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 roles as 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, the mage Stregobor on the Netflix series The Witcher, and Grand Admiral Thrawn in Star Wars Rebels and Ahsoka. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lars Mikkelsen has received more than 4,928,945 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Lars Mikkelsen is the 2,120th 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.

Memorability Metrics

  • 4.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.79

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.98

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.29

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Lars Mikkelsens by language

Over the past year Lars Mikkelsen has had the most page views in the with 1,162,133 views, followed by German (127,785), and French (90,620). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Finnish (1,805.11%), Ukrainian (208.88%), and Portuguese (141.78%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Lars Mikkelsen ranks 2,120 out of 13,578. Before 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 102. Before 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 1,032. Before 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).

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Among ACTORS In Denmark

Among actors born in Denmark, Lars Mikkelsen ranks 11. Before 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).

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Television and Movie Roles

House of Cards
Viktor Petrov
Set in present day Washington, D.C., House of Cards is the story of Frank Underwood, a ruthless and cunning politician, and his wife Claire who will stop at nothing to conquer everything. This wicked political drama penetrates the shadowy world of greed, sex and corruption in modern D.C.
8.041 / 10
Forbrydelsen
Troels Hartmann
The Killing is a Danish police procedural set in the Copenhagen main police department and revolves around Detective Inspector Sarah Lund and her team, with each season series following a different murder case day-by-day and a one-hour episode covering twenty-four hours of the investigation. The series is noted for its plot twists, season-long storylines, dark tone and for giving equal emphasis to the story of the murdered victim's family alongside the police investigation. It has also been singled out for the photography of its Danish setting, and for the acting ability of its cast.
8.062 / 10
The Day Will Come
Forstander Frederik Heck
Set in the blooming 1960s, the film centres on two young brothers who are instantly robbed of their lives when they are placed in a boy's home forgotten by time. Armed only with a vivid imagination and a fickle hope, the boys engage in the frightening battle against Headmaster Heck and his lethal tyranny. The film is based on actual events.
Apr 21o 20167.6 / 10