Who is Lars Mikkelsen?
Lars Mikkelsen is a Danish actor, who got the part of Stregobor in the Netflix series “The Witcher”. He is well renowned from his roles in “Sherlock” and “House of Cards”.
Lars Mikkelsen began as an actor getting the role of Henning in “Royal Blues” (1997). In 1999 he portrayed the titular role in “Seth”, and Victor in “Under overfladen”. Lars portrayed the character of Mads in “Kira’s Reason: A Love Story” in 2000, and in 2004 Peter Schou in “King’s Game”.
Lars Mikkelsen- Birth, Parents, Siblings & Education
Lars Mikkelsen was born on 6 May 1964, in Gladsaxe, Copenhagen Denmark. His mother, Bente Christiansen, worked as a nurse, while his father, Henning Mikkelsen, was a bank teller and a trade union leader.
After Lars and his younger brother Mads Mikkelsen, himself an actor, were small kids, their family lived in Østerbro, a middle class district, but when their parents obtained better jobs, the family relocated to Nørrebro.
Right after his matriculation in 1982, Lars entered the Royal Danish Army and spent a couple of years in military service. However, he decided that he needed to receive some serious education, and quit the army in 1985, enrolling at the University of Copenhagen to study biology.
However, he suddenly met his future wife Anette Støvelbæk at a New Year’s Eve party, and she inspired him to attempt juggling, as she showed him her progress – after just three days of studying she could juggle very well. Lars fired up with the concept and eventually departed his Alma Mater to play in the streets of Europe.
Net Worth of Lars Mikkelsen? Salary, Earnings
Lars has an estimated net worth of $4 million, while his brother, Mads Mikkelsen, is claimed to have a net worth of $14 million.
Lars Mikkelsen- Relationship, Married Life, Boyfriend/ Girlfriend
Lars met Anette Støvelbæk in 1985, and the couple married in 1989. Annette is an actress — she studied drama from 1993 to 1997 in the National School of Acting at Odense Theatre.
Lars and Annette have two boys, Lue and Thor. Lue is also an actor, who graduated from the Danish National School of Performing Arts in 2019.
Body Measurement- Height, Weight, Hair Colour
Lars has short grey hair and blue eyes. He is 6ft 4ins (1.94m) tall and weighs roughly 190lbs (86kgs).
Lars Mikkelsen- Professional Career
Lars Mikkelsen began as an actor getting the role of Henning in “Royal Blues” (1997). In 1999 he portrayed the titular role in “Seth”, and Victor in “Under overfladen”. Lars portrayed the character of Mads in “Kira’s Reason: A Love Story” in 2000, and in 2004 Peter Schou in “King’s Game”.
Lars gained more roles in such movies as “Cecilie” (2007), “What No One Knows” (2008) and “Flame & Citron” (2008). (2008). Later he could also be seen in such films as “Headhunter” (2009), for which he won the Robert Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, “What Richard Did” (2012) and “When Animals Dream” (2012).
Among his newest efforts in movies are “9. April” (2015), in which Lars got the role of Lieutenant-Colonel Hintz, “The Day Will Come” (2016), as Frederik Heck, and “Winter Brothers” (2017).
It is worth saying that Lars may have joined his brother Mads in “The Salvation” in 2014 to play the on-screen Jensen brothers. However, due to schedule difficulties Lars had to depart the movie, and his role went to Swedish actor Mikael Persbrandt.
Lars is mostly famous for his roles in such television series as “Sherlock”, in which he played the role of Charles Augustus Magnussen in the third season of the crime drama show, “House of Cards”, in which he played the Russian President Viktor Petrov, and “Herrens Veje”, in which he landed the role of Johannes, getting an International Emmy Award for Best Performance by an Actor.
He also participated in such series as “Those Who Kill”, “1864” and “The Team”, but they were less mainly popular in Europe. Lars has also portrayed the title role in The Danish Royal Theatre production of “Mefisto” since 2004. From 2016 until 2018 Lars was Grand Admiral Thrawn in “Star Wars Rebels” series.
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Quick Facts of Lars Mikkelsen
- Lars Mikkelsen is a Danish actor, who landed the role of Stregobor in the Netflix series “The Witcher”.
- He is also known for his appearances in “Sherlock” and “House of Cards”.
- Lars’s brother also did the voice-over of the video game “Death Stranding” by Kojima Productions.
- Lars’s brother was the most wanted actor by the fans of “The Witcher” universe to play the role of Geralt of Rivia.
