<Tr> <Th> Children </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Relatives </Th> <Td> Mads Mikkelsen (brother) </Td> </Tr> <P> Lars Dittmann Mikkelsen (born (1964 - 05 - 06) 6 May 1964) is a Danish actor best known to international TV audiences for his roles as Copenhagen mayoral election candidate Troels Hartmann in the drama series The Killing, Charles Augustus Magnussen, the primary villain in the third series of Sherlock, the Russian President Viktor Petrov in House of Cards on Netflix, and Grand Admiral Thrawn in Star Wars Rebels . He is the older brother of actor Mads Mikkelsen . In 2011 he won the Reumert Prize of honour . </P> <P> Mikkelsen was born in Gladsaxe near Copenhagen, the older brother of actor Mads Mikkelsen . After secondary school he enrolled for military service in the Royal Danish Army . 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 . </P>

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