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
Thomsen at a press conference for The International in 2009
Born (1963-12-06) 6 December 1963 (age 60)
NationalityDanish
Occupation(s)Actor, filmmaker
Years active1994–present
SpouseCathrine Ekehed
Children2
Websiteulrichthomsenactor.com

Biography

edit

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.[1]

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. Aside from his native language Danish, Thomsen is fluent in German and English. He is vegan.[2]

Filmography

edit

Film

edit
Title Year Role Notes
Nattevagten 1994 Rod 1
Portland 1996 Lasse
De nye lejere Peter Short film
De største helte Peter Robert Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Rouen Nordic Film Festival Award for Best Actor
Café Hector Christian Short film
Kys, kærlighed og kroner 1997 Holger Short Film
Sekten Svane
Royal Blues Christian
Baby Doom 1998 Magnus
Tempo Dirgenten
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
Angel of the Night Alex
Election Night Peter Short movie
The World Is Not Enough 1999 Sasha Davidov
Maries Herz 2000 Short film
The Weight of Water John Hontvedt
Blinkende lygter Peter
Solen er så rød Sælgeren Short film
Bella Martha 2001 Samuel "Sam" Thalberg
Mike Bassett: England Manager Dr. Hans Shoegaarten
The Zookeeper Dragov
P.O.V. Henrik
Den gamle møller 2002 Kulturgangster I Short film
Killing Me Softly Klaus
Max Karl Mayr
Arven 2003 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
Baby Marc Also executive producer
Blueprint Dr. Martin Fisher [3]
The Rocket Post 2004 Gerhard Zucker
Brødre 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
Sergeant Pepper Johnny Sínger
Adams æbler 2005 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
Kingdom of Heaven Templar Master
Allegro Zetterstrøm
Han, hun og Strindberg 2006 executive producer
Sprængfarlig Bombe Tonny Jensen
Impossibly Yours [de] Jan
Ópium: Egy elmebeteg nő naplója 2007 Dr. Brenner
Vikaren Jesper Osböll Nominated—Robert Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Fremkaldt Nikolaj Short film
Hitman Mikhail Belicoff
One Shot 2008 executive producer
The Broken Dr. Robert Zachman
Den du frygter 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
Reservations Leigh
Lulu und Jimi 2009 Harry Hass
The International Jonas Skarssen
Duplicity Big Swiss Suit
Tell-Tale Lethe
Centurion 2010 Gorlacon
Das letzte Schweigen Peer Sommer
Hævnen Claus
Season of the Witch 2011 Johann Eckhardt
The Thing Dr. Sander Halvorson
Aya 2012 Mr. Overby[4] Short film
A nagy füzet 2013 Officer Tiszt
The Miracle Jakob
En chance til 2014 Simon
Livsforkortelses Ekspert Michael
Mortdecai 2015 Romanov
Skyggen af en helt Gustaf (voice)
Sommeren '92 Richard Møller Nielsen Robert Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
Nominated—Bodil Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
Kollektivet 2016 Erik Nominated—Bodil Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
Nominated—Robert Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
In Embryo Peter Also director, writer, and executive producer
Dræberne fra Nibe 2017 Edward
Darling Kristian
Gutterbee 2018 Director and writer. Post-production
I Krig & Kærlighed Müller
Gut gegen Nordwind 2019 Bernhard Rothner
Gooseboy Knud Heinesen
Vores mand i Amerika 2020 Henrik Kauffmann
Marco-effekten Carl Mørck
Tag min hånd 2022 Claes
A Violent Man Governor Goodwillie
Den grænseløse 2024
Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released

Television

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

Web series

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

References

edit
  1. ^ Lind Andersen, Ann (16 February 2003). "Thomsens tegn". Berlingske (in Danish). Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  2. ^ Kastrup, Kim (27 February 2016). "Ulrik Thomsen: Derfor er jeg veganer". Ekstra Bladet (in Danish). Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  3. ^ Hüttmann, Oliver (1 January 2004). ""Blueprint": Der traurige Klon". Der Spiegel (in German). ISSN 2195-1349. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  4. ^ Israeli film Aya fails to take home Oscar for best short movie
edit