Ulrich Thomsen (December 6, 1963) 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.
Filmography
1994: Nattevagten
1996: De største helte
1997: Sekten
1998: Valgaften (Short movie)
1998: Festen (The Celebration)
1999: Dybt vand
1999: The World Is Not Enough
2000: The Weight of Water
2000: Flickering Lights (Blinkende lygter)
2001: Bella Martha
2002: Max
2002: Killing Me Softly
2003: Arven
2004: Blueprint
2004: Brødre (Brothers)
2004: Sergeant Pepper
2005: Adam's Apples (Adams æbler)
2005: Kingdom of Heaven
2005: Allegro
2005: The Virgin Queen (TV-Mini-Serie)
2006: The Rocket Post
2006: Sprængfarlig Bombe
2006: Opium
2006: Vikaren
2007: Hitman
2008: The Brøken
2008: Reservations
2008: Fear Me Not
2008: Lulu and Jimi
2009: The International
2009: Tell-Tale
External links
Ulrich Thomsen at the Internet Movie Database
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NAME
Thomsen, Ulrich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION
Actor
DATE OF BIRTH
1963-12-6
PLACE OF BIRTH
Fyn, Denmark
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
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