video game Death Stranding (2019). A. O. Scott of The New York Times remarked that in the Hollywood scene, Mikkelsen has "become a reliable character actor with an intriguing mug" but stated that on the domestic front "he is something else: a star, an axiom, a face of the resurgent Danish cinema". Description above from the Wikipedia article Mads Mikkelsen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Years after the world fell to war between man and machine, the remnants of humanity survive in fear. It began when billionaires Eren Manc and Julian Dryfuss created an A.I. soldier to “protect” the nation. The A.I. turned sentient, sealed the country, killed Julian, and hijacked Eren—turning him into Overlord. Nineteen years later, Ken Thomas scours the wastelands of fallen Guardians—robot enforcers who crush any threat. With scavenger Lara Cross, who he promised he'd marry if they won this war. They hunt for a way to defeat Overlord. They discover a dying Guardian core that unlocks an old E-Tech facility, where Ken's estranged brother, San, now works. San joins them, guilt-ridden for siding with E-Tech to protect their family. They steal a virus to cripple the A.I., but must face The Gatekeeper, a deadly psychic enforcer. They defeat it—only to discover it was controlled by Lynn Dryfuss, Julian’s daughter, kept prisoner and weaponized by Overlord. With Lynn’s help, they infiltrate the central tower. San sacrifices himself to upload the virus as Overlord reveals Cyrus, the A.I.’s final weapon. Ken fights Cyrus, dragging him into the collapsing tower. Lara and Lynn revive San using Lynn’s fading power. The Guardians fall silent. The war ends. As dawn breaks, Ken asks Lara: “Is the wedding still on?” She smiles. Cut to black.
