
He was enrolled at the National Theatre School of Denmark at the age of 27. He graduated in 1995. He also appeared in The Killing, a drama series that aired around the globe. He was later featured in Those Who Kill II and Borgen III, two other well-known Danish dramas. He also had an important role in Sherlock the show, which is a BBC drama where He played Charles Augustus Magnussen, whose blackmailer. He played the role of Russia's president on the American TV show House of Cards. In 2018, he was awarded an International Emmy Award for his part as the Russian president in the Danish television drama Herrens Veje. This was shown in the UK as Ride Upon the Storm in the year 2019. Mikkelsen is fluent in English, Swedish, German as well as Danish as well as his mother tongue. He also has acquired various accents. Mikkelsen said that he and his brother were able to learn English initially by listening to Monty Python recordings and watching comedy sketches.
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