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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 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ulrich Thomsen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
In the shadow of a changing DC Universe, LANTERNS is a dark, prestige mystery that swaps soaring space opera for the gritty realism of a "True Detective" style thriller. The story follows Hal Jordan (Kyle Chandler), a weary, legendary Lantern who has seen the Corps fall and rise again. Haunted by the cosmic isolation reminiscent of Green Lantern: Earth One, Hal is no longer the cocky ace pilot, he is a man burdened by the weight of a ring that feels more like a shackle than a gift. When his ring suddenly deems him unworthy, he is forced to mentor the new chosen Green Lantern, John Stewart (Aaron Pierre), a disciplined former Marine and new recruit who views the ring as a tool for justice, not a source of existential dread. The duo is pulled into a chilling investigation in a remote town in the American heartland. What begins as a series of ritualistic, seemingly impossible murders soon reveals a terrifying cosmic rot. As they peel back the layers of the town's history, they find evidence of a "Sector 2814" conspiracy that predates the Corps itself. Unlike previous iterations, the rings are used sparingly. The investigation is driven by forensic grit and psychological tension, with Hal and John forced to rely on their wits when the "jewelry" fails them. The investigation takes a turn when they encounter a drifter possessing knowledge no human should have, J'onn J'onzz, the Martian Manhunter. J'onn serves as a cryptic bridge between the town’s secrets and an ancient Martian tragedy that has bled into Earth's soil. While the focus remains on the central duo, the series expands the lore with brief, impactful cameos. Expect to see Guy Gardner (Nathan Fillion) as the abrasive "bad cop" of the sector, alongside glimpses of younger recruits like the empathetic Jessica Cruz and the artistic Kyle Rayner, who represent the future of a Corps that Hal is desperately trying to protect from darkness.
