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Ulrich Thomsen

Acting 62 years old Odense, Denmark ★ 1.4
Born: December 6, 1963

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.

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Known For

The Commune
The Commune Erik 2016
1989: A Spy Story
1989: A Spy Story Jeremy Redman 2019
The Thing
The Thing Dr. Sander Halvorson 2011
Mortdecai
Mortdecai Romanov 2015
Kingdom of Heaven
Kingdom of Heaven Templar Master 2005

Filmography

Acting Credits (101)

Run
Run Matt 2025
Dead Language
Dead Language Esben 2025
Grundtvig
Grundtvig Grundtvig 2024
Boundless
Boundless Carl Mørck 2024
Stockholm Bloodbath
Stockholm Bloodbath Hemming Gadh 2024
Ripple
Ripple 2023
Before It Ends
Before It Ends Lauritz 2023
Agent
Agent Ulrich Thomsen 2023
All Exclusive
All Exclusive Sig selv 2022
Shining Girls
Shining Girls Britta's Husband 2022
Trom
Trom Hannios Martinsson 2022
A Violent Man
A Violent Man Warden Goodwillie 2022
Take My Hand
Take My Hand Claes 2022
The Marco Effect
The Marco Effect Carl Mørck 2021
Mother at War
Mother at War Feldwebel Meier 2020
The Idiots Who Started The Party
The Idiots Who Started The Party Sig selv 2020
The Good Traitor
The Good Traitor Henrik Kauffmann 2020
The New Pope
The New Pope Doctor Lindegard 2020
Face to Face
Face to Face Bjørn Rasmussen 2019
Gooseboy
Gooseboy Knud Heinesen 2019
The Space Between the Lines
The Space Between the Lines Bernhard 2019
1989: A Spy Story
1989: A Spy Story Jeremy Redman 2019
In Love & War
In Love & War Müller 2018
Counterpart
Counterpart Aldrich 2017
Darling
Darling Kristian 2017
Small Town Killers
Small Town Killers Edward 2017
In Embryo
In Embryo Peter 2016
The Commune
The Commune Erik 2016
Summer of '92
Summer of '92 Richard Møller Nielsen 2015
Ditte & Louise
Ditte & Louise Sig selv 2015
Shadow of a Hero
Shadow of a Hero Gustaf (voice) 2015
Mortdecai
Mortdecai Romanov 2015
A Second Chance
A Second Chance Simon 2014
The Miracle
The Miracle Jakob 2013
The Blacklist
The Blacklist Alexander Kirk 2013
The Notebook
The Notebook Offizier 2013
Banshee
Banshee Kai Proctor 2013
Banshee: Origins
Banshee: Origins Kai Proctor 2013
In der Überzahl
In der Überzahl Stig Sørensen 2013
Aya
Aya Mr. Overby 2012
The Thing
The Thing Dr. Sander Halvorson 2011
Those Who Kill
Those Who Kill Martin Høeg 2011
Season of the Witch
Season of the Witch Eckhardt 2011
ZULU Comedy Galla
ZULU Comedy Galla Ulrich Thomsen 2010
In a Better World
In a Better World Claus 2010
The Silence
The Silence Peer Sommer 2010
Centurion
Centurion Gorlacon 2010
The Left Wing Gang
The Left Wing Gang Jørn Moos 2009
Tell-Tale
Tell-Tale Lethe 2009
Duplicity
Duplicity Big Swiss Suit 2009
The International
The International Jonas Skarssen 2009
Lulu and Jimi
Lulu and Jimi Harry Hass 2009
Fear Me Not
Fear Me Not Mikael 2008
The Broken
The Broken Dr Robert Zachman 2008
Fringe
Fringe Man in Zeppelin, aka Mr X 2008
Hitman
Hitman Mikhail Belicoff 2007
The Company
The Company Starik Zhilov 2007
Impossibly Yours
Impossibly Yours Jan 2007
Opium: Diary of a Madwoman
Opium: Diary of a Madwoman Dr. Brenner 2007
The Substitute
The Substitute Jesper Osböll 2007
Clash of Egos
Clash of Egos Tonny 2006
The Virgin Queen
The Virgin Queen Baron 2006
The Celebration in Retrospect
The Celebration in Retrospect self 2005
Allegro
Allegro Zetterstrom 2005
Kingdom of Heaven
Kingdom of Heaven Templar Master 2005
Adam's Apples
Adam's Apples Adam 2005
Sergeant Pepper
Sergeant Pepper Johnny Sínger 2004
Brothers
Brothers Michael 2004
The Rocket Post
The Rocket Post Gerhard Zucher 2004
Blueprint
Blueprint Dr. Martin Fisher 2003
Ins Leben zurück
Ins Leben zurück Eric Lundgren 2003
Baby
Baby Marc 2003
The Inheritance
The Inheritance Christoffer 2003
Max
Max Captain Mayr 2002
Killing Me Softly
Killing Me Softly Klaus 2002
P.O.V. - Point of View
P.O.V. - Point of View Henrik 2002
The Zookeeper
The Zookeeper Dragov 2001
Alias
Alias Ulrich Kottor 2001
Mike Bassett: England Manager
Mike Bassett: England Manager Dr. Hans Shoegaarten 2001
Mostly Martha
Mostly Martha Sam Thalberg 2001
The Weight of Water
The Weight of Water John Hontvedt 2001
Flickering Lights
Flickering Lights Peter 2000
Solen er så rød
Solen er så rød Sælger 2000
The World Is Not Enough
The World Is Not Enough Davidov 1999
Dybt vand
Dybt vand Flygge 1999
Angel of the Night
Angel of the Night Alex 1998
The Celebration
The Celebration Christian 1998
Baby Doom
Baby Doom Magnus 1998
Election Night
Election Night Peter 1998
Credo
Credo Svane 1997
Royal Blues
Royal Blues Christian 1997
A Regular Thing
A Regular Thing Holger 1997
Bryggeren
Bryggeren Gartner Jørgensen 1996
The Biggest Heroes
The Biggest Heroes Peter 1996
Charlot og Charlotte
Charlot og Charlotte Læge 1 1996
Portland
Portland Lasse 1996
Café Hector
Café Hector Christian 1996
Nightwatch
Nightwatch Rod 1 1994
Hit the Bag
Hit the Bag Slipse-Peter 1993
Apparat
Apparat
The Riders
The Riders

Directing Credits (2)

Writing Credits (2)

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