Mads was Born in Østerbro, Copenhagen to a nurse and a banker. Slowly grew to become one of Denmark's biggest movie actors. He was a professional dancer for 8 years. Grandfather with two grandchildren from Viola. Speaks Swedish, has lived in Gothenburg for many years. Married to Hanne Jacobsen who’s a an actress and casting director, and have two adult children, oldest Viola (1992) who is a nurse and youngest Carl (1997) who’s an actor. 