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
2026
2025
- Run as Matt
- Dead Language as Esben
2024
- Boundless as Carl Mørck
- Stockholm Bloodbath as Hemming Gadh
- 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
- Take My Hand as Claes
- All Exclusive as Sig selv
- A Violent Man as Warden Goodwillie
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
- Face to Face as Bjørn Rasmussen
- The Space Between the Lines as Bernhard
- 1989: A Spy Story as Jeremy Redman
- Gooseboy as Knud Heinesen
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
- Mortdecai as Romanov
- Ditte & Louise as Sig selv
- Summer of '92 as Richard Møller Nielsen
- 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
- ZULU Comedy Galla as Ulrich Thomsen
- In a Better World as Claus
- The Silence as Peer Sommer
2009
- The International as Jonas Skarssen
- Duplicity as Big Swiss Suit
- Tell-Tale as Lethe
- The Left Wing Gang as Jørn Moos
- Lulu and Jimi as Harry Hass
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 Company as Starik Zhilov
- The Substitute as Jesper Osböll
- Opium: Diary of a Madwoman as Dr. Brenner
- Impossibly Yours as Jan
2006
- The Virgin Queen as Baron
- Clash of Egos as Tonny
- Han, hun og Strindberg ... (Producer)
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
- The Rocket Post as Gerhard Zucher
- Sergeant Pepper as Johnny Sínger
2003
- The Inheritance as Christoffer
- Blueprint as Dr. Martin Fisher
- Baby as Marc
- Ins Leben zurück as Eric Lundgren
2002
- Killing Me Softly as Klaus
- Max as Captain Mayr
- P.O.V. - Point of View as Henrik
2001
- Alias as Ulrich Kottor
- The Weight of Water as John Hontvedt
- Mostly Martha as Sam Thalberg
- Mike Bassett: England Manager as Dr. Hans Shoegaarten
- The Zookeeper as Dragov
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
- Angel of the Night as Alex
- Election Night as Peter
- Baby Doom as Magnus
1997
- Credo as Svane
- A Regular Thing as Holger
- Royal Blues as Christian
1996
- Bryggeren as Gartner Jørgensen
- Charlot og Charlotte as Læge 1
- The Biggest Heroes as Peter
- Café Hector as Christian
- Portland as Lasse
1994
- Nightwatch as Rod 1
1993
- Hit the Bag as Slipse-Peter