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).
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 Teat
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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Born
Dec 06, 1963
Odense, Denmark
Known For
Acting
Movies
80 acting
10 crew
Popularity
1.2
Known For
Kingdom of Heaven
2005
as Templar Master
The Marco Effect
2021
as Carl Mørck
The World Is Not Enough
1999
as Davidov
The Thing
2011
as Dr. Sander Halvorson
Hitman
2007
as Mikhail Belicoff
Killing Me Softly
2002
as Klaus
Mortdecai
2015
as Romanov
Centurion
2010
as Gorlacon
Season of the Witch
2011
as Eckhardt
The International
2009
as Jonas Skarssen
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