Ulrich Thomsen
Acting • Born 1963-12-06
Biography
Ulrich Thomsen (born 6 December 1963) is a Danish actor and filmmaker known for his role of Christian in the 1998 film The Celebration and for the role of Kai Proctor in the Cinemax original series Banshee (2013–2016). Ulrich Thomsen was born in (Næsby) Odense, Denmark and graduated from the Danish National School of Theatre and Contemporary Dance in 1993, after which he performed in several theatres in Copenhagen, such as Dr Dantes Aveny, Mungo Park and Østre Gasværks Teater. His film debut was in 1994 in Nightwatch, directed by Ole Bornedal. Since then, he has starred in several roles, including, among others, Thomas Vinterberg's The Biggest Heroes (1996), Susanne Bier's Sekten (1997) and Anders Thomas Jensen's Flickering Lights (2000). The breakthrough in his career came in the 1998 film, Followed by an essential role in the James Bond film The World Is Not Enough (1999) portraying the part of henchman Sasha Davidov. This established Thomsen as an international actor, famous outside his native Denmark. He played a part in the 2002 English film Killing Me Softly. In 2009, he played Jonas Skarssen, the lead villain in Tom Tykwer's The International. From 2013 to 2016, he starred as a series regular in Banshee, playing the primary antagonist, Kai Proctor. Aside from his native language, Danish, Thomsen is fluent in German and English. He is vegan. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ulrich Thomsen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
101 credits
The Celebration
Movie • 1998
Christian
Adam's Apples
Movie • 2005
Adam
Flickering Lights
Movie • 2000
Peter
Hitman
Movie • 2007
Mikhail Belicoff
The Broken
Movie • 2008
Dr Robert Zachman
Brothers
Movie • 2004
Michael
Boundless
Movie • 2024
Carl Mørck
Opium: Diary of a Madwoman
Movie • 2007
Dr. Brenner
The International
Movie • 2009
Jonas Skarssen
Season of the Witch
Movie • 2011
Eckhardt
Blueprint
Movie • 2003
Dr. Martin Fisher
Baby Doom
Movie • 1998
Magnus
The Rocket Post
Movie • 2004
Gerhard Zucher
Centurion
Movie • 2010
Gorlacon
Lulu and Jimi
Movie • 2009
Harry Hass
The Substitute
Movie • 2007
Jesper Osböll
Tell-Tale
Movie • 2009
Lethe
Angel of the Night
Movie • 1998
Alex
Killing Me Softly
Movie • 2002
Klaus
The Silence
Movie • 2010
Peer Sommer
The Thing
Movie • 2011
Dr. Sander Halvorson
Clash of Egos
Movie • 2006
Tonny
In a Better World
Movie • 2010
Claus
The Inheritance
Movie • 2003
Christoffer
Fear Me Not
Movie • 2008
Mikael
Before It Ends
Movie • 2023
Lauritz
The Biggest Heroes
Movie • 1996
Peter
Allegro
Movie • 2005
Zetterstrom
Take My Hand
Movie • 2022
Claes
Election Night
Movie • 1998
Peter
Portland
Movie • 1996
Lasse
Impossibly Yours
Movie • 2007
Jan
P.O.V. - Point of View
Movie • 2002
Henrik
Credo
Movie • 1997
Svane
Aya
Movie • 2012
Mr. Overby
The Zookeeper
Movie • 2001
Dragov
The Notebook
Movie • 2013
Offizier
Ripple
Movie • 2023
The Miracle
Movie • 2013
Jakob
A Second Chance
Movie • 2014
Simon
In der Überzahl
Movie • 2013
Stig Sørensen
Café Hector
Movie • 1996
Christian
Sergeant Pepper
Movie • 2004
Johnny Sínger
The World Is Not Enough
Movie • 1999
Davidov
The Commune
Movie • 2016
Erik
Apparat
Movie
Mortdecai
Movie • 2015
Romanov
Mike Bassett: England Manager
Movie • 2001
Dr. Hans Shoegaarten
Max
Movie • 2002
Captain Mayr
Stockholm Bloodbath
Movie • 2024
Hemming Gadh
Summer of '92
Movie • 2015
Richard Møller Nielsen
Baby
Movie • 2003
Marc
Kingdom of Heaven
Movie • 2005
Templar Master
The Weight of Water
Movie • 2001
John Hontvedt
Small Town Killers
Movie • 2017
Edward
In Embryo
Movie • 2016
Peter
Duplicity
Movie • 2009
Big Swiss Suit
A Regular Thing
Movie • 1997
Holger
Darling
Movie • 2017
Kristian
Royal Blues
Movie • 1997
Christian
Shadow of a Hero
Movie • 2015
Gustaf (voice)
Ins Leben zurück
Movie • 2003
Eric Lundgren
Hit the Bag
Movie • 1993
Slipse-Peter
1989: A Spy Story
Movie • 2019
Jeremy Redman
Gooseboy
Movie • 2019
Knud Heinesen
The Space Between the Lines
Movie • 2019
Bernhard
The Marco Effect
Movie • 2021
Carl Mørck
Mother at War
Movie • 2020
Feldwebel Meier
The Good Traitor
Movie • 2020
Henrik Kauffmann
Solen er så rød
Movie • 2000
Sælger
The Idiots Who Started The Party
Movie • 2020
Sig selv
A Violent Man
Movie • 2022
Warden Goodwillie
The Celebration in Retrospect
Movie • 2005
self
Dead Language
Movie • 2025
Esben
Run
Movie • 2025
Matt
In Love & War
Movie • 2018
Müller
Nightwatch
Movie • 1994
Rod 1
The Riders
Movie
Mostly Martha
Movie • 2001
Sam Thalberg
Banshee
TV • 2013
Kai Proctor
The Left Wing Gang
TV • 2009
Jørn Moos
The Blacklist
TV • 2013
Alexander Kirk
Banshee: Origins
TV • 2013
Kai Proctor
Trom
TV • 2022
Hannios Martinsson
Dybt vand
TV • 1999
Flygge
Fringe
TV • 2008
Man in Zeppelin, aka Mr X
The Virgin Queen
TV • 2006
Baron
Those Who Kill
TV • 2011
Martin Høeg
Counterpart
TV • 2017
Aldrich
The Company
TV • 2007
Starik Zhilov
Shining Girls
TV • 2022
Britta's Husband
Face to Face
TV • 2019
Bjørn Rasmussen
Grundtvig
TV • 2024
Grundtvig
The New Pope
TV • 2020
Doctor Lindegard
Charlot og Charlotte
TV • 1996
Læge 1
ZULU Comedy Galla
TV • 2010
Ulrich Thomsen
Agent
TV • 2023
Ulrich Thomsen
Ditte & Louise
TV • 2015
Sig selv
All Exclusive
TV • 2022
Sig selv
Alias
TV • 2001
Ulrich Kottor
Bryggeren
TV • 1996
Gartner Jørgensen