INTRO
Mads is a seasoned actor with a rich international background and career. He started his journey at The National Danish School of Performing Arts and later trained in Vienna, NYC, and LA. Growing up trilingual, Mads speaks English (both British and American), German, and a mix of Scandinavian and European accents.

TV
Mads has a solid lineup of Danish and German TV credits and has been a series regular on several shows in both countries. His big break came as a tough cop with a heart of gold in the German cult series District One (ARD). He later made a splash in the post-apocalyptic drama The Island (HBO MAX) as a gritty, troubled drug dealer and in the LGBTQI+ dramedy All You Need (Netflix) as a closeted family man exploring his true self.

In 2024, he’s stepping into some exciting roles, including a paraplegic doctor in The Eifel Practice (ARD Degeto), a powerful carefree billionaire in the award-winning show Days That Never Were (ARD), and a malicious Gestapo leader in the Danish mini-series The Secrets of Bispebjerg Hospital (TV2 Denmark). He’s also appearing in The Summerdahl Murders (TV2 Denmark), Families Like Ours by Oscar-winning director Thomas Vinterberg, and in the high-end series Take The Money and Run (ZDF).

FILM
Mads traverses effortlessly between drama and comedy, and has recently taken on leading roles in November 2nd and Soap Angels (2024). Moreover, he has starred in The Angel Maker directed by Esben Tønnesen (2023), Out of the Darkness directed by Anders Refn (2022), and the award-winning short film The Deportation of a Model Citizen (2022). In the past he has also collaborated with the two Oscar-nominated directors, Jan Komasa and Nikolaj Arcel, in Warsaw 44 and A Royal Affair.

STAGE
For nearly a decade, Mads has been part of the innovative Mungo Park Group Theatre, starring in several pioneering productions, featured at The Edinburgh Festival Fringe among others. He’s tackled classic roles from Shakespeare to Chekhov, Ibsen, and Molieré at major Danish repertoire theatres. He also dabbles with musicals and concerts, most recently playing the antagonist in David Bowie’s Lazarus at The Royal Danish Playhouse.

VOICE ACTING
As one of Denmark’s top voice actors, Mads has lent his voice to thousands of commercials, audiobooks, documentaries, animated films, award shows, video games (including motion capture) and more. Internationally he has voiced and physicalized a leading character in the upcoming MMORPG sequel Kingdom Come Deliverance II (Warhorse Games), due to release in 2025.

TRIVIA
When he’s not acting, Mads loves action sports like mountain biking, climbing, and skiing. He also enjoys going to town on the drums and his guitar, whenever he gets the chance.