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.
Known For
The roles that explain the career.
Filmography
58 credits across 3 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | The Riders | Film | |
| 2026 | Offroad | Leif | Film |
| 2026 | Austerity | Nikolajs far | Film |
| 2025 | Run | Matt | Film |
| 2022 | Trom | Hannios Martinsson | TV |
| 2020 | The New Pope | Doctor Lindegard | TV |
| 2019 | The Space Between the Lines | Bernhard | Film |
| 2016 | The Commune | Erik | Film |
| 2015 | Mortdecai | Romanov | Film |
| 2014 | A Second Chance | Simon | Film |
| 2013 | Banshee | Kai Proctor | TV |
| 2013 | The Miracle | Jakob | Film |
| 2013 | The Notebook | Offizier | Film |
| 2012 | Aya | Mr. Overby | Film |
| 2011 | Season of the Witch | Eckhardt | Film |
| 2011 | The Thing | Dr. Sander Halvorson | Film |
| 2010 | Centurion | Gorlacon | Film |
| 2010 | The Silence | Peer Sommer | Film |
| 2010 | In a Better World | Claus | Film |
| 2009 | Tell-Tale | Lethe | Film |
| 2009 | Lulu and Jimi | Harry Hass | Film |
| 2009 | Duplicity | Big Swiss Suit | Film |
| 2009 | The International | Jonas Skarssen | Film |
| 2008 | The Broken | Dr Robert Zachman | Film |
| 2008 | Fear Me Not | Mikael | Film |
| 2007 | The Substitute | Jesper Osböll | Film |
| 2007 | Opium: Diary of a Madwoman | Dr. Brenner | Film |
| 2007 | Impossibly Yours | Jan | Film |
| 2007 | Hitman | Mikhail Belicoff | Film |
| 2006 | Clash of Egos | Tonny | Film |
| 2006 | The Virgin Queen | Baron | TV |
| 2006 | Han, hun og Strindberg | Producer | Film |
| 2005 | Adam's Apples | Adam | Film |
| 2005 | Allegro | Zetterstrom | Film |
| 2005 | Kingdom of Heaven | Templar Master | Film |
| 2004 | Brothers | Michael | Film |
| 2004 | The Rocket Post | Gerhard Zucher | Film |
| 2003 | Blueprint | Dr. Martin Fisher | Film |
| 2003 | Baby | Marc | Film |
| 2003 | The Inheritance | Christoffer | Film |
| 2003 | Baby | Executive Producer | Film |
| 2002 | Max | Captain Mayr | Film |
| 2002 | Killing Me Softly | Klaus | Film |
| 2002 | P.O.V. - Point of View | Henrik | Film |
| 2001 | The Weight of Water | John Hontvedt | Film |
| 2001 | Mostly Martha | Sam Thalberg | Film |
| 2001 | Mike Bassett: England Manager | Dr. Hans Shoegaarten | Film |
| 2001 | The Zookeeper | Dragov | Film |
| 2000 | Flickering Lights | Peter | Film |
| 1999 | The World Is Not Enough | Davidov | Film |
| 1998 | Angel of the Night | Alex | Film |
| 1998 | Baby Doom | Magnus | Film |
| 1998 | The Celebration | Christian | Film |
| 1998 | Election Night | Peter | Film |
| 1997 | Credo | Svane | Film |
| 1996 | Portland | Lasse | Film |
| 1996 | The Biggest Heroes | Peter | Film |
| 1994 | Nightwatch | Rod 1 | Film |
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