Name
Brian Thompson
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1959-08-28 (67 years old)
Place of Birth
Ellensburg, Washington, USA
Biography
Brian Thompson (born August 28, 1959) is an American actor. His distinctive square-jaw profile, powerful voice, and imposing stature (193 cm, six-foot-four) has led him to star in many action films, and a large number of comedies: Joe Dirt, The Three Amigos, Weird Science, Key West, and Life Stinks.
Thompson was born in Ellensburg, Washington, and raised in Longview. He attended Central Washington University, where he studied business management, played football, and appeared in many school productions. He then moved to California and earned a Master of Fine Arts from the University of California, Irvine. He initially trained and pursued a career in musical theater, performing at Riverside Civil Light Opera's production of "The King and I", Long Beach Civic Light Opera's "Bittersweet", and several other musicals. In 1982, he was a resident actor at the Colorado Shakespeare Festival.
Known For
7.685
In the post-apocalyptic future, reigning tyrannical supercomputers teleport a cyborg assas...
6.927
Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he w...
6.7
In this story inspired by real characters, three girls from America, Nigeria and India are...
4.568
A group of heroic warriors has only six days to save the planet in "Mortal Kombat Annihila...
6.324
A trio of unemployed silent film actors are mistaken for real heroes by a small Mexican vi...
- 1984 The Terminator as Punk
- 1992 Doctor Mordrid as Kabal
- 1990 Moon 44 as Jake O'Neal
- 2001 Epoch as Captain Tower
- 1986 ¡Three Amigos! as German's Other Friend
- 1996 DragonHeart as Brok
- 2003 Epoch: Evolution as Tower
- 1997 Mortal Kombat: Annihilation as Shao Kahn
- 1990 Lionheart as Russell
- 1986 Cobra as Night Slasher
- 2008 The Last of the Just as Shein
- 2001 The Order as Cyrus
- 2007 Fist of the Warrior as Max
- 2009 Dragonquest as Kirill
- 1992 Rage and Honor as Conrad Drago
- 1990 In the Cold of the Night as Phil
- 1989 Nightwish as Dean
- 1989 Miracle Mile as Power Lifter
- 1988 Pass the Ammo as Kenny Hamilton
- 1991 Ted & Venus as Herb
- 1990 Hired to Kill as Frank Ryan
- 2012 Put Up Your Dux: The True Story of Bloodsport as Himself
- 1987 Catch the Heat as Danny Boy
- 1997 Perfect Target as Major Oxnard
- 2012 Spirit of a Denture as Jasper Crow
- 1991 The Owl as Barkeeper
- 1992 The Naked Truth as Bruno
- 1998 Inside The X-Files as Self
- 1987 Commando Squad as Clint Jensen
- 2021 Finding Love in Quarantine: The Movie as Roger Grandstand
- 2014 The Extendables as Vardell Duseldorfer
- 1988 Alien Nation as Trent Porter
- 2001 Joe Dirt as Buffalo Bob
- 2016 You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night as Himself
- 1988 Fright Night Part 2 as Bozworth
- 1990 After the Shock as Tom
- 2017 Trafficked as Max
- 2019 Hoax as John Singer
- 2017 Big Muddy as Wyatt Cooper
- 2013 An American Terror as The Junker
- 1989 Three Fugitives as Second Thug
- 2011 The Arcadian as Agmundr
- 2019 Disappearance as Captain Cody
- 2005 Monsters Gone Wild
- 2021 The Tragedy of Macbeth as Murderer
- 1991 Life Stinks as Mean Victor
- 2000 If Tomorrow Comes as Sergio
- 1987 You Talkin' to Me? as James
- 1994 Star Trek: Generations as Klingon Helm
- 2006 The Legend of Tillamook's Gold as Jimmy Kimbell
- 2007 Flight of the Living Dead as Kevin
- 2011 Love's Christmas Journey as Cass
- 2011 Dark Games as Detective Joe Grimes
- 2019 I Am That Man as CIA Agent Gregory Halpin
- 2017 Made Vicious as Al
- 2014 Beyond the Game as Hunter
- 1997 The Guardian as Chester Calvado
- 1997 Bouncers as Victor
- 1983 Firefight
- 2024 Ba as Token Man
- 1988 Martini Ranch: Reach as Coffin Maker #2
- 1981 Falcon Crest ( 5 episodes ) as Hopkins
- 2001 Star Trek: Enterprise ( 3 episodes ) as Admiral Valdore
- 1987 Star Trek: The Next Generation ( 1 episode ) as Second Officer Klag
- 1999 Crusade ( 1 episode ) as Robert Black
- 1982 Knight Rider ( 1 episode ) as Kurt
- 1998 Charmed ( 1 episode ) as War
- 1985 Moonlighting ( 1 episode ) as Simon's Man
- 1993 Walker, Texas Ranger ( 1 episode ) as Leo Cale
- 1996 Kindred: The Embraced ( 8 episodes ) as Eddie Fiori
- 1994 Weird Science ( 1 episode )
- 1993 The X-Files ( 9 episodes ) as Alien Bounty Hunter
- 2003 NCIS ( 1 episode ) as Vince Nutter
- 1988 Superboy ( 1 episode )
- 1989 Baywatch ( 1 episode )
- 1998 Seven Days ( 2 episodes )
- 1993 Key West ( 13 episodes ) as Sheriff Cody Jeremiah Jefferson
- 1988 Something Is Out There ( 1 episode )
- 2000 Jason and the Argonauts ( 2 episodes ) as Hercules
- 1997 Buffy the Vampire Slayer ( 2 episodes ) as Luke
- 2002 Birds of Prey ( 1 episode ) as The Crawler
- 2012 Perception ( 1 episode ) as Vernon Hill
- 2007 Chuck ( 1 episode ) as Cliff
- 1987 Werewolf ( 1 episode ) as Nicholas Remy
- 1988 Favorite Son ( 3 episodes ) as Peterson
- 2007 Californication ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Scary
- 2017 The Orville ( 1 episode ) as Drogen
- 1984 Fatal Vision ( 2 episodes ) as Lt. Harrison
- 1985 Street Hawk ( 1 episode ) as Punk #1
- 1993 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine ( 1 episode ) as Inglatu
- 1993 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine ( 1 episode ) as Toman'torax
- 2018 9-1-1 ( 13 episodes ) as Capt. Vincent Gerrard
- 1998 Charmed ( 2 episodes ) as Cronus
- 1997 Buffy the Vampire Slayer ( 2 episodes ) as The Judge
- 1995 Hercules: The Legendary Journeys ( 1 episode ) as Goth the Barbarian
- 1998 V.I.P. ( 1 episode ) as Thomas Binford Shaklee
- 2010 Hawaii Five-0 ( 1 episode ) as IA Detective Nicholas Cruz
- 2009 NCIS: Los Angeles ( 1 episode ) as CIA Officer Steven Erdnase
- 1989 Alien Nation ( 1 episode ) as Peter Rabbit
- 2024 Fallout ( 2 episodes ) as Coronado Elder
