(born 22 November 1965) is a Danish actor.

Mikkelsen was born in the Østerbro area of Copenhagen. After attending Århus Theatre School, he made his film debut in the movie Pusher. He has starred in popular Danish movies such as Flickering Lights (Danish: Blinkende Lygter), The Green Butchers (Danish: De Grønne Slagtere), his film debut Pusher, and Pusher II. Arguably, Mikkelsen's most famous role was as a cop in the Danish television series Unit One (Danish: Rejseholdet). He also starred in the Jerry Bruckheimer production of King Arthur in which he portrayed Tristan. He also played the villain Le Chiffre in the 21st James Bond film Casino Royale.

In 2008, Mikkelsen was invited by the Swiss watchmaker Swatch to Bregenz, Austria to present together with another James Bond Villain, Richard Kiel, the Swatch 007 Villain Collection. One of the 22 models of the Collection is dedicated to "Le Chiffre", the infamous gambler he played in Casino Royale.

Filmography

• Café Hector (1996) … as Anders

• The Glass House Prisoner (1996) … as Max

• Pusher (1996) … as Tonny

• Wildside (1998) … as Jimmy

• Angel of the Night (1998) … as Ronnie

• Tom Merritt (1999) … as Tom Merritt

• Bleeder (1999) … as Lenny

• Flickering Lights (2000) … as Arne

• Monas verden (2001) … as Casper

• Shake It All About (2001) … as Jacob

• I Am Dina (2002) … as Niels

• Open Hearts (Danish: Elsker dig for evigt), (2002) … as Niels

• Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself (2002) … as Dr. Horst

• Now (2003) … as Jakob (young)

• The Boy Below (2003) … as dad

• The Green Butchers (2003) … as Svend

• Torremolinos 73 (2003) … as Magnus

• King Arthur (2004) … as Tristan

• Pusher II (2004) … as Tonny

• Adam's Apples (2005) … as Ivan

• After the Wedding (2006) … as Jacob

• Prague (2006) … as Christoffer

• Exit (2006) … as Thomas Skepphult

• Casino Royale (2006) … as Le Chiffre

• Flame & Citron (2008) … as Citronen (Jørgen Haagen Schmith)

• Die Tür (2009) ... as David

• Valhalla Rising (2009) … as One-Eye

• Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky (2009) … as Igor Stravinsky

• Clash of the Titans (2010) ... Draco

Television

• Julie (2005)....as Julie's Dad

• Klovn - Str. 44 (2005)....as Footballplayer

• Bertelsen - de uaktuelle nyheder - Episode #1.7 (2002)....as Allan Fischer

• Banjo´s Likørstue (2002).... as himself

• Rejseholdet'' (2000-2004)....as Allan Fischer