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Brian Thompson
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…
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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.
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2024
Fallout
TV show Coronado Elder
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2024
Ba
Movie Token Man
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2021
The Tragedy of Macbeth
Movie Murderer
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2021
Finding Love in Quarantine: The Movie
Movie Roger Grandstand
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2019
I Am That Man
Movie CIA Agent Gregory Halpin
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2019
Hoax
Movie John Singer
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2019
Disappearance
Movie Captain Cody
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2018
9-1-1
TV show Capt. Vincent Gerrard
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2017
Made Vicious
Movie Al
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2017
Trafficked
Movie Max
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2017
The Orville
TV show Drogen
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2017
Big Muddy
Movie Wyatt Cooper
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2016
You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night
Movie Himself
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2014
Beyond the Game
Movie Hunter
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2014
The Extendables
Movie Vardell Duseldorfer
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2013
An American Terror
Movie The Junker
More credits
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2012
Put Up Your Dux: The True Story of Bloodsport
Movie Himself
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2012
Perception
TV show Vernon Hill
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2012
Spirit of a Denture
Movie Jasper Crow
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2011
Love's Christmas Journey
Movie Cass
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2011
Dark Games
Movie Detective Joe Grimes
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2011
The Arcadian
Movie Agmundr
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2010
Hawaii Five-0
TV show IA Detective Nicholas Cruz
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2009
NCIS: Los Angeles
TV show CIA Officer Steven Erdnase
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2009
Dragonquest
Movie Kirill
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2008
The Last of the Just
Movie Shein
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2007
Chuck
TV show Cliff
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2007
Californication
TV show Mr. Scary
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2007
Fist of the Warrior
Movie Max
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2007
Flight of the Living Dead
Movie Kevin
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2006
The Legend of Tillamook's Gold
Movie Jimmy Kimbell
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2005
Monsters Gone Wild
Movie
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2003
Epoch: Evolution
Movie Tower
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2003
NCIS
TV show Vince Nutter
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2002
Birds of Prey
TV show The Crawler
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2001
Epoch
Movie Captain Tower
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2001
Star Trek: Enterprise
TV show Admiral Valdore
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2001
The Order
Movie Cyrus
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2001
Joe Dirt
Movie Buffalo Bob
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2000
Jason and the Argonauts
TV show Hercules
