8 Things You Didn't Know About Mads Mikkelsen
1. You're Probably Pronouncing His Name Wrong
It's hard to blame people not native to Denmark for mistakenly applying English pronunciation to a Danish name. Still, Mikkelsen's name is not pronounced quite how one would expect.
When The National Post asked Mads back in 2013 how to correctly pronounce his first name, he said "Mass". He went on to explain that he's used to hearing people pronounce it as "mads", and that he doesn't mind because he thinks it sounds kind of cool.
As for Mikkelsen, the “sen” at the end is pronounced more like “zen”. Mass Mikkelzen. Easy!