Brian Thompson

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1959-08-28 (66 years old)

Place of Birth

Ellensburg, Washington, USA

Brian Thompson

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 c...

Acting

1984

1992

1990

Moon 44

as Jake O'Neal

2001

Epoch

as Captain Tower

1986

¡Three Amigos!

as German's Other Friend

1996

2003

1990

Lionheart

as Russell

1986

Cobra

as Night Slasher

2001

The Order

as Cyrus

2009

Dragonquest

as Kirill

1992

Rage and Honor

as Conrad Drago

1989

Nightwish

as Dean

1989

Miracle Mile

as Power Lifter

1988

Pass the Ammo

as Kenny Hamilton

1991

1990

Hired to Kill

as Frank Ryan

1987

Catch the Heat

as Danny Boy

1997

Perfect Target

as Major Oxnard

2012

Spirit of a Denture

as Jasper Crow

1991

The Owl

as Barkeeper

1992

1987

Commando Squad

as Clint Jensen

2014

The Extendables

as Vardell Duseldorfer

1988

Alien Nation

as Trent Porter

2001

Joe Dirt

as Buffalo Bob

2024

Arnold & Sly: Rivals, Friends, Icons

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1988

1990

2017

2019

Hoax

as John Singer

2017

Big Muddy

as Wyatt Cooper

2013

An American Terror

as The Junker

1989

Three Fugitives

as Second Thug

2011

The Arcadian

as Agmundr

2019

Disappearance

as Captain Cody

2021

1991

Life Stinks

as Mean Victor

1987

1994

Star Trek: Generations

as Klingon Helm

2000

2006

2011

Dark Games

as Detective Joe Grimes

2019

I Am That Man

as CIA Agent Gregory Halpin

2017

2014

1997

Bouncers

as Victor

1997

The Guardian

as Chester Calvado

Production

2014

The Extendables

as Director

2014

2014

The Extendables

as Producer

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