Ulrich Thomsen
Known for Acting · 102 credits
- Born
- 1963-12-06 (age 62)
- Place of birth
- Odense, Denmark
- Also known as
- Ulrik Thomsen · اولریش تامسن
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
TV Shows (22)
The Blacklist
2013
as Alexander Kirk
Fringe
2008
as Man in Zeppelin, aka Mr X
Banshee
2013
as Kai Proctor
Counterpart
2017
as Aldrich
Shining Girls
2022
as Britta's Husband
Alias
2001
as Ulrich Kottor
Banshee: Origins
2013
as Kai Proctor
The New Pope
2020
as Doctor Lindegard
Face to Face
2019
as Bjørn Rasmussen
ZULU Comedy Galla
2010
as Ulrich Thomsen
The Company
2007
as Starik Zhilov
Agent
2023
as Ulrich Thomsen
The Virgin Queen
2006
as Baron
Those Who Kill
2011
as Martin Høeg
Ditte & Louise
2015
as Sig selv
Bryggeren
1996
as Gartner Jørgensen
Trom
2022
as Hannios Martinsson
Charlot og Charlotte
1996
as Læge 1
All Exclusive
2022
as Sig selv
The Left Wing Gang
2009
as Jørn Moos
Grundtvig
2024
as Grundtvig
Dybt vand
1999
as Flygge
Movies (80)
Kingdom of Heaven
2005
as Templar Master
Hitman
2007
as Mikhail Belicoff
The World Is Not Enough
1999
as Davidov
The Thing
2011
as Dr. Sander Halvorson
Season of the Witch
2011
as Eckhardt
Centurion
2010
as Gorlacon
Mortdecai
2015
as Romanov
The International
2009
as Jonas Skarssen
Killing Me Softly
2002
as Klaus
The Celebration
1998
as Christian
Duplicity
2009
as Big Swiss Suit
Stockholm Bloodbath
2024
as Hemming Gadh
The Marco Effect
2021
as Carl Mørck
Adam's Apples
2005
as Adam
The Substitute
2007
as Jesper Osböll
Boundless
2024
as Carl Mørck
The Weight of Water
2001
as John Hontvedt
Summer of '92
2015
as Richard Møller Nielsen
Nightwatch
1994
as Rod 1
Flickering Lights
2000
as Peter
Royal Blues
1997
as Christian
Take My Hand
2022
as Claes
The Broken
2008
as Dr Robert Zachman
In a Better World
2010
as Claus
The Silence
2010
as Peer Sommer
Run
2025
as Matt
Tell-Tale
2009
as Lethe
The Commune
2016
as Erik
A Second Chance
2014
as Simon
The Rocket Post
2004
as Gerhard Zucher
Max
2002
as Captain Mayr
Brothers
2004
as Michael
The Notebook
2013
as Offizier
Mother at War
2020
as Feldwebel Meier
The Good Traitor
2020
as Henrik Kauffmann
The Riders
Angel of the Night
1998
as Alex
Mike Bassett: England Manager
2001
as Dr. Hans Shoegaarten
1989: A Spy Story
2019
as Jeremy Redman
Small Town Killers
2017
as Edward
Mostly Martha
2001
as Sam Thalberg
Baby Doom
1998
as Magnus
The Space Between the Lines
2019
as Bernhard
Allegro
2005
as Zetterstrom
Election Night
1998
as Peter
Baby
2003
as Marc
The Idiots Who Started The Party
2020
as Sig selv
The Zookeeper
2001
as Dragov
Before It Ends
2023
as Lauritz
Blueprint
2003
as Dr. Martin Fisher
Café Hector
1996
as Christian
Darling
2017
as Kristian
Clash of Egos
2006
as Tonny
Credo
1997
as Svane
The Inheritance
2003
as Christoffer
In Love & War
2018
as Müller
Portland
1996
as Lasse
Aya
2012
as Mr. Overby
Dead Language
2025
as Esben
A Violent Man
2022
as Warden Goodwillie
Lulu and Jimi
2009
as Harry Hass
Gooseboy
2019
as Knud Heinesen
Apparat
Impossibly Yours
2007
as Jan
Fear Me Not
2008
as Mikael
In Embryo
2016
as Peter
The Celebration in Retrospect
2005
as self
Hit the Bag
1993
as Slipse-Peter
The Biggest Heroes
1996
as Peter
Ripple
2023
P.O.V. - Point of View
2002
as Henrik
A Regular Thing
1997
as Holger
Opium: Diary of a Madwoman
2007
as Dr. Brenner
Sergeant Pepper
2004
as Johnny Sínger
Ins Leben zurück
2003
as Eric Lundgren
In der Überzahl
2013
as Stig Sørensen
Solen er så rød
2000
as Sælger
Shadow of a Hero
2015
as Gustaf (voice)
Masculine Misunderstandings
as Troels
The Miracle
2013
as Jakob
About Ulrich Thomsen
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.… With 102 credits spanning from 1993 to 2025, Ulrich Thomsen has appeared in 80 films and 22 TV shows.
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- Kingdom of Heaven (2005) — as Templar Master
- Hitman (2007) — as Mikhail Belicoff
- The World Is Not Enough (1999) — as Davidov
- The Thing (2011) — as Dr. Sander Halvorson
- Season of the Witch (2011) — as Eckhardt
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