Age: 60
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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.
Mads Mikkelsen
Dr. King Schultz
for Dr. King Schultz in Ryan Coogler's Django Unchained
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Django Freeman, a freed slave turned bounty hunter, partners with Dr. King Schultz, a charismatic German dentist and bounty tracker, to rescue Django's wife Broomhilda from the brutal plantation of Calvin Candie, a charming but sadistic Mississippi slaveholder. Set in the antebellum South, the film follows Django and Schultz as they infiltrate Candieland under the guise of traders seeking rare fighters. As they navigate the treacherous social dynamics of the plantation, tensions escalate between Django's desire for vengeance and Schultz's moral awakening. The story explodes into violence as Django's true identity is revealed, forcing him to fight for his freedom and his wife's life against overwhelming odds. A stylish, provocative western that subverts the genre's traditional racial dynamics, blending sharp dialogue, shocking brutality, and unexpected humor. The film explores themes of freedom, identity, and the cost of liberation while delivering spectacular action sequences and complex character arcs.
