Ulrich Thomsen
Biography
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.
Known For
Lanterns
2026
The Blacklist
2013
Fringe
2008
Banshee
2013
Kingdom of Heaven
2005
Counterpart
2017
Alias
2001
The Thing
2011
The World Is Not Enough
1999
Shining Girls
2022
Banshee: Origins
2013
The International
2009
Filmography
Lanterns
as Sinestro · 2026
The Blacklist
as Alexander Kirk · 2013
Fringe
as Man in Zeppelin, aka Mr X · 2008
Banshee
as Kai Proctor · 2013
Kingdom of Heaven
as Templar Master · 2005
Counterpart
as Aldrich · 2017
Alias
as Ulrich Kottor · 2001
The Thing
as Dr. Sander Halvorson · 2011
The World Is Not Enough
as Davidov · 1999
Shining Girls
as Britta's Husband · 2022
Banshee: Origins
as Kai Proctor · 2013
The International
as Jonas Skarssen · 2009
Face to Face
as Bjørn Rasmussen · 2019
Hitman
as Mikhail Belicoff · 2007
Season of the Witch
as Eckhardt · 2011
The New Pope
as Doctor Lindegard · 2020
ZULU Comedy Galla
as Ulrich Thomsen · 2010
Centurion
as Gorlacon · 2010
Those Who Kill
as Martin Høeg · 2011
The Company
as Starik Zhilov · 2007
Bryggeren
as Gartner Jørgensen · 1996
The Celebration
as Christian · 1998
Mortdecai
as Romanov · 2015
Duplicity
as Big Swiss Suit · 2009
Agent
as Ulrich Thomsen · 2023
The Virgin Queen
as Baron Casper Breuner · 2006
Killing Me Softly
as Klaus · 2002
Ditte & Louise
as Sig selv · 2015
All Exclusive
as Sig selv · 2022
Adam's Apples
as Adam · 2005
Boundless
as Carl Mørck · 2024
Trom
as Hannios Martinsson · 2022
The Left Wing Gang
as Jørn Moos · 2009
The Marco Effect
as Carl Mørck · 2021
Stockholm Bloodbath
as Hemming Gadh · 2024
Mother at War
as Feldwebel Meier · 2020
In a Better World
as Claus · 2010
Charlot og Charlotte
as Læge 1 · 1996
The Weight of Water
as John Hontvedt · 2001
Nightwatch
as Rod 1 · 1994
A Second Chance
as Simon · 2015
The Broken
as Dr Robert Zachman · 2008
Flickering Lights
as Peter · 2000
Deep Water
as Flygge · 1999
The Silence
as Peer Sommer · 2010
Max
as Captain Mayr · 2002
The Good Traitor
as Henrik Kauffmann · 2020
Grundtvig
as Grundtvig · 2024
Small Town Killers
as Edward · 2017
Baby Doom
as Magnus · 1998
Mike Bassett: England Manager
as Dr. Hans Shoegaarten · 2001
Mostly Martha
as Sam Thalberg · 2001
Tell-Tale
as Lethe · 2009
The Inheritance
as Christoffer · 2003
Café Hector
as Christian · 1996
Opium: Diary of a Madwoman
as Dr. Brenner · 2007
Before It Ends
as Lauritz · 2023
The Commune
as Erik · 2016
The Idiots Who Started The Party
as Sig selv · 2020
A Violent Man
as Warden Goodwillie · 2022
Brothers
as Michael · 2004
The Substitute
as Jesper Osböll · 2007
The Notebook
as Offizier · 2013
In Love & War
as Müller · 2018
Masculine Misunderstandings
as Troels
Austerity
as Nikolajs far · 2026
Election Night
as Peter · 1998
Run
as Matt · 2025
Impossibly Yours
as Jan · 2007
Darling
as Kristian · 2017
The Riders
Gooseboy
as Knud Heinesen · 2019
Credo
as Svane · 1997
A Regular Thing
as Holger · 1997
Summer of '92
as Richard Møller Nielsen · 2015
Dybt vand
as Flygge · 1999
Ripple
as Hammer · 2023
Clash of Egos
as Tonny · 2006
Angel of the Night
as Alex · 1998
Fear Me Not
as Mikael · 2008
The Rocket Post
as Gerhard Zucher · 2004
The Zookeeper
as Dragov · 2001
Baby
as Marc · 2003
Apparat
Blueprint
as Dr. Martin Fisher · 2003
The Space Between the Lines
as Bernhard · 2019
Shadow of a Hero
as Gustaf (voice) · 2015
Sergeant Pepper
as Johnny Sínger · 2004
The Biggest Heroes
as Peter · 1996
Allegro
as Zetterstrom · 2005
1989: A Spy Story
as Jeremy Redman · 2019
Take My Hand
as Claes · 2022
Solen er så rød
as Sælger · 2000
Hit the Bag
as Slipse-Peter · 1993
In Embryo
as Peter · 2016
Dead Language
as Esben · 2025
Lulu and Jimi
as Harry Hass · 2009
Aya
as Mr. Overby · 2012
The Celebration in Retrospect
as self · 2005
Portland
as Lasse · 1996
In der Überzahl
as Stig Sørensen · 2013
P.O.V. - Point of View
as Henrik · 2002
Ins Leben zurück
as Eric Lundgren · 2003
Royal Blues
as Christian · 1997
The Miracle
as Jakob · 2013