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Ulrich Thomsen

Ulrich Thomsen

Known For Acting
Birthday Dec 06, 1963 (62)
Birthplace Odense, Denmark
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Dec 27, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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.

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Stockholm Bloodbath

Stockholm Bloodbath

2024

as Hemming Gadh

A Violent Man

A Violent Man

2022

as Warden Goodwillie

The Space Between the Lines

The Space Between the Lines

2019

as Bernhard

Darling

Darling

2017

as Kristian

In Embryo

In Embryo

2016

as Peter

Mortdecai

Mortdecai

2015

as Romanov

Season of the Witch

Season of the Witch

2011

as Eckhardt

The Thing

The Thing

2011

as Dr. Sander Halvorson

Centurion

Centurion

2010

as Gorlacon

The International

The International

2009

as Jonas Skarssen

Tell-Tale

Tell-Tale

2009

as Lethe

Duplicity

Duplicity

2009

as Big Swiss Suit

The Broken

The Broken

2008

as Dr Robert Zachman

Hitman

Hitman

2007

as Mikhail Belicoff

Kingdom of Heaven

Kingdom of Heaven

2005

as Templar Master

The Rocket Post

The Rocket Post

2004

as Gerhard Zucher

Killing Me Softly

Killing Me Softly

2002

as Klaus

Max

Max

2002

as Captain Mayr

The Zookeeper

The Zookeeper

2001

as Dragov

The Weight of Water

The Weight of Water

2001

as John Hontvedt

Mike Bassett: England Manager

Mike Bassett: England Manager

2001

as Dr. Hans Shoegaarten

The World Is Not Enough

The World Is Not Enough

1999

as Davidov

Café Hector

Café Hector

1996

as Christian

In Embryo

In Embryo

2016

Writer

In Embryo

In Embryo

2016

Director

In Embryo

In Embryo

2016

Executive Producer

In Embryo

In Embryo

2016

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Banshee

as Kai Proctor

Episodes: 38

First Aired: Jan 11, 2013

Face to Face

as Bjørn Rasmussen

Episodes: 16

First Aired: Nov 15, 2019

The Blacklist

as Alexander Kirk

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Sep 23, 2013

Counterpart

as Aldrich

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Dec 10, 2017

The New Pope

as Doctor Lindegard

Episodes: 9

First Aired: Jan 10, 2020

Trom

as Hannios Martinsson

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Feb 13, 2022

The Left Wing Gang

as Jørn Moos

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Dec 06, 2009

The Virgin Queen

as Baron

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Jan 22, 2006

Grundtvig

as Grundtvig

Episodes: 3

First Aired: May 19, 2024

Banshee: Origins

as Kai Proctor

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 11, 2013

Dybt vand

as Flygge

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Mar 31, 1999

Those Who Kill

as Martin Høeg

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Mar 13, 2011

The Company

as Starik Zhilov

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Aug 05, 2007

Shining Girls

as Britta's Husband

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Apr 28, 2022

Fringe

as Man in Zeppelin, aka Mr X

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 2008

Bryggeren

as Gartner Jørgensen

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 29, 1996

Charlot og Charlotte

as Læge 1

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 01, 1996

ZULU Comedy Galla

as Ulrich Thomsen

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 02, 2010

Agent

as Ulrich Thomsen

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 09, 2023

Ditte & Louise

as Sig selv

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 05, 2015

All Exclusive

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 07, 2022

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