Ulrich Thomsen
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 6, 1963 (age 62)
- Birthplace
- Odense, Denmark
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.
Known For
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Filmography
Apparat
Movie
Masculine Misunderstandings
Movie · as Troels
The Riders
Movie
Austerity
Movie · as Nikolajs far
Lanterns
TV · as Thaal Sinestro · 4 eps
Lanterns: The Official Podcast
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Det danske filmmirakel
TV · as Sig selv · 6 eps
Dead Language
Movie · as Esben
Run
Movie · as Matt
Boundless
Movie · as Carl Mørck
Stockholm Bloodbath
Movie · as Hemming Gadh
Grundtvig
TV · as Grundtvig · 3 eps
Before It Ends
Movie · as Lauritz
Ripple
Movie · as Hammer
Agent
TV · as Ulrich Thomsen · 1 ep
Take My Hand
Movie · as Claes
A Violent Man
Movie · as Warden Goodwillie
Trom
TV · as Hannios Martinsson · 6 eps
Shining Girls
TV · as Britta's Husband · 2 eps
All Exclusive
TV · as Sig selv · 1 ep
The Marco Effect
Movie · as Carl Mørck
Mother at War
Movie · as Feldwebel Meier
The Good Traitor
Movie · as Henrik Kauffmann
The Idiots Who Started The Party
Movie · as Sig selv
The New Pope
TV · as Doctor Lindegard · 9 eps
1989: A Spy Story
Movie · as Jeremy Redman
Gooseboy
Movie · as Knud Heinesen
The Space Between the Lines
Movie · as Bernhard
Face to Face
TV · as Bjørn Rasmussen · 16 eps
In Love & War
Movie · as Müller
Small Town Killers
Movie · as Edward
Darling
Movie · as Kristian
Counterpart
TV · as Aldrich · 10 eps
The Commune
Movie · as Erik
In Embryo
Movie · as Peter
A Second Chance
Movie · as Simon
Mortdecai
Movie · as Romanov
Summer of '92
Movie · as Richard Møller Nielsen
Shadow of a Hero
Movie · as Gustaf (voice)
Ditte & Louise
TV · as Sig selv · 1 ep
The Notebook
Movie · as Offizier
The Miracle
Movie · as Jakob
In der Überzahl
Movie · as Stig Sørensen
Banshee
TV · as Kai Proctor · 38 eps
The Blacklist
TV · as Alexander Kirk · 10 eps
Banshee: Origins
TV · as Kai Proctor · 2 eps
Aya
Movie · as Mr. Overby
Season of the Witch
Movie · as Eckhardt
The Thing
Movie · as Dr. Sander Halvorson
Those Who Kill
TV · as Martin Høeg · 2 eps
Centurion
Movie · as Gorlacon
The Silence
Movie · as Peer Sommer
In a Better World
Movie · as Claus
ZULU Comedy Galla
TV · as Ulrich Thomsen · 1 ep
The International
Movie · as Jonas Skarssen
Lulu and Jimi
Movie · as Harry Hass
Tell-Tale
Movie · as Lethe
Duplicity
Movie · as Big Swiss Suit
The Left Wing Gang
TV · as Jørn Moos · 5 eps
The Broken
Movie · as Dr Robert Zachman
Fear Me Not
Movie · as Mikael
Fringe
TV · as Man in Zeppelin, aka Mr X · 1 ep
Hitman
Movie · as Mikhail Belicoff
Opium: Diary of a Madwoman
Movie · as Dr. Brenner
The Substitute
Movie · as Jesper Osböll
Impossibly Yours
Movie · as Jan
The Company
TV · as Starik Zhilov · 2 eps
Clash of Egos
Movie · as Tonny
The Virgin Queen
TV · as Baron Casper Breuner · 3 eps
Adam's Apples
Movie · as Adam
Allegro
Movie · as Zetterstrom
Kingdom of Heaven
Movie · as Templar Master
The Celebration in Retrospect
Movie · as self
Brothers
Movie · as Michael
The Rocket Post
Movie · as Gerhard Zucher
Sergeant Pepper
Movie · as Johnny Sínger
Blueprint
Movie · as Dr. Martin Fisher
The Inheritance
Movie · as Christoffer
Baby
Movie · as Marc
Ins Leben zurück
Movie · as Eric Lundgren
Killing Me Softly
Movie · as Klaus
P.O.V. - Point of View
Movie · as Henrik
Max
Movie · as Captain Mayr
The Zookeeper
Movie · as Dragov
Mike Bassett: England Manager
Movie · as Dr. Hans Shoegaarten
The Weight of Water
Movie · as John Hontvedt
Mostly Martha
Movie · as Sam Thalberg
Alias
TV · as Ulrich Kottor · 1 ep
Flickering Lights
Movie · as Peter
Solen er så rød
Movie · as Sælger
The World Is Not Enough
Movie · as Davidov
Deep Water
Movie · as Flygge
Dybt vand
TV · as Flygge · 2 eps
The Celebration
Movie · as Christian
Baby Doom
Movie · as Magnus
Angel of the Night
Movie · as Alex
Election Night
Movie · as Peter
Credo
Movie · as Svane
A Regular Thing
Movie · as Holger
Royal Blues
Movie · as Christian
The Biggest Heroes
Movie · as Peter
Portland
Movie · as Lasse
Café Hector
Movie · as Christian
Charlot og Charlotte
TV · as Læge 1 · 1 ep
Bryggeren
TV · as Gartner Jørgensen · 1 ep
Nightwatch
Movie · as Rod 1
Hit the Bag
Movie · as Slipse-Peter