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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Boundless
Carl Mørck
2024
Ripple
2023
Before It Ends
Lauritz
2023
Take My Hand
Claes
2022
The Commune
Erik
2016
Mortdecai
Romanov
2015
A Second Chance
Simon
2014
The Miracle
Jakob
2013
The Notebook
Offizier
2013
In der Überzahl
Stig Sørensen
2013
Aya
Mr. Overby
2012
The Thing
Dr. Sander Halvorson
2011
Season of the Witch
Eckhardt
2011
In a Better World
Claus
2010
The Silence
Peer Sommer
2010
Centurion
Gorlacon
2010
Tell-Tale
Lethe
2009
The International
Jonas Skarssen
2009
Lulu and Jimi
Harry Hass
2009
Fear Me Not
Mikael
2008
The Broken
Dr Robert Zachman
2008
Hitman
Mikhail Belicoff
2007
Impossibly Yours
Jan
2007
Opium: Diary of a Madwoman
Dr. Brenner
2007
The Substitute
Jesper
2007
Clash of Egos
Tonny
2006
Allegro
Zetterstrom
2005
Adam's Apples
Adam
2005
Sergeant Pepper
Johnny Sínger
2004
Brothers
Michael
2004
The Rocket Post
Gerhard Zucher
2004
Blueprint
Dr. Martin Fisher
2003
The Inheritance
Christoffer
2003
Killing Me Softly
Klaus
2002
P.O.V. - Point of View
Henrik
2002
The Zookeeper
Dragov
2001
Mike Bassett: England Manager
Dr. Hans Shoegaarten
2001
Flickering Lights
Peter
2000
The World Is Not Enough
Davidov
1999
Angel of the Night
Alex
1998
The Celebration
Christian
1998
Baby Doom
Magnus
1998
Election Night
Peter
1998
Credo
Svane
1997
The Biggest Heroes
Peter
1996
Portland
Lasse
1996
Café Hector
Christian
1996
Apparat
Dead Language
2025
Grundtvig
Grundtvig · (3 episodes)
2024
Stockholm Bloodbath
Hemming Gadh
2024
Agent
Ulrich Thomsen · (1 episode)
2023
All Exclusive
Sig selv · (1 episode)
2022
Shining Girls
Britta's Husband · (2 episodes)
2022
Trom
Hannios Martinsson · (6 episodes)
2022
A Violent Man
Warden Goodwillie
2022
The Marco Effect
Carl Mørck
2021
Mother at War
Feldwebel Meier
2020
The Idiots Who Started The Party
Himself
2020
The Good Traitor
Henrik Kauffmann
2020
The New Pope
Doctor Lindegard · (9 episodes)
2020
Face to Face
Bjørn Rasmussen · (16 episodes)
2019
Gooseboy
Knud Heinesen
2019
The Space Between the Lines
Bernhard
2019
1989: A Spy Story
Jeremy Redman
2019
In Love & War
Müller
2018
Counterpart
Aldrich · (10 episodes)
2017
Darling
Kristian
2017
Small Town Killers
Edward
2017
In Embryo
Peter
2016
Summer of '92
Richard Møller Nielsen
2015
Ditte & Louise
Sig selv · (1 episode)
2015
Shadow of a Hero
Gustaf (voice)
2015
The Blacklist
Alexander Kirk · (10 episodes)
2013
Banshee
Kai Proctor · (38 episodes)
2013
Banshee: Origins
Kai Proctor · (2 episodes)
2013
Those Who Kill
Martin Høeg · (2 episodes)
2011
ZULU Comedy Galla
Ulrich Thomsen · (1 episode)
2010
The Left Wing Gang
Jørn Moos · (5 episodes)
2009
Duplicity
Big Swiss Suit
2009
Fringe
Man in Zeppelin, aka Mr X · (1 episode)
2008
The Company
Starik Zhilov · (2 episodes)
2007
The Virgin Queen
Baron · (4 episodes)
2006
The Celebration in Retrospect
self
2005
Kingdom of Heaven
Templar Master
2005
Ins Leben zurück
Eric Lundgren
2003
Baby
Marc
2003
Max
Captain Mayr
2002
Alias
Ulrich Kottor · (1 episode)
2001
The Weight of Water
John Hontvedt
2000
Solen er så rød
Sælger
2000
Dybt vand
Flygge · (2 episodes)
1999
Royal Blues
Christian
1997
A Regular Thing
Holger
1997
Bryggeren
Gartner Jørgensen · (1 episode)
1996
Charlot og Charlotte
Læge 1 · (1 episode)
1996
Nightwatch
Red 1
1994
Slaget på tasken
Slipse-Peter
1993