Lars Mikkelsen

Lars Mikkelsen
Mikkelsen in 2015
Born
Lars Dittmann Mikkelsen

(1964-05-06) 6 May 1964 (age 60)
Copenhagen, Denmark
Occupation(s)Actor, Voice Actor
Known for
Spouse
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(m. 1989)​
Children2
RelativesMads Mikkelsen (brother)

Lars Dittmann Mikkelsen (Danish: [ˈlɑːs ˈme̝kl̩sn̩]; born 6 May 1964) is a Danish actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Grand Admiral Thrawn in various Star Wars media.

His other roles include Copenhagen mayoral election candidate Troels Hartmann in the Danish police procedural The Killing,[1] the character Charles Augustus Magnussen in the third series of the BBC programme Sherlock, fictional Russian president Viktor Petrov in the American political thriller TV series House of Cards and mage Stregobor on the Netflix series The Witcher. In 2011, he won the Reumert Prize of Honour for his contributions to Danish theatre.[2]

  1. ^ "The Killing's Lars Mikkelsen: 'Danish newspapers are talking about you raving about it". The Daily Telegraph. 4 April 2011. Archived from the original on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Reumert 2011 Hæderspris Lars Mikkelsen 22". YouTube. 17 January 2013. Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2016.