Ulrich Thomsen
Known for: Acting
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
Series
The Blacklist
Alexander Kirk
2013
Series
Fringe
Man in Zeppelin, aka Mr X
2008
Series
Banshee
Kai Proctor
2013
Film
Kingdom of Heaven
Templar Master
2005
Series
Bryggeren
Gartner Jørgensen
1996
Series
Counterpart
Aldrich
2017
Series
Shining Girls
Britta's Husband
2022
Series
Banshee: Origins
Kai Proctor
2013
Film
Hitman
Mikhail Belicoff
2007
Film
The World Is Not Enough
Davidov
1999
Film
The Thing
Dr. Sander Halvorson
2011
Film
Season of the Witch
Eckhardt
2011
Series
The New Pope
Doctor Lindegard
2020
Film
The International
Jonas Skarssen
2009
Series
Alias
Ulrich Kottor
2001
Series
All Exclusive
Sig selv
2022
Series
Those Who Kill
Martin Høeg
2011
Series
Face to Face
Bjørn Rasmussen
2019
Film
Boundless
Carl Mørck
2024
Film
Killing Me Softly
Klaus
2002
Series
ZULU Comedy Galla
Ulrich Thomsen
2010
Film
Mortdecai
Romanov
2015
Film
Centurion
Gorlacon
2010
Series
Trom
Hannios Martinsson
2022
Series
The Company
Starik Zhilov
2007
Film
Duplicity
Big Swiss Suit
2009
Series
Ditte & Louise
Sig selv
2015
Series
Agent
Ulrich Thomsen
2023
Film
The Marco Effect
Carl Mørck
2021
Film
The Celebration
Christian
1998
Series
The Virgin Queen
Baron
2006
Film
Adam's Apples
Adam
2005
Film
Opium: Diary of a Madwoman
Dr. Brenner
2007
Film
Café Hector
Christian
1996
Film
A Second Chance
Simon
2014
Series
The Left Wing Gang
Jørn Moos
2009
Film
Flickering Lights
Peter
2000
Film
The Silence
Peer Sommer
2010
Film
The Weight of Water
John Hontvedt
2001
Film
Stockholm Bloodbath
Hemming Gadh
2024
Series
Charlot og Charlotte
Læge 1
1996
Film
Masculine Misunderstandings
Troels
Film
In a Better World
Claus
2010
Film
Austerity
Nikolajs far
2026
Film
Run
Matt
2025
Film
The Commune
Erik
2016
Film
Before It Ends
Lauritz
2023
Film
Nightwatch
Rod 1
1994
Film
Max
Captain Mayr
2002
Film
In Love & War
Müller
2018
Film
Mostly Martha
Sam Thalberg
2001
Film
The Notebook
Offizier
2013
Film
Small Town Killers
Edward
2017
Film
Gooseboy
Knud Heinesen
2019
Film
Darling
Kristian
2017
Film
The Broken
Dr Robert Zachman
2008
Film
The Space Between the Lines
Bernhard
2019
Film
Election Night
Peter
1998
Film
The Zookeeper
Dragov
2001
Film
Impossibly Yours
Jan
2007
Series
Grundtvig
Grundtvig
2024
Film
Summer of '92
Richard Møller Nielsen
2015
Film
The Inheritance
Christoffer
2003
Film
Tell-Tale
Lethe
2009
The Riders
2027
Film
Ripple
Hammer
2023
Film
The Good Traitor
Henrik Kauffmann
2020
Apparat
Film
Credo
Svane
1997
Film
The Substitute
Jesper Osböll
2007
Film
Mike Bassett: England Manager
Dr. Hans Shoegaarten
2001
Film
Baby
Marc
2003
Film
A Violent Man
Warden Goodwillie
2022
Film
Baby Doom
Magnus
1998
Film
Fear Me Not
Mikael
2008
Film
Take My Hand
Claes
2022
Film
Brothers
Michael
2004
Film
The Celebration in Retrospect
self
2005
Film
Angel of the Night
Alex
1998
Film
Allegro
Zetterstrom
2005
Film
Clash of Egos
Tonny
2006
Solen er så rød
Sælger
2000
Series
Dybt vand
Flygge
1999
Film
Mother at War
Feldwebel Meier
2020
Film
In der Überzahl
Stig Sørensen
2013
Film
The Idiots Who Started The Party
Sig selv
2020
Film
Deep Water
Flygge
1999
Film
Blueprint
Dr. Martin Fisher
2003
Film
Lulu and Jimi
Harry Hass
2009
Film
1989: A Spy Story
Jeremy Redman
2019
Hit the Bag
Slipse-Peter
1993
Film
Portland
Lasse
1996
Ins Leben zurück
Eric Lundgren
2003
Film
In Embryo
Peter
2016
Film
The Biggest Heroes
Peter
1996
Film
The Rocket Post
Gerhard Zucher
2004
Film
Dead Language
Esben
2025
Film
A Regular Thing
Holger
1997
Film
Sergeant Pepper
Johnny Sínger
2004
Film
Royal Blues
Christian
1997
Film
P.O.V. - Point of View
Henrik
2002
Film
Shadow of a Hero
Gustaf (voice)
2015
Film
Aya
Mr. Overby
2012
Film
The Miracle
Jakob
2013