Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore

Even though he has long been a fixture in his aboriginal Denmark , Mads Mikkelsen has increasingly come to the poster of American audience , due to his noteworthy appearance in a issue of eminent - profile movie franchises . Most of late , he has been shake off in the part of Gellert Grindelwald in theHarry Potteruniverse , replacing Johnny Depp .

Throughout his calling , he has record a noteworthy versatility as an role player , appear in a wide variety of musical genre , always with a sinister grace that is all his own . Thus , there are a figure of movies that make a good spot for beginners .

Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets Of Dumbledore (2022)

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As with the other movies in theFantastic Beastsfranchise , The Secrets of Dumbledorefocuses on the title lineament ’s struggles against his lover - turned - pestilent - foeman Gellert Grindelwald . Mikkelsen replace Johnny Depp , and his performance is at once more understated and more sinister than Depp ’s .

Rather than a caricature , he manage to bring out many of the deep shades of Grindelwald ’s character , allowing the witness to get a more nuanced gumption of his personality and his motivation . He may not be a paladin , but he is definitely more of an antihero than a straight - up villain .

Another Round (2020)

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One of the authentication of Mikkelsen ’s career has been his willingness to appear in a across-the-board diverseness of motion picture . InAnother Round , he plays the character of Martin , one of a group of middle - aged mankind who decide , as an experimentation , to remain slightly intoxicated all the prison term rather than just occasionally .

Though the cast is uniformly excellent , Mikkelsen is especially strike as Martin , arguably the most fascinating member of the mathematical group and the one who the motion picture tries to make viewers identify with and interpret .

Doctor Strange (2016)

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TheMCU has had many great villains , but arguably Mikkelsen ’s Kaecilius is one of the best . Unlike so many other villain , he has a genuinely tragical backstory , and it is precisely his loss of his folk that sets him on the path to destruction and villainy .

Mikkelsen ’s singular brand of personal appeal is very much in grounds in the role , and he allows the viewer to gain at least a scrap of an understanding of what would drive someone to become confident that destruction is the only path to salvation .

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)

Even though is well - known to American audience for his ability to craft compelling baddie , Mikkelsen has also register a significant acquisition in portraying characters who are more morally ambiguous , if not outright heroic . One such graphic symbol is Galen Erso inRogue One , arguably one of the best Star Wars movies .

Though he is responsible for bringing the exceedingly destructive Death Star into existence , Mikkelsen also penetrate Erso with a peculiar type of doomed heroism , since it ’s his built - in defect in the Death Star ’s design that ultimately run to its death at the hands of the Rebels .

At Eternity’s Gate (2018)

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There have been great movies focused on the life of real people , and one of the more over-the-top late efforts isAt Eternity ’s Gate . Featuring a number of powerful performances from the likes of Willem Defoe and Oscar Isaac , it focuses on the last years of Vincent van Gogh .

Though he has only a comparatively belittled part in the movie as a non-Christian priest , Mikkelsen nevertheless imbue his quality with profound humankind , one of the people with whom the tortured painter seems to be able to make a meaningful James Bond .

Arctic (2018)

It takes a peculiar variety of talent to be able-bodied to capture the grueling nature of survival , but that is just what Mads Mikkelsen manages to do inArctic . Set in the frozen Union , it follows Mikkelsen ’s reference as he struggles to survive after being strand . give that it does n’t feature much dialogue , it depends almost whole on Mikkelsen ’s power to convey emotion .

As a result , the spectator finds themselves ineffective to front aside from his face as he faces the constant possibility that he might die far from culture .

A Royal Affair (2012)

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In addition to star in blockbusters and endurance movies , Mikkelsen has also exhibit that he has the skills to play in period dramas . In this film , Mikkelsen portrays the real - living reference of Johann Friedrich Struensee , a doctor at the court of King Christian VII of Denmark who find himself fall in love with Christian ’s queen .

The moving picture isone of the skillful period dramas , particularly since its cast of characters allows the looker to understand and find for these characters , catch up as they are in the thick of the powerful tides of desire .

Casino Royale (2006)

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Many fans fit in thatCasino Royaleisone of the better James Bond movies , and in large part that stems from the performances of both Daniel Craig as Bond and Mikkelsen as the movie ’s villain , Le Chiffre .

He is the ultimate incarnation of Bond villainy , with his powerful intensity , his pitilessness , and his willingness to do anything to get what he want . In less able handwriting , Le Chiffre would no doubt have been little more than a cutout , but Mikkelsen make water him into someone that continues to draw the eye just as much as Bond .

The Salvation (2014)

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Although the horse opera is , in many room , the ultimate American moving-picture show genre , many other national film have also read it up . One such example isThe Salvation , which is a Danish moving-picture show about Mads Mikkelsen ’s grapheme , Jon , as he seeks retaliation on the men who obliterate his married woman , an routine that brings him into battle with an infamous outlaw .

In plus to showcasing Mikkelsen ’s unnerving acting abilities , it is also a beautifully - scene movie , demonstrating the continuing viability of this well - worn musical style .

The Hunt (2012)

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Time and again , Mikkelsen has managed to wring a particular world out of his characters , no matter who they are or from what walk of life they come up from . In this case , he plays a graphic symbol name Lucas , who is incorrectly accused of sexual abuse .

It ’s a powerful and haunting movie , and it is also one that is n’t afraid to ask some of the tough questions about this very raw and pregnant case . And , as is normally the slip , Mikkelsen delivers a stirring performance .

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Split image of Mads Mikkelsen in Arctic, Fantastic Beasts and Doctor Strange

Gellert Grindelwald extracts Yusuf’s memory in Fantastic Beasts 3

Martin chugging a drink in Another Round

Kaecilius steals magic in Doctor Strange.

Galen Erso

A priest talking to van Gogh in At Eternity’s Gate

Overgard outside in Arctic

Caroline and Johann sitting together in A Royal Affair

Le Chiffre smiling at the poker table in Casino Royale

Jon staring at someone in The Salvation

Lucas (Mads Mikkelsen) standing serenely in the woods in The Hunt

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Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore