Mads Mikkelsen [repack] -

His Lecter is not a cackling monster. He is the devil disguised as a Renaissance prince. He is a gourmand, a psychiatrist, and a cultured aesthete who also happens to eat rude people. Mikkelsen plays Hannibal as a being of pure, alien curiosity. He tilts his head like a bird of prey. He speaks in purrs. When he serves human flesh to his dinner guests, he does so with the pride of a Michelin-starred chef.

Just when Hollywood thought they had him, Mikkelsen returned to Denmark to reunite with Thomas Vinterberg for Another Round (2020). The film, which won the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film, stars Mikkelsen as Martin, a bored high school teacher who tests a theory that maintaining a constant level of alcohol in the blood makes life more exciting. Mads Mikkelsen

He did not stumble into acting until his late twenties, studying at the Århus Theatre School. Unlike the Juilliard-trained titans of Hollywood, brings a gritty, European theatricality to his work. He debuted in the Danish film Pusher (1996), where his small role as a drug dealer hinted at the raw, unpolished danger he would later perfect. His Lecter is not a cackling monster