Brian Thompson
Acting • Born 1959-08-28
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.
Filmography
100 credits
The Terminator
Movie • 1984
Punk
Doctor Mordrid
Movie • 1992
Kabal
Moon 44
Movie • 1990
Jake O'Neal
Epoch
Movie • 2001
Captain Tower
¡Three Amigos!
Movie • 1986
German's Other Friend
DragonHeart
Movie • 1996
Brok
Epoch: Evolution
Movie • 2003
Tower
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
Movie • 1997
Shao Kahn
Lionheart
Movie • 1990
Russell
Cobra
Movie • 1986
Night Slasher
The Last of the Just
Movie • 2008
Shein
The Order
Movie • 2001
Cyrus
Fist of the Warrior
Movie • 2007
Max
Dragonquest
Movie • 2009
Kirill
Rage and Honor
Movie • 1992
Conrad Drago
In the Cold of the Night
Movie • 1990
Phil
Nightwish
Movie • 1989
Dean
Miracle Mile
Movie • 1989
Power Lifter
Pass the Ammo
Movie • 1988
Kenny Hamilton
Ted & Venus
Movie • 1991
Herb
Hired to Kill
Movie • 1990
Frank Ryan
Put Up Your Dux: The True Story of Bloodsport
Movie • 2012
Himself
Catch the Heat
Movie • 1987
Danny Boy
Perfect Target
Movie • 1997
Major Oxnard
Spirit of a Denture
Movie • 2012
Jasper Crow
The Owl
Movie • 1991
Barkeeper
The Naked Truth
Movie • 1992
Bruno
Inside The X-Files
Movie • 1998
Self
Commando Squad
Movie • 1987
Clint Jensen
Finding Love in Quarantine: The Movie
Movie • 2021
Roger Grandstand
The Extendables
Movie • 2014
Vardell Duseldorfer
Alien Nation
Movie • 1988
Trent Porter
Joe Dirt
Movie • 2001
Buffalo Bob
You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night
Movie • 2016
Himself
Fright Night Part 2
Movie • 1988
Bozworth
After the Shock
Movie • 1990
Tom
Trafficked
Movie • 2017
Max
Hoax
Movie • 2019
John Singer
Big Muddy
Movie • 2017
Wyatt Cooper
An American Terror
Movie • 2013
The Junker
Three Fugitives
Movie • 1989
Second Thug
The Arcadian
Movie • 2011
Agmundr
Disappearance
Movie • 2019
Captain Cody
Monsters Gone Wild
Movie • 2005
The Tragedy of Macbeth
Movie • 2021
Murderer
Life Stinks
Movie • 1991
Mean Victor
You Talkin' to Me?
Movie • 1987
James
Star Trek: Generations
Movie • 1994
Klingon Helm
If Tomorrow Comes
Movie • 2000
Sergio
The Legend of Tillamook's Gold
Movie • 2006
Jimmy Kimbell
Flight of the Living Dead
Movie • 2007
Kevin
Dark Games
Movie • 2011
Detective Joe Grimes
I Am That Man
Movie • 2019
CIA Agent Gregory Halpin
Love's Christmas Journey
Movie • 2011
Cass
Made Vicious
Movie • 2017
Al
Beyond the Game
Movie • 2014
Hunter
Bouncers
Movie • 1997
Victor
The Guardian
Movie • 1997
Chester Calvado
Firefight
Movie • 1983
Ba
Movie • 2024
Token Man
Martini Ranch: Reach
Movie • 1988
Coffin Maker #2
Falcon Crest
TV • 1981
Hopkins
Star Trek: Enterprise
TV • 2001
Admiral Valdore
Star Trek: The Next Generation
TV • 1987
Second Officer Klag
Crusade
TV • 1999
Robert Black
Knight Rider
TV • 1982
Kurt
Charmed
TV • 1998
War
Moonlighting
TV • 1985
Simon's Man
Walker, Texas Ranger
TV • 1993
Leo Cale
Kindred: The Embraced
TV • 1996
Eddie Fiori
Weird Science
TV • 1994
The X-Files
TV • 1993
Alien Bounty Hunter
NCIS
TV • 2003
Vince Nutter
Superboy
TV • 1988
Baywatch
TV • 1989
Seven Days
TV • 1998
Key West
TV • 1993
Sheriff Cody Jeremiah Jefferson
Something Is Out There
TV • 1988
Jason and the Argonauts
TV • 2000
Hercules
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
TV • 1997
Luke
Birds of Prey
TV • 2002
The Crawler
Perception
TV • 2012
Vernon Hill
Chuck
TV • 2007
Cliff
Werewolf
TV • 1987
Nicholas Remy
Favorite Son
TV • 1988
Peterson
Californication
TV • 2007
Mr. Scary
The Orville
TV • 2017
Drogen
Fatal Vision
TV • 1984
Lt. Harrison
Street Hawk
TV • 1985
Punk #1
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
TV • 1993
Inglatu
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
TV • 1993
Toman'torax
9-1-1
TV • 2018
Capt. Vincent Gerrard
Charmed
TV • 1998
Cronus
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
TV • 1997
The Judge
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
TV • 1995
Goth the Barbarian
V.I.P.
TV • 1998
Thomas Binford Shaklee
Hawaii Five-0
TV • 2010
IA Detective Nicholas Cruz
NCIS: Los Angeles
TV • 2009
CIA Officer Steven Erdnase
Alien Nation
TV • 1989
Peter Rabbit
Fallout
TV • 2024
Coronado Elder