Lars Mikkelsen - wikipedia Lars Mikkelsen Lars Mikkelsen Mikkelsen in 2015 Lars Dittmann Mikkelsen ( 1964 - 05 - 06 ) 6 May 1964 ( age 53 ) Gladsaxe, Copenhagen, Denmark Nationality Danish Occupation Actor Known for The Killing, House of Cards, Borgen, Sherlock, Star Wars Rebels Spouse ( s ) Anette Støvelbæk ( m. 1989 ) Children Relatives Mads Mikkelsen ( brother ) Lars Dittmann Mikkelsen ( born ( 1964 - 05 - 06 ) 6 May 1964 ) is a Danish actor best known to international TV audiences for his roles as Copenhagen mayoral election candidate Troels Hartmann in the drama series The Killing, Charles Augustus Magnussen, the primary villain in the third series of Sherlock, the Russian President Viktor Petrov in House of Cards on Netflix, and Grand Admiral Thrawn in Star Wars Rebels. He is the older brother of actor Mads Mikkelsen. In 2011 he won the Reumert Prize of honour. Contents 1 Early life 2 Acting career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4.1 Film 4.2 Television 4.3 Animated films / series / shorts 5 References 6 External links Early life Mikkelsen was born in Gladsaxe near Copenhagen, the older brother of actor Mads Mikkelsen. After secondary school he enrolled for military service in the Royal Danish Army. He then studied biology at the University of Copenhagen but gave up the course to earn his living as a street performer in European cities with his mime and juggling acts. Acting career At the age of 27 he enrolled at the National Theatre School of Denmark from which he graduated in 1995. In addition to his role in the drama series released worldwide as The Killing he subsequently appeared in two other internationally acclaimed Danish drama series, Those Who Kill and Borgen III. He also had a leading role in an episode of the BBC drama Sherlock as blackmailer Charles Augustus Magnussen. In the acclaimed American television series House of Cards, he acted as the president of Russia. In addition to his native Danish, Mikkelsen speaks fluent Swedish, German and English, and he has mastered various accents. He has stated that he and his brother first picked up English by listening to Monty Python records and learning the comedy sketches. Personal life He is married to actress Anette Støvelbæk. They have been a couple since 1986 and married in 1989. They have two sons, Lue and Thor. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1997 Royal Blues Henning 1999 Seth Seth 1999 Under overfladen Victor 2000 Kira 's Reason : A Love Story ( En kærlighedshistorie ) Mads King 's Game ( Kongekabale ) Peter Schou 2005 Nordkraft Steso 's father 2007 De fortabte sjæles ø Necromancer Cecilie Lasse N. Damgaard 2008 What No One Knows ( Det som ingen ved ) Marc Deleuran Flame & Citron ( Flammen & Citronen ) Frode Jacobsen aka Ravnen 2009 Flugten Thomas Jargil Headhunter Martin Vinge Robert Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role 2012 What Richard Did Peter Karlsen A Caretaker 's Tale Per 2014 Montana Dimitrije When Animals Dream Thor 2015 9. April Lieutenant - Colonel Hintz 2016 Der kommer en dag Frederik Heck 2017 Winter Brothers Television Year Title Role Notes 1997 Strisser på Samsø Jens Fiskrt Episodes 1 -- 4, 6 Taxa Drug addict Episode 8 2000 Edderkoppen Ole Madsen Skjulte spor Morten Theilgaard Langt fra Las Vegas Pirate captain Nikolaj og Julie Per Køller Episodes 10 -- 20 2002 Rejseholdet Episodes 21 -- 22 2004 -- 07 Krøniken Jens Otto Krag Episodes 2 -- 3, 9, 11, 14 -- 15, 17, 21 -- 22 2007 Forbrydelsen Troels Hartmann 2011 Those Who Kill Magnus Bisgaard 2013 Borgen Søren Ravn Season 3 2014 Sherlock Charles Augustus Magnussen Series 3 1864 Thøger Larsen Episodes 1 -- 2 2015 The Team Harold Bjørn 2015 -- 17 House of Cards Viktor Petrov Seasons 3 -- 5 Animated films / series / shorts Year Title Role Notes Tiger - brødre Aidan McRory 2006 Arthur and the Invisibles Malthazar The Wild Samson 2007 Go West ! A Lucky Luke Adventure Lucky Luke Bee Movie Ken Meet the Robinsons Onkel Arthur 2009 Monsters vs. Aliens General O.K. MacMission Huset Anubis Hr. Van Swieten 2014 The Dam Keeper The Narrator Short 2016 -- present Star Wars Rebels Grand Admiral Thrawn References ^ Jump up to : `` The Killing 's Lars Mikkelsen : ' Danish newspapers are talking about you raving about it ' '', The Telegraph, 4 April 2011. Accessed 5 January 2014 Jump up ^ `` Reumert 2011 Hæderspris Lars Mikkelsen 22 ''. YouTube.com. 17 January 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2016. Jump up ^ Erlendsson, Kirsten ( 30 January 2007 ). `` Lars Mikkelsen : Det var smøgerne eller livet ''. B.T. Retrieved 30 December 2010. ^ Jump up to : best - actors - in - the - world / Lars Mikkelsen interview at Leeds Student. Retrieved 13 January 2014 Jump up ^ Vicky Frost, `` Has Denmark run out of TV actors ? '', The Guardian, 22 February 2012. Accessed 5 January 2014 Jump up ^ Lars Mikkelsen interview at BBC mediacentre. Retrieved 13 January 2013 Jump up ^ Schelin, Karen Magrethe ( 19 September 2009 ). `` Jeg nåede aldrig at være en umulig teenager ''. Berlingske Tidende. Retrieved 30 December 2010. with whom he has two sons, Lue and Thor. Jump up ^ `` Anette Støvelbæk fejrer sølvbryllup med Lars Mikkelsen : Håber han er hjemme ''. SeOgHoer ( in Danish ). Retrieved 12 February 2015. Jump up ^ `` Lars Mikkelsens børn vil også på scenenFilmdatabase ''. SeOgHoer ( in Danish ). Retrieved 12 February 2015. Jump up ^ Alexander, Susannah ( January 12, 2015 ). `` Sherlock actor Lars Mikkelsen to star in House of Cards season 3 ''. Digital Spy. Retrieved March 9, 2016. Jump up ^ Amidi, Amid. `` Confirmation of Lars Mikkelsen in Trailer ''. Cartoon Brew. Cartoon Brew. Retrieved 27 January 2015. External links Lars Mikkelsen on IMDb VIAF : 182379015 LCCN : no2015152653 GND : 1061903044 SUDOC : 166207403 BNF : cb165387846 ( data ) BIBSYS : 90947871 MusicBrainz : 21e5b309 - 4cfa - 4b59 - af8d - 4f662ced7e07 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lars_Mikkelsen&oldid=799544529 '' Categories : Living people 1964 births Danish male television actors Danish male voice actors Danish male film actors University of Copenhagen alumni People from Gladsaxe Municipality Hidden categories : CS1 Danish - language sources ( da ) Articles with hCards Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with GND identifiers Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Wikipedia articles with BIBSYS identifiers Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz identifiers Place of birth missing ( living people ) Talk Contents About Wikipedia Dansk Deutsch Euskara فارسی Føroyskt Français 한국어 Italiano Nederlands 日本 語 Norsk Polski Português Русский Svenska 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 8 September 2017, at 10 : 48. 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Question: who plays president petrov in house of cards
Answer: Lars Dittmann Mikkelsen