Lars Mikkelsen is to appear in season three of Netflix drama House of Cards.
The Danish actor, who played villain Charles Augustus Magnussen in the third series of Sherlock, can be seen in the new trailer for Kevin Spacey's drama.
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Although details of his role have not been announced, the trailer appears to depict him as a politician who is reluctant to shake hands with Spacey's newly sworn-in President Frank Underwood.
He is also glimpsed kissing First Lady Claire Underwood (Robin Wright) in front of Frank, much to the President's displeasure.
Mikkelsen - who has also starred in Forbrydelsen, the original Danish version of The Killing - told Kultur that his role is "great" and that he will appear in a number of episodes in the season.
He added that working on House of Cards has been one of his career highlights, saying: "It's a crazy good series. The design is crazy and I like the Shakespearean references that are in the series.
"Among other things, Frank Underwood communicates with the audience like Shakespeare's Richard III. And it is enormously well played and incredibly intelligently written."
House of Cards will launch its third season on Netflix on February 27.
Kevin Spacey won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series for his role in House of Cards last night (January 11).
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