Scott Thompson
Acting
Born: June 12, 1959 (age 67) · North Bay, Ontario, Canada
Highest Rated
Biography
Scott Thompson (born June 12, 1959) is a Canadian television actor and comedian, best known for his time as a member of the comedy troupe Kids in the Hall and for playing Brian on The Larry Sanders Show. Thompson was born in North Bay, Ontario and grew up in Brampton. Named for his uncle, he later dropped the name "John" to simplify his name for the stage. He is the second oldest of the five children in his family. He attended Brampton Centennial Secondary School, and was a witness to the 1975 Brampton Centennial Secondary School shooting. He enrolled at York University but in his third year was asked to leave for being "disruptive". He joined the comedy troupe The Love Cats, where he met Mark McKinney. In 1984, Thompson became a member of The Kids in the Hall, whose eponymous sketch comedy series aired starting 1989 on the CBC in Canada and on HBO in the United States, but moved to CBS for its fourth and fifth seasons. Openly gay, Thompson became best known on the show for his monologues as "alpha queen" socialite Buddy Cole, and his appearances as Queen Elizabeth II, secretary Cathy, businessman Danny Husk, suburban housewife Fran, actress Francesca Fiore, and the demented old man in the popular "Love and Sausages" sketch. Concurrently with The Kids in the Hall, Thompson and his writing colleague Paul Bellini collaborated in a queercore punk band called Mouth Congress. During the mid-1990s Thompson ran an interactive website, developed by his younger brother Craig and called ScottLand. It had a live-chat area, voting and comedy espionage and sold Buddy Cole T-shirts and video tapes of comedy sketches. He also appeared regularly on The Larry Sanders Show as Hank Kingsley's personal assistant Brian, and made numerous guest appearances on other television series, including Politically Incorrect, The Late Show, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, and Train 48. Thompson hosted a reality television program in Canada called My Fabulous Gay Wedding. Thompson defended Mordecai Richler's novel Cocksure in Canada Reads 2006. He has continued to tour, and act in numerous movies and on TV. He joined the other Kids in the Hall to tour as recently as 2014, guest-starred in two episodes of Reno 911!, and performed in the project Death Comes to Town (2010) with fellow KITH members Dave Foley, Bruce McCulloch, Mark McKinney, and Kevin McDonald. He had a recurring role in the NBC series Hannibal, playing Jimmy Price, an FBI crime scene investigator.
Known for
The Simpsons
1989
The Pacifier
2005
Hannibal
2013
American Dad!
2005
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987
Star Trek: Voyager
1995
Lilo & Stitch: The Series
2003
Mickey Blue Eyes
1999
FUBAR
2023
Dharma & Greg
1997
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
2000
Another Gay Movie
2006
Photos (2)
Movies (43)
The Pacifier
Director
Night of the Zoopocalypse
Ash (voice)
Mickey Blue Eyes
FBI Agent Lewis
Zombie Town
Andy
Millennium
Controller
Car Fuckers
Mechanic
Another Gay Movie
Andy's Dad
Head Office
Man Outside Office Building (uncredited)
Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild!
Andy's Dad
Tart
Kenny
Paying for It
Jules Eros (voice)
The Go-Getters
Young Guy
Young Werther
Uncle Blochstein
Nobody Knows Anything!
Mechanic
Holiday Joy
Mr. Elderberry
4 Pounds
2011
Rocky Road
Reverend
My Baby's Daddy
Cashier
Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy
Baxter / Mrs. Hurdicure / Wally Terzinsky / Malek / Big Stummies scientist / The Queen / Raj / Clemptor
Back Home Again
Principal Alters (voice)
Mouth Congress
Scott Thompson
HumanTown
Dr. Photon
My Animal
Marcel
Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration
2022
Bruno & Boots: Go Jump in the Pool
Headmaster Hartley
Super 8½
Buddy Cole
Prom Queen: The Marc Hall Story
Lonnie Winn
Burnt Toast
Tim
The Red Sneakers
Aldo
Bruno & Boots: This Can't Be Happening at MacDonald Hall
Headmaster Hartley
Don't Talk to Irene
Barrett
Hot Paint
1988
Ham & Cheese
Floyd
Snowbound for Christmas
Lean-Luc
Roots
2005
The Kids in the Hall: Sketchfest Tribute
2008
The Kids In The Hall: Laughing Ourselves Sick
1996
The Kids in the Hall: Tour of Duty
Various
Hijacking Hollywood
Russell
Degrassi: Don't Look Back
Mr. Bane
Santa's Got Style
Paul Grant
Hayseed
J.D. Wood
52
2011
TV Shows (44)
The Simpsons
Grady (voice) · 4 eps
American Dad!
Henchman (voice) · 1 eps
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Daimon Goss · 1 eps
Star Trek: Voyager
Tomin · 1 eps
Hannibal
Jimmy Price · 27 eps
Touched by an Angel
Herbert · 1 eps
Reno 911!
Gary Werner · 2 eps
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
Dusty Gozongas (voice) · 1 eps
The Larry Sanders Show
Brian · 42 eps
Lilo & Stitch: The Series
Mrs. Pleakley (voice) · 2 eps
Grounded for Life
Dr. Kagan · 1 eps
Providence
Elliot Anderman · 9 eps
Dharma & Greg
David · 1 eps
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
Ricardo · 1 eps
Odd Squad
Professor Square · 1 eps
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Prince Rip / Rabbit (voice) · 1 eps
FUBAR
Dr. Pfeffer · 14 eps
Veronica's Closet
Scotty · 1 eps
Roboroach
Ruben "Rube" Roach (voice) · 104 eps
Man Seeking Woman
Tiresias · 1 eps
Rocket Monkeys
Inky Mart Employee (voice) · 1 eps
Rocket Monkeys
Queen Bee (voice) · 1 eps
Jesse
Cecil · 1 eps
The Kids in the Hall
110 eps
Shoresy
Shoresy's Foster Father · 1 eps
Puppets Who Kill
1 eps
Reno 911! Defunded
Gary G. Werner · 1 eps
Match Game
1 eps
Carpoolers
Tom · 3 eps
Carpoolers
Rich Carpooler · 1 eps
The Jane Show
Dr. Tyler Milgram · 1 eps
Sugar Highs
Early · 4 eps
Palmerstown, U.S.A.
1 eps
Further Tales of the City
Arlington Luce (uncredited) · 4 eps
Save Me
Dan · 1 eps
More Tales of the City
Arlington Luce · 1 eps
The Stanley Dynamic
1 eps
Sort Of
Bryce · 8 eps
The Kids in the Hall
8 eps
The Kids in the Hall: Death Comes to Town
8 eps
Hey Lady!
Judge · 1 eps
Match Game
Panelist · 1 eps
What Would Sal Do?
Father Luke · 8 eps
The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks
2 eps
Self / Appearances (20)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · 3 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self · 1 eps
Have I Got News for You
Self · 1 eps
Dark Side of Comedy
Self · 1 eps
Pulp Comics
himself · 1 eps
The Aristocrats
Self
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Self · 1 eps
Second City: First Family of Comedy
Self · 3 eps
Second City: First Family of Comedy
Self - Host · 1 eps
Run Ronnie Run
Self
Squirt TV
self · 1 eps
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
Self
A Russell Peters Christmas
Self
Getting the Old Scent Again: Reimagining Red Dragon
Self
Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make Believe
Self
The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks
Self
Hannibal: This Is My Design
Self
The Kids in the Hall: Same Guys, New Dresses
Himself
Out: Stories of Lesbian and Gay Youth
Himself
