Mikkelsen achieved worldwide recognition for playing the main antagonist Le Chiffre in the twenty-first "James Bond" film, "Casino Royale" (2006). His other roles include Igor Stravinsky in "Coco Chanel &amp; Igor Stravinsky" (2008), Johann Friedrich Struensee in "A Royal Affair" (2012), his Cannes Film Festival Best Actor Award-winning performance as Lucas in the Danish film "The Hunt" (2012), Dr. Hannibal Lecter in the television series "Hannibal" (2013–2015), Kaecilius in Marvel's "Doctor Strange" (2016), Galen Erso in Lucasfilm's "Rogue One" (2016), Cliff Unger in Hideo Kojima's video game "Death Stranding" (2019), and his BAFTA-nominated role as Martin in "Another Round" (2020).