Cast & creator
Ulrich Thomsen
Best known for Lanterns, The Blacklist, Fringe
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.
Also known as: Ulrik Thomsen, اولریش تامسن
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film credits
23
television credits
105
1993–2026 · acting roles
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Across film & television
Filmography (115)
Showing 115 of 115 credits
Lanterns
Sinestro
2026
The Blacklist
Alexander Kirk
2013
Fringe
Man in Zeppelin, aka Mr X
2008
Banshee
Kai Proctor
2013
Kingdom of Heaven
Templar Master
2005
Counterpart
Aldrich
2017
Alias
Ulrich Kottor
2001
The Thing
Dr. Sander Halvorson
2011
The World Is Not Enough
Davidov
1999
Shining Girls
Britta's Husband
2022
The International
Jonas Skarssen
2009
Face to Face
Bjørn Rasmussen
2019
Banshee: Origins
Kai Proctor
2013
Season of the Witch
Eckhardt
2011
ZULU Comedy Galla
Ulrich Thomsen
2010
Hitman
Mikhail Belicoff
2007
The New Pope
Doctor Lindegard
2020
Centurion
Gorlacon
2010
Bryggeren
Gartner Jørgensen
1996
The Company
Starik Zhilov
2007
Those Who Kill
Martin Høeg
2011
The Celebration
Christian
1998
Mortdecai
Romanov
2015
Duplicity
Big Swiss Suit
2009
The Virgin Queen
Baron Casper Breuner
2006
Agent
Ulrich Thomsen
2023
Ditte & Louise
Sig selv
2015
Killing Me Softly
Klaus
2002
All Exclusive
Sig selv
2022
Adam's Apples
Adam
2005
Boundless
Carl Mørck
2024
The Left Wing Gang
Jørn Moos
2009
Trom
Hannios Martinsson
2022
The Marco Effect
Carl Mørck
2021
Manderlay
Thanks
2005
Stockholm Bloodbath
Hemming Gadh
2024
Mother at War
Feldwebel Meier
2020
Charlot og Charlotte
Læge 1
1996
In a Better World
Claus
2010
The Weight of Water
John Hontvedt
2001
Nightwatch
Rod 1
1994
A Second Chance
Simon
2015
The Broken
Dr Robert Zachman
2008
Flickering Lights
Peter
2000
Deep Water
Flygge
1999
The Silence
Peer Sommer
2010
Max
Captain Mayr
2002
The Good Traitor
Henrik Kauffmann
2020
Grundtvig
Grundtvig
2024
Small Town Killers
Edward
2017
Baby Doom
Magnus
1998
Mike Bassett: England Manager
Dr. Hans Shoegaarten
2001
Mostly Martha
Sam Thalberg
2001
Tell-Tale
Lethe
2009
The Inheritance
Christoffer
2003
Café Hector
Christian
1996
Opium: Diary of a Madwoman
Dr. Brenner
2007
Before It Ends
Lauritz
2023
The Commune
Erik
2016
The Idiots Who Started The Party
Sig selv
2020
A Violent Man
Warden Goodwillie
2022
Brothers
Michael
2004
The Substitute
Jesper Osböll
2007
The Notebook
Offizier
2013
In Love & War
Müller
2018
Masculine Misunderstandings
Troels
Austerity
Nikolajs far
2026
Election Night
Peter
1998
Run
Matt
2025
Dybt vand
Flygge
1999
Impossibly Yours
Jan
2007
Darling
Kristian
2017The Riders
Gooseboy
Knud Heinesen
2019
Credo
Svane
1997
A Regular Thing
Holger
1997
Summer of '92
Richard Møller Nielsen
2015
Ripple
Hammer
2023
Clash of Egos
Tonny
2006
Angel of the Night
Alex
1998
Fear Me Not
Mikael
2008
The Rocket Post
Gerhard Zucher
2004
The Zookeeper
Dragov
2001
Baby
Marc
2003Baby
Executive Producer
2003Apparat
Blueprint
Dr. Martin Fisher
2003
American Sausage Standoff
Director
2021American Sausage Standoff
Writer
2021American Sausage Standoff
Producer
2021
The Space Between the Lines
Bernhard
2019
Sergeant Pepper
Johnny Sínger
2004
The Biggest Heroes
Peter
1996
Allegro
Zetterstrom
2005
1989: A Spy Story
Jeremy Redman
2019
Shadow of a Hero
Gustaf (voice)
2015
Take My Hand
Claes
2022Solen er så rød
Sælger
2000Hit the Bag
Slipse-Peter
1993
Han, hun og Strindberg
Producer
2006
In Embryo
Peter
2016In Embryo
Director
2016In Embryo
Writer
2016In Embryo
Producer
2016In Embryo
Executive Producer
2016
Dead Language
Esben
2025
Lulu and Jimi
Harry Hass
2009
Aya
Mr. Overby
2012
The Celebration in Retrospect
self
2005
Portland
Lasse
1996
In der Überzahl
Stig Sørensen
2013
P.O.V. - Point of View
Henrik
2002Ins Leben zurück
Eric Lundgren
2003
Royal Blues
Christian
1997
The Miracle
Jakob
2013