Lars Mikkelsen

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Lars Mikkelsen
Lars Mikkelsen.jpg
Mikkelsen in 2015
Born
Lars Dittmann Mikkelsen

(1964-05-06) 6 May 1964 (age 57)
Copenhagen, Denmark
OccupationActor, Voice Actor
Known forThe Killing, House of Cards, Borgen, Sherlock, Star Wars Rebels
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1989)​
Children2
RelativesMads Mikkelsen (brother)

Lars Dittmann Mikkelsen (born 6 May 1964) is a Danish actor. He has played Copenhagen mayoral election candidate Troels Hartmann in the drama series The Killing,[1] Charles Augustus Magnussen in the third series of Sherlock, the Russian president Viktor Petrov in the American House of Cards on Netflix, and Grand Admiral Thrawn in Star Wars Rebels. In 2011, he won the Reumert Prize of Honour.[2]

Early life[]

Mikkelsen was born in Gladsaxe near Copenhagen[citation needed] He and his younger brother, actor Mads Mikkelsen, were raised in the Nørrebro district.[3] After secondary school, he enlisted for military service in the Royal Danish Army.[citation needed] He then studied biology at the University of Copenhagen but gave up the course to earn his living as a street performer in European cities with his mime and juggling acts.[4]

Acting career[]

At the age of 27, he enrolled at the National Theatre School of Denmark from which he graduated in 1995. In addition to his role in the drama series released worldwide as The Killing,[1] he subsequently appeared in two other internationally acclaimed Danish drama series, Those Who Kill and Borgen III.[5] He also had a leading role in an episode of the BBC drama Sherlock as blackmailer Charles Augustus Magnussen.[6] In the American television series House of Cards, he played the president of Russia. He won an International Emmy Award in 2018 for his role in Danish television drama Herrens Veje,[7] which was broadcast in the UK in 2019 as Ride Upon the Storm.

In addition to his native Danish, Mikkelsen speaks fluent Swedish, German and English, and he has mastered various accents. He has stated that he and his brother first picked up English by listening to Monty Python records and learning the comedy sketches.[4]

Personal life[]

Mikkelsen is married to actress Anette Støvelbæk.[8] They have been a couple since 1986 and married in 1989.[9] They have two sons.[10] He is the older brother of actor Mads Mikkelsen.[11]

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Title Role Notes
1997 Royal Blues Henning
1999 Seth Seth
1999 Under overfladen Victor
2000 Kira's Reason: A Love Story
(En kærlighedshistorie)		 Mads
2004 King's Game
(Kongekabale)		 Peter Schou
2005 Nordkraft Steso's father
2007 Island of Lost Souls Necromancer
Cecilie Lasse N. Damgaard
2008 What No One Knows
(Det som ingen ved)		 Marc Deleuran
Flame & Citron (Flammen & Citronen) Frode Jacobsen aka Ravnen
2009 Thomas Jargil
Headhunter Martin Vinge Robert Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
2012 What Richard Did Peter Karlsen
A Caretaker's Tale Per
2014 Montana Dimitrije
When Animals Dream Thor
2015 9. April Lieutenant-Colonel Hintz
2016 The Day Will Come Frederik Heck
2017 Winter Brothers

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes
1997 Strisser på Samsø Jens Fiskrt Episodes 1–4, 6
Taxa Drug addict Episode 8
2000 Edderkoppen Ole Madsen
Skjulte spor Morten Theilgaard
2001 Langt fra Las Vegas Pirate captain
Nikolaj og Julie Per Køller Episodes 10–20
2002 Rejseholdet Ivan Episodes 21–22
2004–07 Krøniken Jens Otto Krag Episodes 2–3, 9, 11, 14–15, 17, 21–22
2007 Forbrydelsen Troels Hartmann 20 episodes
2011 Those Who Kill Magnus Bisgaard
2013 Borgen Søren Ravn Season 3
2014 Sherlock Charles Augustus Magnussen Series 3
2 episodes
1864 Thøger Jensen Episodes 1–2
2015 The Team Harold Bjørn 8 episodes
2015–18 House of Cards[12] Viktor Petrov Seasons 3–6
11 Episodes
2016 Der Kommer En Dag Forstander Frederick Heck Season 1
2017 Historien om Danmark Narrator
Herrens Veje Johannes International Emmy for Best Performance by an Actor
2019 The Witcher Stregobor 4 episodes
2020 Devils Daniel Duval 10 episodes

Animated films/series/shorts[]

Year Title Role Notes
2002 Naruto Zabuza Momochi, Hayate Gekkō Danish dub
2004 Tiger-brødre Aidan McRory
2006 Arthur and the Invisibles Malthazar Danish dub
The Wild Samson Danish dub
2007 Go West! A Lucky Luke Adventure Lucky Luke
Meet the Robinsons Uncle Art Danish dub
2009 Monsters vs. Aliens General O.K. MacMission
2010 Huset Anubis Hr. Van Swieten
2011 Ronal the Barbarian Volcazar Danish dub
2014 The Dam Keeper The Narrator Short[13]
2016–18 Star Wars Rebels Grand Admiral Thrawn 13 episodes

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "The Killing's Lars Mikkelsen: 'Danish newspapers are talking about you raving about it". The Daily Telegraph. 4 April 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Reumert 2011 Hæderspris Lars Mikkelsen 22". YouTube. 17 January 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  3. ^ Transcript of Part 1 of "Mads Mikkeson". Mein Leben / My Life (TV documentary series). Arte. 2006. Archived from the original on 15 December 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2020. 2:22 Mads and Lars (brother) are in Nørrebro, Copenhagen ... 3:06 [Mikkelsen]: My brother and I know this place like the back of our hands. Nørrebro was a typical working-class neighborhood. Documentary in German, transcript in English.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Meagher, Ben (15 May 2013). "Lars Mikkelsen: England produces the best actors in the world". Leeds Student. Archived from the original on 15 January 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  5. ^ Frost, Vicky (22 February 2012). "Has Denmark run out of TV actors?". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
  6. ^ "Sherlock: Interview with Lars Mikkelsen". BBC Media Centre. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
  7. ^ International Emmy Awards: Full Winners List: Lars Mikkelsen Shines! Olisa TV, 20. november 2018
  8. ^ Schelin, Karen Margrethe (19 September 2009). "Jeg nåede aldrig at være en umulig teenager". Berlingske Tidende (in Danish). Retrieved 30 December 2010.
  9. ^ Bjerre, Britta (25 August 2014). "Anette Støvelbæk fejrer sølvbryllup med Lars Mikkelsen: Håber han er hjemme". Se og Hør (in Danish). Archived from the original on 3 October 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  10. ^ "Lars Mikkelsens børn vil også på scenen". Se og Hør (in Danish). 13 January 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  11. ^ Erlendsson, Kirsten (30 January 2007). "Lars Mikkelsen: Det var smøgerne eller livet". BT (in Danish). Retrieved 30 December 2010.
  12. ^ Alexander, Susannah (12 January 2015). "Sherlock actor Lars Mikkelsen to star in House of Cards season 3". Digital Spy. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  13. ^ Amidi, Amid (4 February 2014). "Watch a Clip from "The Dam Keeper" by Pixar's Dice Tsutsumi and Robert Kondo". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved 27 January 2015.

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