ACTOR

Lars Mikkelsen

1964 - Today

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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, 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lars Mikkelsen has received more than 5,238,243 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Lars Mikkelsen is the 2,122nd most popular actor (down from 1,914th in 2019), the 271st most popular biography from Denmark (down from 239th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Danish Actor.

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  • 60.12

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  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.98

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.29

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Lars Mikkelsen ranks 2,122 out of 13,578Before him are Pierre Barouh, Teri Garr, Rosanna Schiaffino, Arlene Dahl, Jill Clayburgh, and Kathryn Morris. After him are Leslie Easterbrook, Hind Rostom, Isabella Andreini, Rodrigo Santoro, Hyun Bin, and Gustavo Rojo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Lars Mikkelsen ranks 102Before him are Branco, Banana Yoshimoto, Edith González, Mariska Hargitay, Arturs Krišjānis Kariņš, and Jeff Hanneman. After him are Gore Verbinski, Eddie Vedder, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Hide, Rob Lowe, and Sertab Erener.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Lars Mikkelsen ranks 271 out of 1,032Before him are Holger Pedersen (1867), Princess Thyra of Denmark (1880), Karl Verner (1846), Holger Drachmann (1846), Henning Carlsen (1927), and Johan Peter Emilius Hartmann (1805). After him are Kjeld Abell (1901), Margrethe Vestager (1968), Ernst Reuter (1889), Frank Arnesen (1956), Rued Langgaard (1893), and Christian Frederik Hansen (1756).

Among ACTORS In Denmark

Among actors born in Denmark, Lars Mikkelsen ranks 11Before him are Jesper Christensen (1948), Giancarlo Esposito (1958), Connie Nielsen (1965), Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (1970), Annette Stroyberg (1936), and Sidse Babett Knudsen (1968). After him are Ulrich Thomsen (1963), Ghita Nørby (1935), Kim Bodnia (1965), Bodil Ipsen (1889), Jean Hersholt (1886), and Palle Huld (1912).