Mads Mikkelsen
The fourth novel, "Hannibal Rising" (2006), explores Lecter's childhood and development into a serial killer. He was played in the 2007 film adaptation by Gaspard Ulliel. In the NBC television series "Hannibal" (2013"–"2015), which focuses on Lecter's relationship with Graham, Lecter was played by Mads Mikkelsen, who won a Saturn Award for the performance.