Anna Daniels
If you’ve never taken a moment to check in with either House of Cards or Sherlock, it’s entirely possible you don’t recognize Mikkelsen’s face at all — but the actor’s voice might ring a bell while watching The Witcher. If that’s the case, you almost certainly recognize it from the famed galaxy far, far away, via the Star Wars franchise’s compelling animated addition Star Wars Rebels.
Set between the events of Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith and the O.G. trilogy’s opening chapter Star Wars: A New Hope, Rebels follows the travails of a starship crew who bravely stand up to the Galactic Empire, which is busy traversing the galaxy stamping out the remnants of the Jedi Order. In its four-season run, Star Wars Rebels featured the voice talents of vaunted performers like David Oyelowo (Selma), Clancy Brown (Thor: Ragnarok), Jason Isaacs (the Harry Potter franchise), and Phil LaMarr (Futurama). It even featured the voices of big screen Star Wars alums Forest Whitaker (Saw Gerrera), Ian McDiarmid (Emperor Palpatine), Frank Oz (Yoda), and James Earl Jones (Darth Vader). Mikkelsen was the voice behind the feared Imperial leader Grand Admiral Thrawn, who frequently tormented the ragtag group of rebels throughout the series.
Mikkelsen has a number of projects in the works; to name just a couple, he’ll be featured in the upcoming crime drama The Knife Thrower, and on the Danish small screen serial Grow, which is currently shooting. In the meantime, though, he’s enjoying the raised profile that comes with his supporting role on The Witcher, the most in-demand TV series in the world.
Written by: Looper
