# 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).

## Early and personal life

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. He is married to Catherine Ekehed and they have two children, including Alma Ekehed Thomsen, who is an actress. Both Ulrich and his daughter appeared in Face to Face portraying a father, Bjørn and his daughter, Christina.
Aside from his native language Danish, Thomsen is fluent in German and English. He is vegan.

## Career

His film debut was in 1994 in Nightwatch, directed by Ole Bornedal. Since then, he has starred in a number of 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 major breakthrough in his career came in the 1998 film Festen followed by an important 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 series regular in Banshee playing the role of primary antagonist, Kai Proctor.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1994 | Nightwatch | Rod 1 | |
| 1996 | Portland | Lasse | |
| 1996 | De nye lejere | Peter | Short film |
| 1996 | The Biggest Heroes | Peter | Robert Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role Rouen Nordic Film Festival Award for Best Actor |
| 1996 | Café Hector | Christian | Short film |
| 1997 | Kys, kærlighed og kroner | Holger | Short Film |
| 1997 | Credo | Svane | |
| 1997 | Royal Blues | Christian | |
| 1998 | Baby Doom | Magnus | |
| 1998 | Tempo | Dirgenten | |
| 1998 | Festen | Christian Klingenfeldt-Hansen | Bodil Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Robert Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Nominated—European Film Award for Best Actor |
| 1998 | Angel of the Night | Alex | |
| 1998 | Election Night | Peter | Short movie |
| 1999 | The World Is Not Enough | Sasha Davidov | |
| 2000 | Maries Herz | | Short film |
| 2000 | The Weight of Water | John Hontvedt | |
| 2000 | Flickering Lights | Peter | |
| 2000 | Solen er så rød | Sælgeren | Short film |
| 2001 | Mostly Martha | Samuel "Sam" Thalberg | |
| 2001 | Mike Bassett: England Manager | Dr. Hans Shoegaarten | |
| 2001 | The Zookeeper | Dragov | |
| 2001 | P.O.V. | Henrik | |
| 2002 | Den gamle møller | Kulturgangster I | Short film |
| 2002 | Killing Me Softly | Klaus | |
| 2002 | Max | Karl Mayr | |
| 2003 | The Inheritance | Christoffer | Bodil Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Flaiano Film Festival Award for Best Actor Mexico City International Contemporary Film Festival Special Award for Best Actor Robert Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Rouen Nordic Film Festival Award for Best Actor |
| 2003 | Baby | Marc | Also executive producer |
| 2003 | Blueprint | Dr. Martin Fisher | |
| 2004 | The Rocket Post | Gerhard Zucker | |
| 2004 | Brothers | Michael | San Sebastián International Film Festival Silver Seashell for Best Actor Nominated—Bodil Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Nominated—European Film Award for Best Actor Nominated—Robert Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role |
| 2004 | Sergeant Pepper | Johnny Sínger | |
| 2005 | Adam’s Apples | Adam Pedersen | Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival Award for Best Actor Fantasporto Directors' Week Award for Best Actor Nominated–Robert Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role |
| 2005 | Kingdom of Heaven | Templar Master | |
| 2005 | Allegro | Zetterstrøm | |
| 2006 | Han, hun og Strindberg | — | executive producer |
| 2006 | Sprængfarlig Bombe | Tonny Jensen | |
| 2006 | Impossibly Yours [de] | Jan | |
| 2007 | Opium: Diary of a Madwoman | Dr. Brenner | |
| 2007 | The Substitute | Jesper Osböll | Nominated—Robert Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role |
| 2007 | Fremkaldt | Nikolaj | Short film |
| 2007 | Hitman | Mikhail Belicoff | |
| 2008 | One Shot | — | executive producer |
| 2008 | The Broken | Dr. Robert Zachman | |
| 2008 | Fear Me Not | Mikael | Mar del Plata International Film Festival Award for Best Actor Nominated—Bodil Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Nominated—Robert Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role |
| 2008 | Reservations | Leigh | |
| 2009 | Lulu und Jimi | Harry Hass | |
| 2009 | The International | Jonas Skarssen | |
| 2009 | Duplicity | Big Swiss Suit | |
| 2009 | Tell-Tale | Lethe | |
| 2010 | Centurion | Gorlacon | |
| 2010 | The Silence | Peer Sommer | |
| 2010 | In a Better World | Claus | |
| 2011 | Season of the Witch | Johann Eckhardt | |
| 2011 | The Thing | Dr. Sander Halvorson | |
| 2012 | Aya | Mr. Overby | Short film |
| 2013 | The Notebook | Officer Tiszt | |
| 2013 | The Miracle | Jakob | |
| 2014 | A Second Chance | Simon | |
| 2014 | Livsforkortelses Ekspert | Michael | |
| 2015 | Mortdecai | Romanov | |
| 2015 | Skyggen af en helt | Gustaf (voice) | |
| 2015 | Sommeren '92 | Richard Møller Nielsen | Robert Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Nominated—Bodil Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role |
| 2016 | The Commune | Erik | Nominated—Bodil Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Nominated—Robert Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role |
| 2016 | In Embryo | Peter | Also director, writer, and executive producer |
| 2017 | Dræberne fra Nibe | Edward | |
| 2017 | Darling | Kristian | |
| 2018 | Gutterbee | — | Director and writer. Post-production |
| 2018 | I Krig & Kærlighed | Müller | |
| 2019 | The Space Between the Lines | Bernhard Rothner | |
| 2019 | Gooseboy | Knud Heinesen | |
| 2020 | The Good Traitor | Henrik Kauffmann | |
| 2020 | Marco-effekten | Carl Mørck | |
| 2022 | Tag min hånd | Claes | |
| 2022 | A Violent Man | Governor Goodwillie | |
| 2024 | Den grænseløse | | |
Key :
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1995 | Mappen | | Television film |
| 1996 | Charlot og Charlotte | Læge | 1 episode: "Jeg så ind i dig" |
| 1997 | Bryggeren | Gartner Jørgensen | 1 episode: "7. afsnit, 1862–1864" |
| 1997 | Deadline | | Television film |
| 1999 | Naja fra Narjana | Far | miniseries |
| 1999 | Dybt vand | Flygge | Television film |
| 2000 | Labyrinten | Dansk polisman | miniseries |
| 2003 | Ins Leben zurück | Eric Lundgren | Television film |
| 2005 | Alias | Ulrich Kottor | 1 Episode: "Tuesday" |
| 2005 | The Virgin Queen | Baron Casper Breuner | miniseries (3 episodes) |
| 2007 | The Company | Starik Zhilov | miniseries (2 episodes) |
| 2009 | Abducted [de] | Dr. Albert Brand | Television film |
| 2009 | Blekingegade | Jørn Moos | Lead role |
| 2011 | Den som dræber | Martin Høeg | 2 episodes |
| 2011 | Fringe | Man in Zeppelin / Mr X | 1 episode: "Lysergic Acid Diethylamide" |
| 2013–16 | Banshee | Kai Proctor | Series regular (37 episodes) |
| 2014 | In der Überzahl | Stig | Television film |
| 2016 | The Blacklist | Alexander Kirk / Constantin Rostov | Recurring role (10 episodes) |
| 2017–18 | Counterpart | Aldrich | Recurring role (9 episodes) |
| 2019 | Forhøret | Bjørn Rasmussen | Lead role (8 episodes) |
| 2020 | The New Pope | Doctor Helmer Lindegard | Recurring role (4 episodes) |
| 2022 | Trom | Hannis Martinsson | Lead role (6 episodes) |
| 2026 | Lanterns | Sinestro | |

### Web series

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2013–16 | Banshee Origins | Kai Proctor | 8 episodes |