Ulrich Thomsen
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Dec 6, 1963 (age 62)
- Place of birth
- Odense, Denmark
- Credits
- 106
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.
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Known for
Filmography
The Riders
2027Movie
Austerity
2026Movie
Nikolajs far
Lanterns
2026TV
Thaal Sinestro
Lanterns: The Official Podcast
2026TV
Self
Run
2025Movie
Matt
Dead Language
2025Movie
Esben
Grundtvig
2024TV
Grundtvig
Boundless
2024Movie
Carl Mørck
Stockholm Bloodbath
2024Movie
Hemming Gadh
Ripple
2023Movie
Hammer
Before It Ends
2023Movie
Lauritz
Agent
2023TV
Ulrich Thomsen
All Exclusive
2022TV
Sig selv
Shining Girls
2022TV
Britta's Husband
Trom
2022TV
Hannios Martinsson
A Violent Man
2022Movie
Warden Goodwillie
Take My Hand
2022Movie
Claes
The Marco Effect
2021Movie
Carl Mørck
Mother at War
2020Movie
Feldwebel Meier
The Idiots Who Started The Party
2020Movie
Sig selv
The Good Traitor
2020Movie
Henrik Kauffmann
The New Pope
2020TV
Doctor Lindegard
Face to Face
2019TV
Bjørn Rasmussen
Gooseboy
2019Movie
Knud Heinesen
The Space Between the Lines
2019Movie
Bernhard
1989: A Spy Story
2019Movie
Jeremy Redman
In Love & War
2018Movie
Müller
Counterpart
2017TV
Aldrich
Darling
2017Movie
Kristian
Small Town Killers
2017Movie
Edward
In Embryo
2016Movie
Peter
The Commune
2016Movie
Erik
Summer of '92
2015Movie
Richard Møller Nielsen
Ditte & Louise
2015TV
Sig selv
Shadow of a Hero
2015Movie
Gustaf (voice)
Mortdecai
2015Movie
Romanov
A Second Chance
2015Movie
Simon
The Miracle
2013Movie
Jakob
The Blacklist
2013TV
Alexander Kirk
The Notebook
2013Movie
Offizier
Banshee
2013TV
Kai Proctor
Banshee: Origins
2013TV
Kai Proctor
In der Überzahl
2013Movie
Stig Sørensen
Aya
2012Movie
Mr. Overby
The Thing
2011Movie
Dr. Sander Halvorson
Those Who Kill
2011TV
Martin Høeg
Season of the Witch
2011Movie
Eckhardt
ZULU Comedy Galla
2010TV
Ulrich Thomsen
In a Better World
2010Movie
Claus
The Silence
2010Movie
Peer Sommer
Centurion
2010Movie
Gorlacon
The Left Wing Gang
2009TV
Jørn Moos
Tell-Tale
2009Movie
Lethe
Duplicity
2009Movie
Big Swiss Suit
The International
2009Movie
Jonas Skarssen
Lulu and Jimi
2009Movie
Harry Hass
Fear Me Not
2008Movie
Mikael
The Broken
2008Movie
Dr Robert Zachman
Fringe
2008TV
Man in Zeppelin, aka Mr X
Hitman
2007Movie
Mikhail Belicoff
The Company
2007TV
Starik Zhilov
Impossibly Yours
2007Movie
Jan
Opium: Diary of a Madwoman
2007Movie
Dr. Brenner
The Substitute
2007Movie
Jesper Osböll
Clash of Egos
2006Movie
Tonny
The Virgin Queen
2006TV
Baron Casper Breuner
The Celebration in Retrospect
2005Movie
self
Allegro
2005Movie
Zetterstrom
Kingdom of Heaven
2005Movie
Templar Master
Adam's Apples
2005Movie
Adam
Sergeant Pepper
2004Movie
Johnny Sínger
Brothers
2004Movie
Michael
The Rocket Post
2004Movie
Gerhard Zucher
Blueprint
2003Movie
Dr. Martin Fisher
Ins Leben zurück
2003Movie
Eric Lundgren
Baby
2003Movie
Marc
The Inheritance
2003Movie
Christoffer
Max
2002Movie
Captain Mayr
Killing Me Softly
2002Movie
Klaus
P.O.V. - Point of View
2002Movie
Henrik
The Zookeeper
2001Movie
Dragov
Alias
2001TV
Ulrich Kottor
Mike Bassett: England Manager
2001Movie
Dr. Hans Shoegaarten
Mostly Martha
2001Movie
Sam Thalberg
The Weight of Water
2001Movie
John Hontvedt
Flickering Lights
2000Movie
Peter
Solen er så rød
2000Movie
Sælger
The World Is Not Enough
1999Movie
Davidov
Deep Water
1999Movie
Flygge
Dybt vand
1999TV
Flygge
Angel of the Night
1998Movie
Alex
The Celebration
1998Movie
Christian
Baby Doom
1998Movie
Magnus
Election Night
1998Movie
Peter
Credo
1997Movie
Svane
Royal Blues
1997Movie
Christian
A Regular Thing
1997Movie
Holger
Bryggeren
1996TV
Gartner Jørgensen
The Biggest Heroes
1996Movie
Peter
Charlot og Charlotte
1996TV
Læge 1
Portland
1996Movie
Lasse
Café Hector
1996Movie
Christian
Nightwatch
1994Movie
Rod 1
Hit the Bag
1993Movie
Slipse-Peter
Masculine Misunderstandings
Movie
Troels
Apparat
Movie