Mads Mikkelsen

'Mads Mikkelsen' (qv)'s great successes parallel those achieved by the Danish film industry since the mid-1990s. He was born in Østerbro, Copenhagen, to Bente Christiansen, a nurse, and 'Henning Mikkelsen' (qv), a banker.Starting out as a low-life pusher/junkie in the 1996 success _Pusher (1996)_ (qv), he slowly grew to become one of Denmark's biggest movie actors. The success in his home country includes _Flickering Lights (2000)_ (qv), _Shake It All About (2001)_ (qv) and the Emmy-winning police series _Unit One - Die Spezialisten (2000)_ (qv).His success has taken him abroad where he has played alongside 'Gérard Depardieu' (qv) in _Ich bin Dina (2002)_ (qv) as well as in the Spanish comedy _Die Torremolinos Homevideos (2003)_ (qv) and the American blockbuster _King Arthur (2004)_ (qv).He played the role of Dr. Hannibal Lecter in the critically acclaimed NBC series _Hannibal (2013)_ (qv), from 2013 to 2015, with great success.::[email protected], stella allets