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Mads Mikkelsen Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics

Mads Mikkelsen Quick Info
Height 6 ft
Weight 82 kg
Date of Birth November 22, 1965
Zodiac Sign Scorpio
Eye Color Dark Brown

Mads Mikkelsen is a Danish actor, producer, and voiceover artist who started his career by appearing in a variety of movies such as Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself, Shake It All About, I Am Dina, The Green Butchers, After the Wedding, King Arthur, Open Hearts, and Adam’s Apples. However, he rose to international acclaim with his role as the main antagonist Le Chiffre in the twenty-first James Bond film, Casino Royale, in 2006. Some of his other prominent roles include playing Dr. Hannibal Lecter in Hannibal, Johann Friedrich Struensee in A Royal Affair, Gellert Grindelwald in the Fantastic Beasts film series, and Igor Stravinsky in Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky.

Born Name

Mads Dittman Mikkelsen

Nick Name

Mads, Mikkel

Actor Mads Mikkelsen
Actor Mads Mikkelsen

Sun Sign

Scorpio

Born Place

Osterbro, Copenhagen, Denmark

Nationality

Danish

 

Education

Mikkelsen attended the Ballet Academy in Gothenburg and became a professional dancer.

In 1996, he joined Aarhus Theater School, where he studied drama.

Occupation

Actor, Voiceover Artist, Producer

Family

  • Father – Henning Mikkelsen (Bank Teller and Trade Union Official)
  • Mother – Bente Christiansen (Nurse)
  • Siblings – Lars Mikkelsen (Older Brother) (Actor)
  • Others – Anette Stovelbaek (Sister-in-Law)

Manager

Mads has been signed with United Talent Agency, Talent Agency, Beverly Hills, California, United States.

Build

Athletic

Height

6 ft or 183 cm

Weight

181 lbs or 82 kg

Girlfriend / Spouse

Mads Mikkelsen has dated –

  1. Hanne Jacobsen (1987–Present) – Mads started dating Danish choreographer Hanne Jacobsen in 1987 and the duo eventually got married in the year 2000. The couple has two children – a daughter named Viola (b. on December 5, 1992) and a son named Carl (b. on July 29, 1997).
Hanne Jacobsen and Mads Mikkelsen
Hanne Jacobsen and Mads Mikkelsen at Premiere of A Royal Affair in 2012

Race / Ethnicity

White

Mads Mikkelsen is of Danish descent.

Hair Color

Dark Brown

Eye Color

Dark Brown

Sexual Orientation

Straight 

Distinctive Features

  • Often acts in war movies
  • Often plays characters with the injured left eye
Mads Mikkelsen
Mads Mikkelsen has a Well Toned Body

Shoe Size

11 (US) or 10 (UK) or 44.5 (EU)

Brand Endorsements

Mikkelsen has appeared in TV commercials for BoConcept furniture.

Religion

Mads Mikkelsen is non-religious.

Best Known For

Mads is best known for playing the character of Tristan in the war movie King Arthur (2004) and Le Chiffre in Casino Royale (2006).

Mads Mikkelsen
Mads Mikkelsen in King Arthur

First Film

Café Hector (1996) was the movie in which Mikkelsen made his debut. In this short movie, he played the character of Anders.

First TV Show

Mads appeared in the TV series Rejseholdet (2000-2004), in which he acted as Allan Fisher, in a total of 32 episodes.

Personal Trainer

Mikkelsen has a fast metabolism and so he has never acted a character that is categorized as overweight or muscular. He said that it’s really hard for him to gain weight, despite the fact that he sometimes has to eat even 6 meals in a day.

In his free time, Mads often drives his bike, plays tennis or any other kind of sport. He does not like working out in a gym as he says that is too mainstream for him.

Mads Mikkelsen Favorite Things

  • Books – The Lord of the Rings, Die Geschichte von einer Mutter, The Brothers Lionheart
  • Movies – Taxi Driver, Halloween
  • Sports – Football, tennis, handball
  • TV Shows – The Walking Dead, The Office (UK and US), The Wire
  • Bands – The Doors, The Pink Floyd
  • Singer – Otis Redding
  • Actor – Meryl Streep, Robert De Niro

Source – Mads-Mikkelsen.net

Mads Mikkelsen Facts

  1. Mads and his brother Lars, who is also an actor, were raised in Norrebro (one of the 10 districts in Copenhagen, Denmark).
  2. At a young age, Mikkelsen wanted to be a professional athlete and he practiced gymnastics.
  3. While he was visiting dancing classes, he learned to speak fluent Swedish.
  4. His name Mads comes from Matthew which means Gift of God.
  5. Before his act in the movie Casino Royale (2006), Mikkelsen didn’t like the James Bond series.
  6. He was appointed a Ridder (Knight) of the Order of the Dannebrog on April 15, 2010.
  7. He was voted as The Sexiest Man in the World by Woman magazine.
  8. He has appeared in the music videos for songs like B*tch Better Have My Money by Rihanna and Sig Ja by Jokeren.
  9. He was appointed as a Chevalier (Knight) of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French government in April 2016.
  10. Has lived in the city of Gothenburg for many years.
  11. From 2013 to 2015, he played the character of Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant forensic psychiatrist and gourmand who is also secretly a cannibalistic serial killer known as the Chesapeake Ripper, in the American psychological horror-thriller television series, Hannibal. This role won him the Saturn Award for “Best Actor on Television” in 2013.
  12. He has done voiceover work for video games like 007: Quantum of Solace and Death Stranding.
  13. Mads is the first Danish to play the character of Hannibal Lecter.
  14. Mads replaced Johnny Depp for the role of Gellert Grindelwald in Fantastic Beasts 3. Johnny left the film franchise in November 2020 after losing his libel case against The Sun. However, Johnny still managed to earn reportedly $10 million for the movie.

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