Lars Mikkelsen

Lars Dittmann Mikkelsen (born 6 May 1964) is a Danish actor. He has played Copenhagen mayoral election candidate Troels Hartmann in the drama series The Killing,[1] Charles Augustus Magnussen in the third series of Sherlock, the Russian president Viktor Petrov in the American House of Cards on Netflix, and Grand Admiral Thrawn in Star Wars Rebels. In 2011, he won the Reumert Prize of Honour

Mikkelsen was born in Gladsaxe near Copenhagen[citation needed].[3] He and his younger brother, actor Mads Mikkelsen, were raised in the Nørrebro district.[4] After secondary school, he enlisted for military service in the Royal Danish Army.[5][citation needed] 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.