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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

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Mr. Freeze, originally Dr. Victor Fries, is driven to villainy after a lab accident at GothCorp, caused by the callous actions of CEO Ferris Boyle. Fries was attempting to cure his terminally ill wife, Nora, using cryogenic technology, but Boyle shut down the project, leading to the accident. This accident not only transformed Fries into Mr. Freeze, requiring a sub-zero environment to survive, but also seemingly resulted in Nora's death. Driven by revenge and a desire to find a cure for Nora, Freeze targets Boyle, leading to a confrontation with Batman. Dr. Victor Fries was a brilliant cryogenics expert working at GothCorp, trying to save his wife Nora from a fatal disease. Ferris Boyle, GothCorp's CEO, callously terminated Fries's research, causing a lab accident that submerged Fries in cryogenic chemicals. Fries, now Mr. Freeze, seeks revenge on Boyle, targeting him and GothCorp. Batman investigates Freeze's attacks, discovering the truth about the accident and Boyle's culpability. Mr. Freeze attempts to freeze the entire GothCorp building, but Batman thwarts his plan, and eventually defeats him using a thermos of hot chicken soup from Alfred, shattering Freeze's helmet with the temperature difference. Batman exposes Boyle's actions, leaving him to face the consequences, while Mr. Freeze is incarcerated in Arkham Asylum, lamenting his loss.