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Brian Thompson is an American actor and screenwriter born in Ellensburg, Washington, in 1959. He began his professional work in 1984 and is educated at Central Washington University. Thompson speaks and writes in English.
He has received nominations for the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor and the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst New Star. Thompson is male and has two children.
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Film & TV
Ellensburg, Washington, USA
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…
Known for
- Ba — Token Man2024
- Fallout — Coronado Elder2024
- Finding Love in Quarantine: The Movie — Roger Grandstand2021
- The Tragedy of Macbeth — Murderer2021
- Hoax — John Singer2019
- Disappearance — Captain Cody2019
- I Am That Man — CIA Agent Gregory Halpin2019
- 9-1-1 — Capt. Vincent Gerrard2018
- Trafficked — Max2017
- Big Muddy — Wyatt Cooper2017
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Key facts
- Born
- Brian Earl Thompson , ( 1959-08-28 ) August 28, 1959 (age 66) , Ellensburg, Washington , U.S.
- Education
- Central Washington University , University of California, Irvine
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1984–present
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Brian
- Family name
- Thompson
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Ellensburg
- Occupation
- film director
- Educated at
- Central Washington University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Official website
- brianthompson.com
- Image
- Brian Thompson Interview Photo.jpg
- Number of children
- 2
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- Commons category
- Brian Thompson (actor)
- date of birth
- 1959-08-28
- start of work period
- 1984-00-00
- name in native language
- Brian Thompson
- nominated for
- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst New Star
- writing language
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
Brian Earl Thompson (born August 28, 1959) is an American actor. His career began with a small role in the 1984 film The Terminator. He played the villainous "Night Slasher" in the 1986 film Cobra. His first named role was on Werewolf, a horror series that ran during Fox's inaugural broadcasting year of 1987–1988. Thompson has played several characters in the Star Trek franchise—the most notable being the Klingon Lieutenant Klag, who informed Commander William Riker that "Gagh is always best when served live", the Alien Bounty Hunter on The X-Files, and Eddie Fiori on Kindred: The Embraced. In 2014, he produced, wrote and starred in the B movie parody The Extendables.
Early life
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