
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

The New Pope
2020
as Doctor Lindegard

Banshee: Origins
2013
as Kai Proctor

ZULU Comedy Galla
2010
as Ulrich Thomsen

Face to Face
2019
as Bjørn Rasmussen

The Company
2007
as Starik Zhilov

Agent
2023
as Ulrich Thomsen

Those Who Kill
2011
as Martin Høeg

The Virgin Queen
2006
as Baron

Ditte & Louise
2015
as Sig selv

Bryggeren
1996
as Gartner Jørgensen

Trom
2022
as Hannios Martinsson

The Left Wing Gang
2009
as Jørn Moos

All Exclusive
2022
as Sig selv

Charlot og Charlotte
1996
as Læge 1

Grundtvig
2024
as Grundtvig

Dybt vand
1999
as Flygge
Movies (80)

Kingdom of Heaven
2005
as Templar Master

Hitman
2007
as Mikhail Belicoff

The Thing
2011
as Dr. Sander Halvorson

The World Is Not Enough
1999
as Davidov

Centurion
2010
as Gorlacon

Mortdecai
2015
as Romanov

Season of the Witch
2011
as Eckhardt

Killing Me Softly
2002
as Klaus

The International
2009
as Jonas Skarssen

Adam's Apples
2005
as Adam

Stockholm Bloodbath
2024
as Hemming Gadh

Boundless
2024
as Carl Mørck

The Substitute
2007
as Jesper Osböll

The Celebration
1998
as Christian

Duplicity
2009
as Big Swiss Suit

The Marco Effect
2021
as Carl Mørck

Summer of '92
2015
as Richard Møller Nielsen

Nightwatch
1994
as Rod 1

The Broken
2008
as Dr Robert Zachman

In a Better World
2010
as Claus

Brothers
2004
as Michael

Tell-Tale
2009
as Lethe

The Weight of Water
2001
as John Hontvedt

Café Hector
1996
as Christian

Flickering Lights
2000
as Peter

The Commune
2016
as Erik

Small Town Killers
2017
as Edward

Take My Hand
2022
as Claes

Royal Blues
1997
as Christian

Run
2025
as Matt

Max
2002
as Captain Mayr

Darling
2017
as Kristian

Mike Bassett: England Manager
2001
as Dr. Hans Shoegaarten

The Silence
2010
as Peer Sommer
The Riders

Mother at War
2020
as Feldwebel Meier

The Notebook
2013
as Offizier

Before It Ends
2023
as Lauritz

Credo
1997
as Svane

A Second Chance
2014
as Simon

The Rocket Post
2004
as Gerhard Zucher

Angel of the Night
1998
as Alex

Clash of Egos
2006
as Tonny

Baby
2003
as Marc

In Love & War
2018
as Müller

The Space Between the Lines
2019
as Bernhard

The Zookeeper
2001
as Dragov

The Good Traitor
2020
as Henrik Kauffmann

Mostly Martha
2001
as Sam Thalberg

Baby Doom
1998
as Magnus

Blueprint
2003
as Dr. Martin Fisher

1989: A Spy Story
2019
as Jeremy Redman

Lulu and Jimi
2009
as Harry Hass

Allegro
2005
as Zetterstrom

Election Night
1998
as Peter

Fear Me Not
2008
as Mikael

A Violent Man
2022
as Warden Goodwillie

Dead Language
2025
as Esben

The Inheritance
2003
as Christoffer

The Idiots Who Started The Party
2020
as Sig selv
Hit the Bag
1993
as Slipse-Peter

Sergeant Pepper
2004
as Johnny Sínger

Gooseboy
2019
as Knud Heinesen

In Embryo
2016
as Peter

Portland
1996
as Lasse

The Biggest Heroes
1996
as Peter

Aya
2012
as Mr. Overby
Apparat

The Celebration in Retrospect
2005
as self

P.O.V. - Point of View
2002
as Henrik

Ripple
2023
Ins Leben zurück
2003
as Eric Lundgren

Shadow of a Hero
2015
as Gustaf (voice)

Impossibly Yours
2007
as Jan

Opium: Diary of a Madwoman
2007
as Dr. Brenner
Solen er så rød
2000
as Sælger

In der Überzahl
2013
as Stig Sørensen

A Regular Thing
1997
as Holger

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 Thing (2011) — as Dr. Sander Halvorson
- The World Is Not Enough (1999) — as Davidov
- Centurion (2010) — as Gorlacon
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