Directed credits
2
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Ulrich Thomsen
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.5
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Directed movies: 2Directed series: 0All crew credits: 5
TMDB ID: 4455
IMDb ID: nm0860947
Known for: Acting
Born: December 6, 1963
Age: 62
Place of birth: Odense, Denmark
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1993 - 2025
Years active: 33
Average TMDB rating: 6.51
Wikidata: Q382210
Also known as
Ulrik Thomsen • اولریش تامسن
Frequent jobs
Director (2)Executive Producer (1)Producer (1)Thanks (1)
Biography
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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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Ulrich Thomsen.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Ulrich Thomsen.
7.7
The Celebration
as Christian
1998 Movie
7.5
Adam's Apples
as Adam
2005 Movie
7.1
Flickering Lights
as Peter
2000 Movie
7.1
In a Better World
as Claus
2010 Movie
7.0
Kingdom of Heaven
as Templar Master
2005 Movie
6.9
Manderlay
Thanks
2005 Movie
6.9
Nightwatch
as Rod 1
1994 Movie
6.8
Brothers
as Michael
2004 Movie
6.6
Summer of '92
as Richard Møller Nielsen
2015 Movie
6.6
A Second Chance
as Simon
2014 Movie
6.6
The Silence
as Peer Sommer
2010 Movie
6.4
The Commune
as Erik
2016 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Ulrich Thomsen.
8.1
Fringe
as Man in Zeppelin, aka Mr X • 1 eps
2008 Series
8.0
Banshee
as Kai Proctor • 38 eps
2013 Series
7.6
The Blacklist
as Alexander Kirk • 10 eps
2013 Series
7.6
The New Pope
as Doctor Lindegard • 9 eps
2020 Series
7.5
Shining Girls
as Britta's Husband • 2 eps
2022 Series
7.4
Counterpart
as Aldrich • 10 eps
2017 Series
6.8
Alias
as Ulrich Kottor • 1 eps
2001 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Ulrich Thomsen.
7.0
Kingdom of Heaven
as Templar Master
2005 Movie
6.3
The World Is Not Enough
as Davidov
1999 Movie
6.2
Centurion
as Gorlacon
2010 Movie
6.2
Hitman
as Mikhail Belicoff
2007 Movie
6.2
The Thing
as Dr. Sander Halvorson
2011 Movie
5.9
Duplicity
as Big Swiss Suit
2009 Movie
6.2
Stockholm Bloodbath
as Hemming Gadh
2024 Movie
6.9
Manderlay
Thanks
2005 Movie
5.5
Mortdecai
as Romanov
2015 Movie
6.1
Max
as Captain Mayr
2002 Movie
5.5
Season of the Witch
as Eckhardt
2011 Movie
6.9
Nightwatch
as Rod 1
1994 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Ulrich Thomsen.
7.6
The Blacklist
as Alexander Kirk • 10 eps
2013 Series
8.1
Fringe
as Man in Zeppelin, aka Mr X • 1 eps
2008 Series
8.0
Banshee
as Kai Proctor • 38 eps
2013 Series
7.5
Shining Girls
as Britta's Husband • 2 eps
2022 Series
7.4
Counterpart
as Aldrich • 10 eps
2017 Series
7.6
The New Pope
as Doctor Lindegard • 9 eps
2020 Series
6.8
Alias
as Ulrich Kottor • 1 eps
2001 Series
8.3
Banshee: Origins
as Kai Proctor • 2 eps
2013 Series
10.0
ZULU Comedy Galla
as Ulrich Thomsen • 1 eps
2010 Series
7.3
The Company
as Starik Zhilov • 2 eps
2007 Series
7.1
Those Who Kill
as Martin Høeg • 2 eps
2011 Series
6.0
Face to Face
as Bjørn Rasmussen • 16 eps
2019 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Ulrich Thomsen.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Ulrich Thomsen.
2.5
Run
as Matt
2025 Movie
6.0
Dead Language
as Esben
2025 Movie
6.0
Boundless
as Carl Mørck
2024 Movie
6.2
Stockholm Bloodbath
as Hemming Gadh
2024 Movie
6.2
Ripple
2023 Movie
7.1
Before It Ends
as Lauritz
2023 Movie
6.4
A Violent Man
as Warden Goodwillie
2022 Movie
6.1
Take My Hand
as Claes
2022 Movie
5.8
The Marco Effect
as Carl Mørck
2021 Movie
7.7
Mother at War
as Feldwebel Meier
2020 Movie
6.0
The Idiots Who Started The Party
as Sig selv
2020 Movie
5.6
The Good Traitor
as Henrik Kauffmann
2020 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Ulrich Thomsen.
10.0
Grundtvig
as Grundtvig • 3 eps
2024 Series
6.4
Agent
as Ulrich Thomsen • 1 eps
2023 Series
10.0
All Exclusive
as Sig selv • 1 eps
2022 Series
7.5
Shining Girls
as Britta's Husband • 2 eps
2022 Series
6.4
Trom
as Hannios Martinsson • 6 eps
2022 Series
7.6
The New Pope
as Doctor Lindegard • 9 eps
2020 Series
6.0
Face to Face
as Bjørn Rasmussen • 16 eps
2019 Series
7.4
Counterpart
as Aldrich • 10 eps
2017 Series
6.3
Ditte & Louise
as Sig selv • 1 eps
2015 Series
7.6
The Blacklist
as Alexander Kirk • 10 eps
2013 Series
8.0
Banshee
as Kai Proctor • 38 eps
2013 Series
8.3
Banshee: Origins
as Kai Proctor • 2 eps
2013 Series