Ulrich Thomsen
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 6, 1963
- Birthplace
- Odense, Denmark
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
Masculine Misunderstandings TBA
as Troels
- Apparat
Apparat TBA
Actor
The Riders 2027
Actor
Austerity 2026
as Nikolajs far
Run 2025
as Matt
Dead Language 2025
as Esben
Boundless 2024
as Carl Mørck
Stockholm Bloodbath 2024
as Hemming Gadh
Ripple 2023
as Hammer
Before It Ends 2023
as Lauritz
A Violent Man 2022
as Warden Goodwillie
Take My Hand 2022
as Claes
American Sausage Standoff 2021
Director, Writer, Producer
The Marco Effect 2021
as Carl Mørck
Mother at War 2020
as Feldwebel Meier
The Idiots Who Started The Party 2020
as Sig selv
The Good Traitor 2020
as Henrik Kauffmann
Gooseboy 2019
as Knud Heinesen
The Space Between the Lines 2019
as Bernhard
1989: A Spy Story 2019
as Jeremy Redman
In Love & War 2018
as Müller
Darling 2017
as Kristian
Small Town Killers 2017
as Edward
In Embryo 2016
as Peter, Director, Writer, Producer, Executive Producer
The Commune 2016
as Erik
Summer of '92 2015
as Richard Møller Nielsen
Shadow of a Hero 2015
as Gustaf (voice)
Mortdecai 2015
as Romanov
A Second Chance 2015
as Simon
The Miracle 2013
as Jakob
The Notebook 2013
as Offizier
In der Überzahl 2013
as Stig Sørensen
Aya 2012
as Mr. Overby
The Thing 2011
as Dr. Sander Halvorson
Season of the Witch 2011
as Eckhardt
In a Better World 2010
as Claus
The Silence 2010
as Peer Sommer
Centurion 2010
as Gorlacon
Tell-Tale 2009
as Lethe
Duplicity 2009
as Big Swiss Suit
The International 2009
as Jonas Skarssen
Lulu and Jimi 2009
as Harry Hass
Fear Me Not 2008
as Mikael
The Broken 2008
as Dr Robert Zachman
Hitman 2007
as Mikhail Belicoff
Impossibly Yours 2007
as Jan
Opium: Diary of a Madwoman 2007
as Dr. Brenner
The Substitute 2007
as Jesper Osböll
Clash of Egos 2006
as Tonny
Han, hun og Strindberg 2006
Producer
The Celebration in Retrospect 2005
as self
Allegro 2005
as Zetterstrom
Manderlay 2005
Thanks
Kingdom of Heaven 2005
as Templar Master
Adam's Apples 2005
as Adam
Sergeant Pepper 2004
as Johnny Sínger
Brothers 2004
as Michael
The Rocket Post 2004
as Gerhard Zucher
Blueprint 2003
as Dr. Martin Fisher
- Ins Leben zurück
Ins Leben zurück 2003
as Eric Lundgren
Baby 2003
as Marc, Executive Producer
The Inheritance 2003
as Christoffer
Max 2002
as Captain Mayr
Killing Me Softly 2002
as Klaus
P.O.V. - Point of View 2002
as Henrik
The Zookeeper 2001
as Dragov
Mike Bassett: England Manager 2001
as Dr. Hans Shoegaarten
Mostly Martha 2001
as Sam Thalberg
The Weight of Water 2001
as John Hontvedt
Flickering Lights 2000
as Peter
- Solen er så rød
Solen er så rød 2000
as Sælger
The World Is Not Enough 1999
as Davidov
Deep Water 1999
as Flygge
Angel of the Night 1998
as Alex
The Celebration 1998
as Christian
Baby Doom 1998
as Magnus
Election Night 1998
as Peter
Credo 1997
as Svane
Royal Blues 1997
as Christian
A Regular Thing 1997
as Holger
The Biggest Heroes 1996
as Peter
Portland 1996
as Lasse
Café Hector 1996
as Christian
Nightwatch 1994
as Rod 1
- Hit the Bag
Hit the Bag 1993
as Slipse-Peter
Credits from TMDB.