Ulrich Thomsen
Ulrich Thomsen

Ulrich Thomsen

Born: December 6, 1963 (62 years)
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.

Movies Directed (2)
Movies as Actor (80)
The Riders

The Riders

Feb 4, 2027

Run

Run

as Matt

Nov 14, 2025

Dead Language

Dead Language

as Esben

Oct 23, 2025

Boundless

Boundless

as Carl Mørck

Feb 1, 2024

Stockholm Bloodbath

Stockholm Bloodbath

as Hemming Gadh

Jan 19, 2024

Ripple

Ripple

Oct 1, 2023

Before It Ends

Before It Ends

as Lauritz

Sep 23, 2023

A Violent Man

A Violent Man

as Warden Goodwillie

Feb 4, 2022

Take My Hand

Take My Hand

as Claes

Jan 27, 2022

The Marco Effect

The Marco Effect

as Carl Mørck

May 27, 2021

Mother at War

Mother at War

as Feldwebel Meier

Oct 29, 2020

The Idiots Who Started The Party

The Idiots Who Started The Party

as Sig selv

Oct 13, 2020

The Good Traitor

The Good Traitor

as Henrik Kauffmann

Aug 13, 2020

Gooseboy

Gooseboy

as Knud Heinesen

Oct 3, 2019

The Space Between the Lines

The Space Between the Lines

as Bernhard

Sep 12, 2019

1989: A Spy Story

1989: A Spy Story

as Jeremy Redman

Aug 21, 2019

In Love & War

In Love & War

as Müller

Nov 15, 2018

Darling

Darling

as Kristian

Oct 19, 2017

Small Town Killers

Small Town Killers

as Edward

Jan 12, 2017

In Embryo

In Embryo

as Peter

Jun 16, 2016

The Commune

The Commune

as Erik

Jan 14, 2016

Summer of '92

Summer of '92

as Richard Møller Nielsen

Aug 27, 2015

Shadow of a Hero

Shadow of a Hero

as Gustaf (voice)

Jun 3, 2015

Mortdecai

Mortdecai

as Romanov

Jan 21, 2015

A Second Chance

A Second Chance

as Simon

Sep 8, 2014

The Miracle

The Miracle

as Jakob

Oct 12, 2013

The Notebook

The Notebook

as Offizier

Jul 3, 2013

In der Überzahl

In der Überzahl

as Stig Sørensen

Jan 1, 2013

Aya

Aya

as Mr. Overby

Sep 1, 2012

The Thing

The Thing

as Dr. Sander Halvorson

Oct 12, 2011

Season of the Witch

Season of the Witch

as Eckhardt

Jan 7, 2011

In a Better World

In a Better World

as Claus

Aug 26, 2010

The Silence

The Silence

as Peer Sommer

Aug 19, 2010

Centurion

Centurion

as Gorlacon

Feb 15, 2010

Tell-Tale

Tell-Tale

as Lethe

Apr 24, 2009

Duplicity

Duplicity

as Big Swiss Suit

Mar 18, 2009

The International

The International

as Jonas Skarssen

Feb 3, 2009

Lulu and Jimi

Lulu and Jimi

as Harry Hass

Jan 22, 2009

Fear Me Not

Fear Me Not

as Mikael

Dec 19, 2008

The Broken

The Broken

as Dr Robert Zachman

Nov 15, 2008

Hitman

Hitman

as Mikhail Belicoff

Nov 21, 2007

Impossibly Yours

Impossibly Yours

as Jan

Apr 19, 2007

Opium: Diary of a Madwoman

Opium: Diary of a Madwoman

as Dr. Brenner

Mar 29, 2007

The Substitute

The Substitute

as Jesper Osböll

Mar 13, 2007

Clash of Egos

Clash of Egos

as Tonny

Aug 25, 2006

The Celebration in Retrospect

The Celebration in Retrospect

as self

Nov 18, 2005

Allegro

Allegro

as Zetterstrom

Sep 30, 2005

Kingdom of Heaven

Kingdom of Heaven

as Templar Master

May 3, 2005

Adam's Apples

Adam's Apples

as Adam

Apr 15, 2005

Sergeant Pepper

Sergeant Pepper

as Johnny Sínger

Dec 23, 2004

Brothers

Brothers

as Michael

Aug 27, 2004

The Rocket Post

The Rocket Post

as Gerhard Zucher

May 13, 2004

Blueprint

Blueprint

as Dr. Martin Fisher

Dec 8, 2003

Ins Leben zurück

Ins Leben zurück

as Eric Lundgren

Oct 10, 2003

Baby

Baby

as Marc

Aug 8, 2003

The Inheritance

The Inheritance

as Christoffer

Feb 21, 2003

Max

Max

as Captain Mayr

Sep 10, 2002

Killing Me Softly

Killing Me Softly

as Klaus

May 10, 2002

P.O.V. - Point of View

P.O.V. - Point of View

as Henrik

Jan 25, 2002

The Zookeeper

The Zookeeper

as Dragov

Nov 22, 2001

Mike Bassett: England Manager

Mike Bassett: England Manager

as Dr. Hans Shoegaarten

Sep 28, 2001

Mostly Martha

Mostly Martha

as Sam Thalberg

Sep 9, 2001

The Weight of Water

The Weight of Water

as John Hontvedt

Mar 30, 2001

Flickering Lights

Flickering Lights

as Peter

Nov 3, 2000

Solen er så rød

Solen er så rød

as Sælger

Jan 1, 2000

The World Is Not Enough

The World Is Not Enough

as Davidov

Nov 17, 1999

Angel of the Night

Angel of the Night

as Alex

Dec 4, 1998

The Celebration

The Celebration

as Christian

Jun 19, 1998

Baby Doom

Baby Doom

as Magnus

Mar 20, 1998

Election Night

Election Night

as Peter

Jan 1, 1998

Credo

Credo

as Svane

Sep 12, 1997

Royal Blues

Royal Blues

as Christian

Aug 20, 1997

A Regular Thing

A Regular Thing

as Holger

Jan 5, 1997

The Biggest Heroes

The Biggest Heroes

as Peter

Nov 8, 1996

Portland

Portland

as Lasse

Apr 19, 1996

Café Hector

Café Hector

as Christian

Mar 8, 1996

Nightwatch

Nightwatch

as Rod 1

Feb 25, 1994

Hit the Bag

Hit the Bag

as Slipse-Peter

Oct 18, 1993

Apparat

Apparat

Masculine Misunderstandings

Masculine Misunderstandings

as Troels