Published By: Nirtika Pandita

Must watch veteran actor MadsMikkelsen movies

There is no stopping to this actor, for the characters he has essayed

A Danish actor, MadsMikkelsen has a strong presence across Hollywood besides being famous in Denmark and France. The 56-year-old actor’s career came to prominence in Denmark with the Pusher film trilogy as well as in the television series Rejseholdet as Detective Sergeant Allan Fischer. After this, there was no looking back for the actor who went on to portray a multitude of shades of character with ease. Here are some MadsMikkelsen movie recommendations you must consider.

The Hunt

This 2012 Danish drama film is directed by Thomas Vinterberg and stars MadsMikkelsen in the lead role. The plot of the film, set in a small Danish village follows Lucas, a kinder garden teacher. Since Lucas had been teaching at the same kinder garden and is part of a close-knit rural Danish community he knows the children around. Among the children, Klara, daughter of Lucas' best friend, as well as a pupil at his kindergarten starts to develop a crush on him. But when she makes an advance and Lucas refuses, she builds a story that he sexually assaulted her.

Prague

This 2006 Danish film is written and directed by Ole Christian Madsen and stars Stine Stengade and Jana Plodková, besides MadsMikkelsen. The plot of the film follows the couple, Christoffer essayed by MadsMikkelsen, and Maja played by Stine Stengade, who travels to Prague in order to bring home Christoffer's father’s body for burial in Denmark. When Christoffer visits the mortuary, he leaves with a cardboard box containing pajamas and other possessions including a mobile phone.

Other MadsMikkelsen movies are Bleeder, Flickering Lights, Monas Verden, Shake It All About, Monsters, Inc., I Am Dina, Open Hearts, Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself, Nu [da], The Boy Below [da], The Green Butchers, Torremolinos 73, King Arthur, Pusher II, Adam's Apples, After the Wedding, Cars, Exit, Casino Royale, Flame & Citron, Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky, Valhalla Rising, The Door, Clash of the Titans, Moomins and the Comet Chase, The Three Musketeers, A Royal Affair, Move On, Charlie Countryman, Michael Kohlhaas, The Salvation, Men & Chicken, Doctor Strange, Le Fantôme, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Arctic, At Eternity's Gate, Polar, Another Round, Riders of Justice, Chaos Walking, Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore.