Brian Thompson
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.
97 acting credits · 1 directing credit
Acting · 97
NCIS
2003
Hawaii Five-0
2010
9-1-1
2018
The X-Files
1993
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009
Charmed
1998
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987
Falcon Crest
1981
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1997
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
Knight Rider
1982
Baywatch
1989
Californication
2007
Star Trek: Enterprise
2001
Chuck
2007
The Orville
2017
Fallout
2024
The Terminator
1984
V.I.P.
1998
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
1997
Moonlighting
1985
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
Perception
2012
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
1995
Weird Science
1994
Seven Days
1998
Alien Nation
1989
Street Hawk
1985
Birds of Prey
2002
Cobra
1986
Crusade
1999
Superboy
1988
Trafficked
2017
Jason and the Argonauts
2000
Lionheart
1990
Werewolf
1987
Kindred: The Embraced
1996
DragonHeart
1996
¡Three Amigos!
1986
The Tragedy of Macbeth
2021
Fright Night Part 2
1988
Star Trek: Generations
1994
Joe Dirt
2001
Something Is Out There
1988
Miracle Mile
1989
Key West
1993
Favorite Son
1988
Three Fugitives
1989
The Order
2001
Fatal Vision
1984
Life Stinks
1991
Alien Nation
1988
Epoch
2001
Flight of the Living Dead
2007
Moon 44
1990
Ted & Venus
1991
You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night
2016
Love's Christmas Journey
2011
In the Cold of the Night
1990
Doctor Mordrid
1992
Nightwish
1989
Beyond the Game
2014
Hoax
2019
Dragonquest
2009
The Naked Truth
1992
Fist of the Warrior
2007
Ba
2024
Inside The X-Files
1998
After the Shock
1990
Martini Ranch: Reach
1988
The Owl
1991
The Extendables
2014
Rage and Honor
1992
Finding Love in Quarantine: The Movie
2021
You Talkin' to Me?
1987
Catch the Heat
1987
Epoch: Evolution
2003
Hired to Kill
1990
Monsters Gone Wild
2005
Commando Squad
1987
Perfect Target
1997
Firefight
1983
The Legend of Tillamook's Gold
2006
The Arcadian
2011
Disappearance
2019
An American Terror
2013
Dark Games
2011
I Am That Man
2019
Bouncers
1997
The Last of the Just
2008
The Guardian
1997
Spirit of a Denture
2012
Pass the Ammo
1988
If Tomorrow Comes
2000
Made Vicious
2017
Put Up Your Dux: The True Story of Bloodsport
2012
Big Muddy
2017