Ulrich Thomsen is a Danish actor. Thomsen was born in Fyn, Denmark and graduated from the Danish National School of Theatre and Contemporary Dance in 1993, after which playing on several theatres in Copenhagen, such as Dr. Dantes Aveny, Mungo Park and Østre Gasværks Teater. His film debut was in 1994 in Nattevagten, (Nightwatch) directed by Ole Bornedal. Since then a number of roles in, among others, Thomas Vinterberg's De største Helte (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 also played a part in the 2002 English film Killing Me Softly, consolidating his status as a European actor.
Known For
Kingdom of Heaven
(2005)
Templar Master
Hitman
(2007)
Mikhail Belicoff
The Substitute
(2007)
Jesper
The World Is Not Enough
(1999)
Davidov
The Thing
(2011)
Dr. Sander Halvorson
Season of the Witch
(2011)
Eckhardt
Mortdecai
(2015)
Romanov
Liberation
(2023)
Lauritz
The International
(2009)
Jonas Skarssen
The Marco Effect
(2021)
Carl Mørck
Killing Me Softly
(2002)
Klaus
Centurion
(2010)
Gorlacon
Boundless
(2024)
Carl Mørck
The Celebration
(1998)
Christian
Duplicity
(2009)
Big Swiss Suit
Nightwatch
(1994)
Full Filmography
Acting
Slaget på tasken
(1993)
Slipse-Peter
Nightwatch
(1994)
The Biggest Heroes
(1996)
Peter
Portland
(1996)
Lasse
Café Hector
(1996)
Christian
Royal Blues
(1997)
Christian
Credo
(1997)
Svane
A Regular Thing
(1997)
Holger
The Celebration
(1998)
Christian
Angel of the Night
(1998)
Alex
Election Night
(1998)
Peter
Baby Doom
(1998)
Magnus
The World Is Not Enough
(1999)
Davidov
The Weight of Water
(2000)
John Hontvedt
Solen er så rød
(2000)
Sælger
Flickering Lights
(2000)
Peter
Mike Bassett: England Manager
(2001)
Dr. Hans Shoegaarten
The Zookeeper
(2001)
Dragov
Max
(2002)
Captain Mayr
P.O.V. - Point of View
(2002)
Henrik
Killing Me Softly
(2002)
Klaus
Blueprint
(2003)
Dr. Martin Fisher
The Inheritance
(2003)
Christoffer
Ins Leben zurück
(2003)
Eric Lundgren
Baby
(2003)
Marc
The Rocket Post
(2004)
Gerhard Zucher
Brothers
(2004)
Michael
Sergeant Pepper
(2004)
Johnny Sínger
Adam's Apples
(2005)
Adam
Kingdom of Heaven
(2005)
Templar Master
The Celebration in Retrospect
(2005)
self
Allegro
(2005)
Zetterstrom
Clash of Egos
(2006)
Tonny
Impossibly Yours
(2007)
Jan
Opium: Diary of a Madwoman
(2007)
Dr. Brenner
The Substitute
(2007)
Jesper
Hitman
(2007)
Mikhail Belicoff
Fear Me Not
(2008)
Mikael
The Broken
(2008)
Dr Robert Zachman
Duplicity
(2009)
Big Swiss Suit
Tell-Tale
(2009)
Lethe
Lulu and Jimi
(2009)
Harry Hass
The International
(2009)
Jonas Skarssen
The Silence
(2010)
Peer Sommer
In a Better World
(2010)
Claus
Centurion
(2010)
Gorlacon
The Thing
(2011)
Dr. Sander Halvorson
Season of the Witch
(2011)
Eckhardt
Aya
(2012)
Mr. Overby
The Miracle
(2013)
Jakob
In der Überzahl
(2013)
Stig Sørensen
The Notebook
(2013)
Offizier
A Second Chance
(2014)
Simon
Mortdecai
(2015)
Romanov
Shadow of a Hero
(2015)
Gustaf (voice)
Summer of '92
(2015)
Richard Møller Nielsen
The Commune
(2016)
Erik
In Embryo
(2016)
Peter
Darling
(2017)
Kristian
Small Town Killers
(2017)
Edward
In Love & War
(2018)
Müller
1989: A Spy Story
(2019)
Jeremy Redman
Gooseboy
(2019)
Knud Heinesen
The Space Between The Lines
(2019)
Bernhard
Mother at War
(2020)
Feldwebel Meier
The Good Traitor
(2020)
Henrik Kauffmann
The Idiots Who Started The Party
(2020)
Himself
The Marco Effect
(2021)
Carl Mørck
A Violent Man
(2022)
Warden Goodwillie
Take My Hand
(2022)
Claes
Liberation
(2023)
Lauritz
Ripple
(2023)
Stockholm Bloodbath
(2024)
Hemming Gadh
Boundless
(2024)
Carl Mørck
Production
Baby
(2003)
Executive Producer
Han, hun og Strindberg
(2006)
Producer
In Embryo
(2016)
Producer and Executive Producer
American Sausage Standoff
(2021)
Producer
Crew
Writing
Directing