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 w...
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Dead Language
2025
While waiting at the airport for her husband, Aya is mistaken for someone else. Intrigued, she decides to pick up a complete stranger on a whim. Their...

Boundless
2024
as Carl Mørck
In a moment of cowardice, Detective Carl Mørck sends Rose, his junior colleague in Department Q, to the remote Danish island of Bornholm to answer his...

Stockholm Bloodbath
2024
as Hemming Gadh
In 1520, the notorious and power-hungry Danish King Christian II is determined to seize the Swedish crown from Sten Sture, no matter what it takes. Me...

Ripple
2023
A true-crime podcast's investigation into the murder of a young woman has unexpected consequences.

Before It Ends
2023
as Lauritz
When a folk high school is turned into an internment camp for German refugees, the headmaster couple Jakob and Lis and their children are thrust into ...

A Violent Man
2022
as Warden Goodwillie
Steve Mackleson is a dangerous prisoner, incarcerated for double murder in a maximum security prison. We follow, as he navigates his struggle against ...

Take My Hand
2022
as Claes
The comfort-seeking Maja tries to regain control over her life following her recent divorce. 'Take My Hand' is a romantic comedy with all the drama th...

American Sausage Standoff
2021
Director, Writer, Producer
A character driven comedy about sausages and friendship. Set in small-town America, it's a story about two hopeless dreamers who join forces in a ques...

The Marco Effect
2021
as Carl Mørck
When a homeless Romani boy is arrested at the Danish border for possession of a missing public servant's passport, police inspector Carl Mørck and Dep...

Mother at War
2020
as Feldwebel Meier
1918. World War I rages in Europe while Erna Jensen tends to her ordinary life at home in Bramstrup, with her simple-minded son, Kalle. One day the vi...

The Idiots Who Started The Party
2020
as Himself
Danish film has never felt stronger on the international stage than it did with the Dogme films, which at the world premiere of 'The Party' and 'The I...

The Good Traitor
2020
as Henrik Kauffmann
The Danish ambassador to Washington declares himself to be the sole representative of a free Denmark during the Nazi occupation of the country.

Gooseboy
2019
as Knud Heinesen
Vigo is a nerdy teenage boy who lives in a fictional world and simulates a virtual game called “Gooseboy,” which enables him to become free as a flyin...

The Space Between the Lines
2019
as Bernhard
Emmi would like to cancel her subscription to "Like" magazine via e-mail. But due to a typo, her messages land in Leo Leike’s inbox. When Emmi repeate...

1989: A Spy Story
2019
as Jeremy Redman
Due to the fall of the Berlin Wall, a double agent is targeted by the American foreign intelligence service CIA.

In Love & War
2018
as Müller
Danish soldier Esben fakes his own death in an attempt to flee the war and reunite with his beloved wife Kirstine and their son Karl after being apart...

Darling
2017
as Kristian
The moving love story of a dancer on the rollercoaster ride of her life, a drama about the rise and fall of a modern woman as she summons the courage ...

Small Town Killers
2017
as Edward
The two tradesmen Ib and Edward are tired of their lifeless marriages and dream of living the good life from the stash of money they've earned moonlig...

In Embryo
2016
as Peter
Sean lives a harsh but successful life as a criminal in Los Angeles's rough suburbs. He has, in spite of a chaotic and violent childhood, created some...

In Embryo
2016
Director, Writer, Producer
Sean lives a harsh but successful life as a criminal in Los Angeles's rough suburbs. He has, in spite of a chaotic and violent childhood, created some...

The Commune
2016
as Erik
A funny and moving story of family and free love set in a freewheeling 1970s commune. When Anna and Erik inherit a huge house, they gather a motley cr...

Summer of '92
2015
as Richard Møller Nielsen
The 1992 Danish football team competes for the European Championship.

Shadow of a Hero
2015
as Gustaf (voice)
A grandchild sets out to discover how the death of his grandfather in the Spanish Civil War could split up the entire family for three generations.

Mortdecai
2015
as Romanov
An art dealer, Charles Mortdecai, searches for a stolen painting rumored to contain a secret code that gains access to hidden Nazi gold.

A Second Chance
2014
as Simon
Detectives and best friends Andreas and Simon lead vastly different lives; Andreas has settled down with his beautiful wife and son; while Simon, rece...

The Miracle
2013
as Jakob
A former dancer returns for the first time in years to his childhood country village to attend his mother's funeral. The man discovers that the love o...

The Notebook
2013
as Offizier
In a village on the Hungarian border, two young brothers grow up during war time with their cruel grandmother and must learn every trick of evil to su...

In der Überzahl
2013
as Stig Sørensen
While driving to his Danish homeland, Stig has to stop briefly in a small town, then a stranger suddenly sits in his back seat and puts a gun to his h...

Aya
2012
as Mr. Overby
When Thomas Overby mistakenly believes Aya is his assigned driver, she spontaneously decides to go along with the charade and drives him to Jerusalem....

The Thing
2011
as Dr. Sander Halvorson
When paleontologist Kate Lloyd travels to an isolated outpost in Antarctica for the expedition of a lifetime, she joins an international team that une...

Season of the Witch
2011
as Eckhardt
A 14th century Crusader returns with his comrade to a homeland devastated by the Black Plague. The Church commands the two knights to transport a witc...

In a Better World
2010
as Claus
The lives of two Danish families cross each other, and an extraordinary but risky friendship comes into bud. But loneliness, frailty and sorrow lie in...

The Silence
2010
as Peer Sommer
13-year-old Sinikka vanishes on a hot summer night. Her bicycle is found in the exact place where a girl was killed 23 years ago. The dramatic present...

Centurion
2010
as Gorlacon
Britain, A.D. 117. Quintus Dias, the sole survivor of a Pictish raid on a Roman frontier fort, marches north with General Virilus' legendary Ninth Leg...

Tell-Tale
2009
as Lethe
A man's recently transplanted heart leads him on a frantic search to find the donor's killer before a similar fate befalls him.

Duplicity
2009
as Big Swiss Suit
Two romantically involved corporate spies team up to manipulate a race to corner the market on a medical innovation that will reap huge profits and al...

The International
2009
as Jonas Skarssen
An interpol agent and an attorney are determined to bring one of the world's most powerful banks to justice. Uncovering money laundering, arms trading...

Lulu and Jimi
2009
as Harry Hass
About sweeping love, rock & roll and getting rid of all that stale air of the fifties. You've got the good guys - that's Lulu and Jimi - and the bad g...

Fear Me Not
2008
as Mikael
Michael needs a change in his life, so when he hears about clinical trials for a new anti-depressant, he signs up to be a guinea pig - without telling...

The Broken
2008
as Dr Robert Zachman
The life of a successful radiologist spirals out of control when she sees the spitting image of herself driving down a London street. While attempting...

Hitman
2007
as Mikhail Belicoff
A genetically engineered assassin with deadly aim, known only as "Agent 47" eliminates strategic targets for a top-secret organization. But when he's ...

Impossibly Yours
2007
as Jan
Anja, a student, and Leonhard, a judge, meet at Marlene, his ex-wife, and Paul's house, marry shortly afterwards and have a son, Daniel. However, Anja...

Opium: Diary of a Madwoman
2007
as Dr. Brenner
A drug-addicted doctor who works in an asylum discovers that one of his patients is a gifted writer.

The Substitute
2007
as Jesper
6th Grade gets a new substitute teacher. She wants to train the class for an international competition in Paris. But something isn't right. How is she...

Clash of Egos
2006
as Tonny
Tony has recently been released from a sentence for violent behaviour. He promises to improve his ways and is finally granted a few hours alone with h...

Han, hun og Strindberg
2006
Producer
Peter, a theatre director, hates being out of work so much it's affecting his relationship with his girlfriend Marie, an actress. As a remedy, she sug...

The Celebration in Retrospect
2005
as self
This 2005 documentary features interviews with the cast and crew of The Celebration, including director Thomas Vinterberg and co-screenwriter Mogens R...

Allegro
2005
as Zetterstrom
Famous pianist Zetterström returns home to his native Denmark, to give a concert, just to find out that the choices he has made in his life have affec...

Manderlay
2005
Thanks
In 1933, after leaving Dogville, Grace Margaret Mulligan sees a slave being punished at a cotton farm called Manderlay. Officially, slavery is illegal...

Kingdom of Heaven
2005
as Templar Master
After his wife dies, a blacksmith named Balian is thrust into royalty, political intrigue and bloody holy wars during the Crusades.

Adam's Apples
2005
as Adam
A neo-nazi sentenced to community service at a church clashes with the blindly devotional priest.

Sergeant Pepper
2004
as Johnny Sínger
A dog who was named after the Beatles album, inherits his master's fortune. His owner's two children, however, devise a plan to make off with his weal...

Brothers
2004
as Michael
A Danish officer, Michael, is sent away to the International Security Assistance Force operation in Afghanistan for three months. His first mission th...

The Rocket Post
2004
as Gerhard Zucher
Switch off and enjoy the beautiful scenery of Scotland. Based on fact, this film will take you on a journey of love amidst spectacular scenery. The R...

Blueprint
2003
as Dr. Martin Fisher
The story of the first cloned human being - told in her own words: At the age of thirty the world-famous composer Iris Sellin learns that she has an i...
Ins Leben zurück
2003
as Eric Lundgren
Eight years after her daughter's disappearance, Clara hasn't given up hope. And when she recognizes her in a magazine photo, she sets out to find her,...

Baby
2003
as Marc
Sex, drugs and money are the cornerstones in the lives of these rootles young people living in a big city. Leni and Nova are sisters and they both lo...

Baby
2003
Executive Producer
Sex, drugs and money are the cornerstones in the lives of these rootles young people living in a big city. Leni and Nova are sisters and they both lo...

The Inheritance
2003
as Christoffer
A young Danish man, Christoffer, lives a life of joy and happiness with his wife Maria in Stockholm. When his father dies his mother insists that Chri...

Max
2002
as Captain Mayr
In 1918, a young, disillusioned Adolf Hitler strikes up a friendship with a Jewish art dealer while weighing a life of passion for art vs. talent at p...

Killing Me Softly
2002
as Klaus
A woman grows suspicious of her controlling husband after she discovers secrets about the women in his past.

P.O.V. - Point of View
2002
as Henrik
Kamilla, a young Danish girl leaves for Las Vegas to get married. During the ceremony she changes her mind and runs away. She is picked up by Rock, a ...

The Zookeeper
2001
as Dragov
Jonah Ludovic is a custodian at a small municipal zoo. After a night of heavy shelling Ludovic arrives at his job to find the staff abandoning the zo...

Mike Bassett: England Manager
2001
as Dr. Hans Shoegaarten
After England's football (soccer) manager has a heart attack, Mike Bassett is hired as the new manager and promptly announces the team will win the Wo...

Flickering Lights
2000
as Peter
Four small gangsters from Copenhagen trick a gangster boss: they take over 4,000,000 kroner which they were supposed to bring him. Trying to escape to...

The Weight of Water
2000
as John Hontvedt
A newspaper photographer researches an 1873 double homicide and finds her own life paralleling that of a witness who survived the tragic ordeal.
Solen er så rød
2000
as Sælger

The World Is Not Enough
1999
as Davidov
Greed, revenge, world dominance and high-tech terrorism – it's all in a day's work for Bond, who's on a mission to protect a beautiful oil heiress fro...

Angel of the Night
1998
as Alex
Rebecca has inherited her grandmother's Gothic mansion and brings both her best friend an her boyfriend for a weekend. While exploring the crypts they...

The Celebration
1998
as Christian
The family of a wealthy businessman gather to celebrate his 60th birthday. During the course of the party, his eldest son presents a speech that revea...

Baby Doom
1998
as Magnus
Max is a programmer, Nicoline is a chef, and they are both young, in love, and ambitious. Then lightning strikes: they have a baby. From that day on, ...

Election Night
1998
as Peter
On election night we meet Peter, an idealistic young man, who suddenly discovers he has forgotten to vote. On his way to the polls he encounters a var...

Credo
1997
as Svane
Mona is a young woman, engaged to a man who never shows up. She relies strongly on her supportive friend, Anne. Mona suspects that Anne's psychologist...
Royal Blues
1997
as Christian

A Regular Thing
1997
as Holger
Love has a price in this quirky sex comedy. Sten is a 30- year-old librarian. Over a book he meets supersexy Katja, the woman of his dreams, and they ...

The Biggest Heroes
1996
as Peter
The two medicated low-lifes Carsten and Peter are long time partners, an old flame of Peter's turns up to tell him that he has a twelve year old daugh...

Portland
1996
as Lasse
The basic story of a young criminal not quite living up to his won ideals of "not to give a damn" sidesteps out of his criminal career while dragging ...

Café Hector
1996
as Christian
Café Hector is the new in-place for the chic, high-flying, articulate jet-set, where steaming cups of cappuccino accompany their trendy chit-chat. Uff...

Nightwatch
1994
as Red 1
Martin, a law student, takes up a job as a nightwatchman at a mortuary to fund his studies. But the mortuary harbours a dark secret, and he has to fin...

Slaget på tasken
1993
as Slipse-Peter
A young couple, Christian and Louise, are woken up by their sweetest slumber a morning. Two employees in their property company acquire access and tak...
Apparat
N/A
A middle aged, married couple spend a night at their desert cabin. What was planned as an anniversary getaway erupts into a brutalizing void of two to...