Portrait of Lars Mikkelsen

Acting

Lars Mikkelsen

Career

Active from 1996 to 2026, busiest in 2011 and 2012 with 5 main titles each.

Leading roles
36
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Borgen
Borgen
GoodWatch score90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 54 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Lars Mikkelsen Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Nostalgia
    2.4, average 3.8
  • Physical Comedy
    1.0, average 2.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.4, average 2.7
  • Wholesome
    2.1, average 3.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Moral Ambiguity 7
  • Gritty Realism 5
  • Nordic Noir 4
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Danish Cinema 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Melancholic Tone 3
  • Psychological Thriller 3
  • Psychological Drama 3
  • Danish History 2
  • Slow Burn 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

86
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

3 titles
The X-Gene Project
The X-Gene Project

as Chairman

The Knife Thrower
The Knife Thrower

as Axel Uggla

The Boy Who Stole the World
The Boy Who Stole the World

as Jack

2020s

18 titles · average score 62
Rivalerne
Rivalerne (2026)

TV show · as Carl Felding

Mumbo Jumbo
Mumbo Jumbo (2026)

as Mandril-aben Frede (voice)

Frankenstein
Frankenstein (2025)
GoodWatch score 79

as Captain Anderson

The Residence
The Residence (2025)
GoodWatch score 61

as Mathias Nielsen

Ahsoka
Ahsoka (2023)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Grand Admiral Thrawn

Asphalt
Asphalt (2023)
GoodWatch score 61

as Kim (voice)

The Kiss
The Kiss (2022)
GoodWatch score 48

as Løvenskjold

Historien om Grønland og Danmark
Historien om Grønland og Danmark (2022)

TV show · as Vært

The Dreamer: Becoming Karen Blixen
The Dreamer: Becoming Karen Blixen (2022)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Knud

Grow
Grow (2020)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Graversen

Grænseland
Grænseland (2020)

TV show · as Narrator

Wild and Wonderful Denmark
Wild and Wonderful Denmark (2020)

TV show · as Fortæller

2010s

37 titles · average score 68
Ride Upon the Storm
Ride Upon the Storm (2017)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Johannes Krogh

The Day Will Come
The Day Will Come (2017)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Forstander Frederik Heck

The History of Denmark
The History of Denmark (2017)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Vært

The Day Will Come
The Day Will Come (2016)
GoodWatch score 81

as Forstander Frederik Heck

The Team
The Team (2015)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show · as Harald Bjorn

April 9th
April 9th (2015)
GoodWatch score 64

as Oberstløjtnant Hintz

When Animals Dream
When Animals Dream (2014)
GoodWatch score 57

as Thor

Those Who Kill - Shadow of the Past
Those Who Kill - Shadow of the Past (2012)
GoodWatch score 65

as Magnus Bisgaard

A Caretaker's Tale
A Caretaker's Tale (2012)
GoodWatch score 52

as Per

Those Who Kill
Those Who Kill (2011)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Magnus Bisgaard

Borgen
Borgen (2010)
GoodWatch score 90

TV show · as Søren Ravn

Sherlock
Sherlock (2010)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Charles Magnussen

2000s

20 titles · average score 62
Headhunter
Headhunter (2009)
GoodWatch score 62

as Martin Vinge

The Escape
The Escape (2009)
GoodWatch score 52

as Thomas Jargil

What No One Knows
What No One Knows (2008)
GoodWatch score 58

as Marc Deleuran

The Killing
The Killing (2007)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show · as Troels Hartmann

Island of Lost Souls
Island of Lost Souls (2007)
GoodWatch score 48

as Necromancer

Cecilie
Cecilie (2007)
GoodWatch score 47

as Lasse Noah Damgaard

King's Game
King's Game (2004)
GoodWatch score 74

as Peter Schou

Begravelsen
Begravelsen (2002)

as Henrik

Kira's Reason: A Love Story
Kira's Reason: A Love Story (2001)
GoodWatch score 44

as Mads

Flænset
Flænset (2000)
GoodWatch score 48

as Tynde betjent

The Spider
The Spider (2000)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Ole Madsen

Unit One
Unit One (2000)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Ivan

1990s

8 titles · average score 69
Under overfladen
Under overfladen (1999)

as Victor

Seth
Seth (1999)

as Seth

Royal Blues
Royal Blues (1997)

as Henning

Taxa
Taxa (1997)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Narkoman

Strisser på Samsø
Strisser på Samsø (1997)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as Jens Fisker

Café Hector
Café Hector (1996)
GoodWatch score 61

as Uffe

Den store kul-tur
Den store kul-tur (1996)

as Jens

The Kingdom
The Kingdom (1994)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Pontopidan