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 (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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Filmography (Movies)
Run
Character:Matt
Release Date:14/11/2025
Dead Language
Character:Esben
Release Date:09/06/2025
Boundless
Character:Carl Mørck
Release Date:01/02/2024
Stockholm Bloodbath
Character:Hemming Gadh
Release Date:19/01/2024
Ripple
Character:
Release Date:01/10/2023
Before It Ends
Character:Lauritz
Release Date:23/09/2023
A Violent Man
Character:Warden Goodwillie
Release Date:04/02/2022
Take My Hand
Character:Claes
Release Date:27/01/2022
The Marco Effect
Character:Carl Mørck
Release Date:27/05/2021
Mother at War
Character:Feldwebel Meier
Release Date:29/10/2020
The Idiots Who Started The Party
Character:Sig selv
Release Date:13/10/2020
The Good Traitor
Character:Henrik Kauffmann
Release Date:13/08/2020
Gooseboy
Character:Knud Heinesen
Release Date:03/10/2019
The Space Between the Lines
Character:Bernhard
Release Date:12/09/2019
1989: A Spy Story
Character:Jeremy Redman
Release Date:21/08/2019
In Love & War
Character:Müller
Release Date:15/11/2018
Darling
Character:Kristian
Release Date:19/10/2017
Small Town Killers
Character:Edward
Release Date:12/01/2017
In Embryo
Character:Peter
Release Date:16/06/2016
The Commune
Character:Erik
Release Date:14/01/2016
Summer of '92
Character:Richard Møller Nielsen
Release Date:27/08/2015
Shadow of a Hero
Character:Gustaf (voice)
Release Date:03/06/2015
Mortdecai
Character:Romanov
Release Date:21/01/2015
A Second Chance
Character:Simon
Release Date:08/09/2014
The Miracle
Character:Jakob
Release Date:12/10/2013
The Notebook
Character:Offizier
Release Date:03/07/2013
In der Überzahl
Character:Stig Sørensen
Release Date:01/01/2013
Aya
Character:Mr. Overby
Release Date:01/09/2012
The Thing
Character:Dr. Sander Halvorson
Release Date:12/10/2011
Season of the Witch
Character:Eckhardt
Release Date:07/01/2011
In a Better World
Character:Claus
Release Date:26/08/2010
The Silence
Character:Peer Sommer
Release Date:13/08/2010
Centurion
Character:Gorlacon
Release Date:15/02/2010
Tell-Tale
Character:Lethe
Release Date:24/04/2009
Duplicity
Character:Big Swiss Suit
Release Date:18/03/2009
The International
Character:Jonas Skarssen
Release Date:03/02/2009
Lulu and Jimi
Character:Harry Hass
Release Date:22/01/2009
Fear Me Not
Character:Mikael
Release Date:19/12/2008
The Broken
Character:Dr Robert Zachman
Release Date:15/11/2008
Hitman
Character:Mikhail Belicoff
Release Date:21/11/2007
Impossibly Yours
Character:Jan
Release Date:19/04/2007
Opium: Diary of a Madwoman
Character:Dr. Brenner
Release Date:29/03/2007
The Substitute
Character:Jesper Osböll
Release Date:13/03/2007
Clash of Egos
Character:Tonny
Release Date:25/08/2006
The Celebration in Retrospect
Character:self
Release Date:18/11/2005
Allegro
Character:Zetterstrom
Release Date:30/09/2005
Kingdom of Heaven
Character:Templar Master
Release Date:03/05/2005
Adam's Apples
Character:Adam
Release Date:15/04/2005
Sergeant Pepper
Character:Johnny Sínger
Release Date:23/12/2004
Brothers
Character:Michael
Release Date:27/08/2004
The Rocket Post
Character:Gerhard Zucher
Release Date:13/05/2004
Blueprint
Character:Dr. Martin Fisher
Release Date:08/12/2003
Ins Leben zurück
Character:Eric Lundgren
Release Date:10/10/2003
Baby
Character:Marc
Release Date:08/08/2003
The Inheritance
Character:Christoffer
Release Date:21/02/2003
Max
Character:Captain Mayr
Release Date:10/09/2002
Killing Me Softly
Character:Klaus
Release Date:10/05/2002
P.O.V. - Point of View
Character:Henrik
Release Date:25/01/2002
The Zookeeper
Character:Dragov
Release Date:22/11/2001
Mike Bassett: England Manager
Character:Dr. Hans Shoegaarten
Release Date:28/09/2001
The Weight of Water
Character:John Hontvedt
Release Date:30/03/2001
Flickering Lights
Character:Peter
Release Date:03/11/2000
Solen er så rød
Character:Sælger
Release Date:01/01/2000
The World Is Not Enough
Character:Davidov
Release Date:17/11/1999
Angel of the Night
Character:Alex
Release Date:04/12/1998
The Celebration
Character:Christian
Release Date:19/06/1998
Baby Doom
Character:Magnus
Release Date:20/03/1998
Election Night
Character:Peter
Release Date:01/01/1998
Credo
Character:Svane
Release Date:12/09/1997
Royal Blues
Character:Christian
Release Date:20/08/1997
A Regular Thing
Character:Holger
Release Date:05/01/1997
The Biggest Heroes
Character:Peter
Release Date:08/11/1996
Portland
Character:Lasse
Release Date:19/04/1996
Café Hector
Character:Christian
Release Date:08/03/1996
Nightwatch
Character:Rod 1
Release Date:25/02/1994
Slaget på tasken
Character:Slipse-Peter
Release Date:18/10/1993
Television Appearances
Grundtvig
Character:Grundtvig
Agent
Character:Ulrich Thomsen
All Exclusive
Character:Sig selv
Shining Girls
Character:Britta's Husband
Trom
Character:Hannios Martinsson
The New Pope
Character:Doctor Lindegard
Face to Face
Character:Bjørn Rasmussen
Counterpart
Character:Aldrich
Ditte & Louise
Character:Sig selv
The Blacklist
Character:Alexander Kirk
Banshee
Character:Kai Proctor
Banshee: Origins
Character:Kai Proctor
Those Who Kill
Character:Martin Høeg
ZULU Comedy Galla
Character:Ulrich Thomsen
The Left Wing Gang
Character:Jørn Moos
Fringe
Character:Man in Zeppelin, aka Mr X
The Company
Character:Starik Zhilov
The Virgin Queen
Character:Baron
Alias
Character:Ulrich Kottor
Dybt vand
Character:Flygge
Bryggeren
Character:Gartner Jørgensen
Charlot og Charlotte
Character:Læge 1
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