Ulrich Thomsen
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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Movies (85)
The Riders
2027
Austerity
2026 · Nikolajs far
Run
2025 · Matt
Dead Language
2025 · Esben
Boundless
2024 · Carl Mørck
Stockholm Bloodbath
2024 · Hemming Gadh
Ripple
2023 · Hammer
Before It Ends
2023 · Lauritz
Seguridad Maxima
2022 · Warden Goodwillie
Take My Hand
2022 · Claes
American Sausage Standoff
2021 · Director, Writer, Producer
The Marco Effect
2021 · Carl Mørck
Mother at War
2020 · Feldwebel Meier
The Idiots Who Started The Party
2020 · Sig selv
The Good Traitor
2020 · Henrik Kauffmann
Gooseboy
2019 · Knud Heinesen
The Space Between the Lines
2019 · Bernhard
1989: A Spy Story
2019 · Jeremy Redman
In Love & War
2018 · Müller
Darling
2017 · Kristian
Small Town Killers
2017 · Edward
In Embryo
2016 · Peter, Director, Writer, Producer, Executive Producer
The Commune
2016 · Erik
Summer of '92
2015 · Richard Møller Nielsen
Shadow of a Hero
2015 · Gustaf (voice)
Mortdecai: el artista del engaño
2015 · Romanov
A Second Chance
2015 · Simon
The Miracle
2013 · Jakob
The Notebook
2013 · Offizier
In der Überzahl
2013 · Stig Sørensen
Aya
2012 · Mr. Overby
La cosa del otro mundo
2011 · Dr. Sander Halvorson
Temporada de brujas
2011 · Eckhardt
In a Better World
2010 · Claus
The Silence
2010 · Peer Sommer
Centurión
2010 · Gorlacon
Tell-Tale
2009 · Lethe
Duplicidad
2009 · Big Swiss Suit
Agente internacional
2009 · Jonas Skarssen
Lulu and Jimi
2009 · Harry Hass
Fear Me Not
2008 · Mikael
The Broken
2008 · Dr Robert Zachman
Hitman
2007 · Mikhail Belicoff
Impossibly Yours
2007 · Jan
Opium: Diary of a Madwoman
2007 · Dr. Brenner
The Substitute
2007 · Jesper Osböll
Clash of Egos
2006 · Tonny
Han, hun og Strindberg
2006 · Producer
The Celebration in Retrospect
2005 · self
Allegro
2005 · Zetterstrom
Manderlay
2005 · Thanks
Cruzada
2005 · Templar Master
Adam's Apples
2005 · Adam
Sergeant Pepper
2004 · Johnny Sínger
Brothers
2004 · Michael
The Rocket Post
2004 · Gerhard Zucher
Blueprint
2003 · Dr. Martin Fisher
Ins Leben zurück
2003 · Eric Lundgren
Baby
2003 · Marc, Executive Producer
The Inheritance
2003 · Christoffer
Max
2002 · Captain Mayr
Mátame suavemente
2002 · Klaus
P.O.V. - Point of View
2002 · Henrik
The Zookeeper
2001 · Dragov
Mike Bassett: England Manager
2001 · Dr. Hans Shoegaarten
Mostly Martha
2001 · Sam Thalberg
The Weight of Water
2001 · John Hontvedt
Flickering Lights
2000 · Peter
Solen er så rød
2000 · Sælger
007: El mundo no basta
1999 · Davidov
Deep Water
1999 · Flygge
Angel of the Night
1998 · Alex
The Celebration
1998 · Christian
Baby Doom
1998 · Magnus
Election Night
1998 · Peter
Credo
1997 · Svane
Royal Blues
1997 · Christian
A Regular Thing
1997 · Holger
The Biggest Heroes
1996 · Peter
Portland
1996 · Lasse
Café Hector
1996 · Christian
Nightwatch
1994 · Rod 1
Hit the Bag
1993 · Slipse-Peter
Apparat
Masculine Misunderstandings
· Troels
TV shows (25)
Det danske filmmirakel
2026 · Sig selv
Lanterns
2026 · Thaal Sinestro
Lanterns: The Official Podcast
2026 · Self
Grundtvig
2024 · Grundtvig
Agent
2023 · Ulrich Thomsen
All Exclusive
2022 · Sig selv
Luminosas
2022 · Britta's Husband
Trom
2022 · Hannios Martinsson
The New Pope
2020 · Doctor Lindegard
Face to Face
2019 · Bjørn Rasmussen
Counterpart
2017 · Aldrich
Ditte & Louise
2015 · Sig selv
The Blacklist
2013 · Alexander Kirk
Banshee
2013 · Kai Proctor
Banshee: Origins
2013 · Kai Proctor
Those Who Kill
2011 · Martin Høeg
ZULU Comedy Galla
2010 · Ulrich Thomsen
The Left Wing Gang
2009 · Jørn Moos
Fringe
2008 · Man in Zeppelin, aka Mr X
La Compañía
2007 · Starik Zhilov
The Virgin Queen
2006 · Baron Casper Breuner
Alias Us
2001 · Ulrich Kottor
Dybt vand
1999 · Flygge
Bryggeren
1996 · Gartner Jørgensen
Charlot og Charlotte
1996 · Læge 1