Ulrich Thomsen
Born: 1963-12-06 in Odense, Denmark
Known For: Acting
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
2025
- Run
- Dead Language as Esben
2024
- Stockholm Bloodbath as Hemming Gadh
- Boundless as Carl Mørck
- Grundtvig as Grundtvig
2023
- Agent as Ulrich Thomsen
- Before It Ends as Lauritz
- Ripple
2022
- Shining Girls as Britta's Husband
- Trom as Hannios Martinsson
- A Violent Man as Warden Goodwillie
- All Exclusive as Sig selv
- Take My Hand as Claes
2021
- The Marco Effect as Carl Mørck
- American Sausage Standoff ... (Director)
2020
- The New Pope as Doctor Lindegard
- The Good Traitor as Henrik Kauffmann
- Mother at War as Feldwebel Meier
- The Idiots Who Started The Party as Sig selv
2019
- The Space Between the Lines as Bernhard
- Face to Face as Bjørn Rasmussen
- Gooseboy as Knud Heinesen
- 1989: A Spy Story as Jeremy Redman
2018
- In Love & War as Müller
2017
- Counterpart as Aldrich
- Small Town Killers as Edward
- Darling as Kristian
2016
- The Commune as Erik
- In Embryo as Peter
2015
- Summer of '92 as Richard Møller Nielsen
- Mortdecai as Romanov
- Ditte & Louise as Sig selv
- Shadow of a Hero as Gustaf (voice)
2014
- A Second Chance as Simon
2013
- The Blacklist as Alexander Kirk
- Banshee as Kai Proctor
- Banshee: Origins as Kai Proctor
- The Notebook as Offizier
- In der Überzahl as Stig Sørensen
- The Miracle as Jakob
2012
- Aya as Mr. Overby
2011
- The Thing as Dr. Sander Halvorson
- Season of the Witch as Eckhardt
- Those Who Kill as Martin Høeg
2010
- Centurion as Gorlacon
- In a Better World as Claus
- The Silence as Peer Sommer
- ZULU Comedy Galla as Ulrich Thomsen
2009
- Duplicity as Big Swiss Suit
- Tell-Tale as Lethe
- The International as Jonas Skarssen
- Lulu and Jimi as Harry Hass
- The Left Wing Gang as Jørn Moos
2008
- Fringe as Man in Zeppelin, aka Mr X
- The Broken as Dr Robert Zachman
- Fear Me Not as Mikael
2007
- Hitman as Mikhail Belicoff
- The Substitute as Jesper
- Impossibly Yours as Jan
- The Company as Starik Zhilov
- Opium: Diary of a Madwoman as Dr. Brenner
2006
- Han, hun og Strindberg ... (Producer)
- Clash of Egos as Tonny
- The Virgin Queen as Baron
2005
- Kingdom of Heaven as Templar Master
- Manderlay ... (Thanks)
- Adam's Apples as Adam
- Allegro as Zetterstrom
- The Celebration in Retrospect as self
2004
- Brothers as Michael
- Sergeant Pepper as Johnny Sínger
- The Rocket Post as Gerhard Zucher
2003
- Blueprint as Dr. Martin Fisher
- The Inheritance as Christoffer
- Ins Leben zurück as Eric Lundgren
- Baby as Marc
2002
- Killing Me Softly as Klaus
- Max as Captain Mayr
- P.O.V. - Point of View as Henrik
2001
- Alias as Ulrich Kottor
- The Zookeeper as Dragov
- The Weight of Water as John Hontvedt
- Mike Bassett: England Manager as Dr. Hans Shoegaarten
2000
- Flickering Lights as Peter
- Solen er så rød as Sælger
1999
- The World Is Not Enough as Davidov
- Dybt vand as Flygge
1998
- The Celebration as Christian
- Baby Doom as Magnus
- Angel of the Night as Alex
- Election Night as Peter
1997
- Royal Blues as Christian
- Credo as Svane
- A Regular Thing as Holger
1996
- Café Hector as Christian
- Bryggeren as Gartner Jørgensen
- The Biggest Heroes as Peter
- Charlot og Charlotte as Læge 1
- Portland as Lasse
1994
- Nightwatch as Rod 1
1993
- Slaget på tasken as Slipse-Peter