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Ulrich Thomsen
Actor, Producer, Director, Writer, EditorBorn December 6, 1963 (61 years)
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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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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Ulrich Thomsen Filmography
| 2026 | Offroad · as Leif |
| 2025 | |
| 2025 | Dead Language · as Esben |
| 2024 | Grundtvig (TV Series) · as Grundtvig |
| 2024 | Boundless · as Carl Mørck |
| 2023 | Stockholm Bloodbath · as Hemming Gadh |
| 2023 | |
| 2023 | Before It Ends · as Lauritz |
| 2022 | All Exclusive (TV Series) · as Sig Selv |
| 2022 | Shining Girls (TV Series) · as Britta's Husband |
| 2022 | Trom (TV Series) · as Hannios Martinsson |
| 2022 | Hold My Hand · as Claes |
| 2021 | A Violent Man · as Warden Goodwillie |
| 2021 | The Marco Effect · as Carl Mørck |
| 2020 | Erna at War · as Feldwebel Meier |
| 2020 | Idioterne der startede Festen · as Sig Selv |
| 2020 | The Good Traitor · as Henrik Kauffmann |
| 2020 | The New Pope (TV Series) · as Doctor Lindegard |
| 2019 | Face to Face (2019) (TV Series) · as Bjørn Rasmussen |
| 2019 | Gooseboy · as Knud Heinesen |
| 2019 | 1989 - A Spy Story · as Jeremy Redman |
| 2019 | The Space Between the Lines · as Bernhard |
| 2018 | In Love and War · as Müller |
| 2017 | Counterpart (TV Series) · as Aldrich |
| 2017 | Darling · as Kristian |
| 2017 | Small Town Killers · as Edward |
| 2016 | In Embryo · as Peter |
| 2016 | The Commune · as Erik |
| 2015 | Summer of '92 · as Richard Møller Nielsen |
| 2015 | Ditte & Louise (TV Series) · as Sig Selv |
| 2015 | Shadow of a Hero · as Gustaf (voice) |
| 2015 | |
| 2014 | A Second Chance · as Simon |
| 2014 | In der Überzahl · as Stig Sørensen |
| 2013 | The Miracle · as Jakob |
| 2013 | The Blacklist (TV Series) · as Alexander Kirk |
| 2013 | The Notebook · as Offizier |
| 2013 | Banshee Origins (TV Series) · as Kai Proctor |
| 2013 | Banshee (TV Series) · as Kai Proctor |
| 2012 | Aya · as Mr. Overby |
| 2011 | The Thing · as Dr. Sander Halvorson |
| 2011 | Those Who Kill (TV Series) · as Martin Høeg |
| 2011 | Season of the Witch · as Eckhardt |
| 2010 | In a Better World · as Claus |
| 2010 | The Silence · as Peer Sommer |
| 2010 | |
| 2009 | |
| 2009 | The Left Wing Gang (TV Series) · as Jørn Moos |
| 2009 | Duplicity · as Big Swiss Suit |
| 2009 | Entführt · as Dr. Albert Brand |
| 2009 | The International · as Jonas Skarssen |
| 2009 | Lulu and Jimi · as Harry Hass |
| 2008 | Fear Me Not · as Mikael |
| 2008 | The Broken · as Dr Robert Zachman |
| 2008 | Fringe (TV Series) · as Man In Zeppelin, Aka Mr X |
| 2008 | Reservations · as Leigh |
| 2007 | Hitman · as Mikhail Belicoff |
| 2007 | The Company (TV Series) · as Starik Zhilov |
| 2007 | The Substitute · as Jesper |
| 2007 | Opium: Diary of a Madwoman · as Dr. Brenner |
| 2007 | Fremkaldt · as Nikolaj |
| 2006 | Impossibly Yours · as Jan |
| 2006 | Clash of Egos · as Tonny |
| 2005 | The Virgin Queen (TV Series) · as Baron |
| 2005 | Allegro · as Zetterstrom |
| 2005 | Kingdom of Heaven · as Templar Master |
| 2005 | Adam's Apples · as Adam |
| 2004 | Sergeant Pepper · as Johnny Sínger |
| 2004 | Brothers · as Michael |
| 2004 | The Rocket Post · as Gerhard Zucher |
| 2003 | Blueprint · as Dr. Martin Fisher |
| 2003 | Ins Leben zurück · as Eric Lundgren |
| 2003 | Baby · as Marc |
| 2003 | The Inheritance · as Christoffer |
| 2002 | Max · as Captain Mayr |
| 2002 | Killing Me Softly · as Klaus |
| 2001 | P.O.V. - Point of View · as Henrik |
| 2001 | The Zookeeper · as Dragov |
| 2001 | Alias (TV Series) · as Ulrich Kottor |
| 2001 | Mike Bassett: England Manager · as Dr. Hans Shoegaarten |
| 2001 | Mostly Martha · as Sam Thalberg |
| 2000 | Flickering Lights · as Peter |
| 2000 | The Weight of Water · as John Hontvedt |
| 2000 | When the Sun Goes Down · as Sælger |
| 1999 | The World Is Not Enough · as Davidov |
| 1999 | Deep Water · as Flygge |
| 1998 | Angel of the Night · as Alex |
| 1998 | The Celebration · as Christian |
| 1998 | Baby Doom · as Magnus |
| 1998 | Election Night · as Peter |
| 1998 | Royal Blues · as Christian |
| 1998 | Kys, kærlighed og kroner · as Holger |
| 1997 | Credo · as Svane |
| 1996 | Bryggeren (TV Series) · as Gartner Jørgensen |
| 1996 | The Biggest Heroes · as Peter |
| 1996 | Charlot and Charlotte (TV Series) · as Læge 1 |
| 1996 | Portland · as Lasse |
| 1996 | Café Hector · as Christian |
| 1994 | Nightwatch · as Rod 1 |
| 2023 | Agent (2023) (TV Series) · as Ulrich Thomsen |
| 2010 | The Night Team (TV Series) · as Self - Co-Host |
| 2009 | Aloha! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | The Making of 'the International' · as Self - Actor |
| 2007 | Aftenshowet (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | aHA! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | Go' morgen Danmark (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1991 | Movie Days (TV Series) · as Self - Interviewee |