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Bond villain spotted at city restaurants

Steve Jones
BBC News, Yorkshire
Zaap Thai Mads Mikkelsen posing for a photo with a staff member at Zaap Thai. Mikkelsen is wearing a brown zip-up jumper. He has long grey hair. The staff member is wearing a yellow T-shirt. He has short dark hair and is smiling in the photo.Zaap Thai
Mads Mikkelsen has been spotted several times around Leeds in recent weeks

A Hollywood actor known for his villainous roles on screen has won praise for his kindness after visiting a popular Leeds restaurant.

Mads Mikkelsen, who played Bond villain Le Chiffre in the 2006 film Casino Royale and later starred as Hannibal Lecter, dined at Zaap Thai at the Grand Arcade last weekend.

Mikkelsen, 59, was also photographed eating at another restaurant in the city, Uyare, last month.

Praising his "great taste", a Zaap Thai spokesperson described the Danish star as "an incredible actor and an even kinder man", adding that it had been a "pleasure" to serve him.

Mikkelsen is also known for his role in 2022 adventure Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets Of Dumbledore, and the critically acclaimed 2012 film The Hunt.

He also clashed with Harrison Ford in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny in 2023.

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