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'If there’s nothing else, I’ll definitely do this, because it’s fun,' Mikkelsen added. The elder Mikkelsen will be reprising the role in the upcoming live action Ahsoka series on Disney+.īut Mads Mikkelsen gladly will continue portray villains if asked. Lars has voiced Imperial Officer Grand Admiral Thrawn in the animated Star Wars: Rebels. Mikkelsen’s older brother Lars is no stranger to Star Wars villainy, either. That weakness is what enabled Luke Skywalker and the Rebel Alliance destroy the Death Star in Star Wars: A New Hope. But the morally-minded Erso also secretly built in a deliberate design flaw. The scientist was conscripted by the Empire to work on the superweapon. Mikkelsen's character wasn't a villain per se, however. Erso was one of the chief architects of the Galactic Empire's first planet-killing Death Star. RELATED: Mads Mikkelsen Wants to Be Chased by Zombies in His Next MovieĪmong Star Wars fans, the actor’s known for playing Galen Erso in 2016's Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. He was also cast as James Bond villain Le Chiffre in 2006’s Casino Royale. Mikkelsen also played the role of Kaecilius, one of Doctor Strange's mystically powered nemeses in the like-named 2016 film. Mikkelsen also played serial killer Hannibal Lecter in NBC's Hannibal series. The actor also played the role of dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald in last year's Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore.

The part of Voller isn't the first time Mikkelsen's been cast as a villain. Star Wars, Hannibal, James Bond: Mads Mikkelsen's History of Villainy The two battle again on the eve of 1969's Apollo Moon Landing. Voller and Indy first come into conflict both in the final days of World War II. Voller, along with Indy and his goddaughter Helena Shaw, seek the ancient Antikythera, aka the Dial of Destiny.

Mikkelsen portrayed Nazi-turned-NASA-scientist Jürgen Voller in the most recent Indiana Jones film - Harrison Ford's final outing as Indy. RELATED: Indiana Jones 5: Mads Mikkelsen On Shooting 's Death Scene

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