Scott Thompson
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 12, 1959 (age 67)
- Birthplace
- North Bay, Ontario, Canada
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
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Filmography
Scott and Kevin Discuss Free Trade
Movie
The Buddy Cole Documentary
Movie
The Final Kiss
Movie
Night of the Zoopocalypse
Movie · as Ash (voice)
Paying for It
Movie · as Jules Eros (voice)
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
Movie · as Self
Kids in the Hall: Scenes They Wouldn't Let Us Do
Movie · as Self
Young Werther
Movie · as Uncle Blochstein
Have I Got News for You
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make Believe
Movie · as Self
Zombie Town
Movie · as Andy
My Animal
Movie · as Marcel
FUBAR
TV · as Dr. Pfeffer · 14 eps
The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks
Movie · as Self
Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration
Movie
Santa's Got Style
Movie · as Paul Grant
Dark Side of Comedy
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Kids in the Hall
TV · 8 eps
The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks
TV · 2 eps
Shoresy
TV · as Shoresy's Foster Father · 1 ep
Sugar Highs
TV · as Early · 4 eps
Reno 911! Defunded
TV · as Gary G. Werner · 1 ep
Back Home Again
Movie · as Principal Alters (voice)
Mouth Congress
Movie · as Scott Thompson
Sort Of
TV · as Bryce · 8 eps
Hey Lady!
TV · as Judge · 1 ep
Snowbound for Christmas
Movie · as Lean-Luc
The Go-Getters
Movie · as Young Guy
Bruno & Boots: This Can't Be Happening at MacDonald Hall
Movie · as Headmaster Hartley
Don't Talk to Irene
Movie · as Barrett
What Would Sal Do?
TV · as Father Luke · 8 eps
Save Me
TV · as Dan · 1 ep
Holiday Joy
Movie · as Mr. Elderberry
HumanTown
Movie · as Dr. Photon
Bruno & Boots: Go Jump in the Pool
Movie · as Headmaster Hartley
Getting the Old Scent Again: Reimagining Red Dragon
Movie · as Self
Degrassi: Don't Look Back
Movie · as Mr. Bane
Man Seeking Woman
TV · as Tiresias · 1 ep
The Stanley Dynamic
TV · 1 ep
Rocky Road
Movie · as Reverend
Hannibal: This Is My Design
Movie · as Self
Odd Squad
TV · as Professor Square · 1 ep
Rocket Monkeys
TV · as Inky Mart Employee (voice), Queen Bee (voice) · 1 ep
Hannibal
TV · as Jimmy Price · 27 eps
The Immigrant
Movie · as Bob London
Match Game
TV · 1 ep
52
Movie
4 Pounds
Movie
A Russell Peters Christmas
Movie · as Self
The Kids in the Hall: Death Comes to Town
TV · 8 eps
Car Fuckers
Movie · as Mechanic
The Kids in the Hall: Sketchfest Tribute
Movie
Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild!
Movie · as Andy's Dad
Match Game
TV · as Panelist · 1 ep
Carpoolers
TV · as Tom, Rich Carpooler · 3 eps
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
TV · as Ricardo · 1 ep
Another Gay Movie
Movie · as Andy's Dad
The Jane Show
TV · as Dr. Tyler Milgram · 1 ep
Second City: First Family of Comedy
TV · as Self, Self - Host · 3 eps
The Aristocrats
Movie · as Self
Burnt Toast
Movie · as Tim
The Pacifier
Movie · as Director
Roots
Movie
Love Lounge
TV · 2 eps
American Dad!
TV · as Henchman (voice) · 1 ep
I, Curmudgeon
Movie · as Self
Prom Queen: The Marc Hall Story
Movie · as Lonnie Winn
Ham & Cheese
Movie · as Floyd
Nobody Knows Anything!
Movie · as Mechanic
My Baby's Daddy
Movie · as Cashier
Reno 911!
TV · as Gary Werner · 2 eps
Lilo & Stitch: The Series
TV · as Mrs. Pleakley (voice) · 2 eps
The New Tom Green Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Red Sneakers
Movie · as Aldo
Run Ronnie Run
Movie · as Self
The Kids in the Hall: Tour of Duty
Movie · as Various
Puppets Who Kill
TV · 1 ep
Roboroach
TV · as Ruben "Rube" Roach (voice) · 104 eps
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Tart
Movie · as Kenny
The Kids in the Hall: Same Guys, New Dresses
Movie · as Himself
Further Tales of the City
TV · as Arlington Luce (uncredited) · 4 eps
Grounded for Life
TV · as Dr. Kagan · 1 ep
Psyko Ferret
Movie · as Gloria Veinous (voice)
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
TV · as Dusty Gozongas (voice) · 1 ep
The Making of a Mobster: 'Mickey Blue Eyes'
Movie · as Self
Mickey Blue Eyes
Movie · as Agent Lewis
Providence
TV · as Elliot Anderman · 9 eps
Jesse
TV · as Cecil · 1 ep
More Tales of the City
TV · as Arlington Luce · 1 ep
Hijacking Hollywood
Movie · as Russell
Hayseed
Movie · as J.D. Wood
Dharma & Greg
TV · as David · 1 ep
Veronica's Closet
TV · as Scotty · 1 ep
Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy
Movie · as Baxter / Mrs. Hurdicure / Wally Terzinsky / Malek / Big Stummies scientist / The Queen / Raj / Clemptor
The Kids In The Hall: Laughing Ourselves Sick
Movie
Pulp Comics
TV · as himself · 1 ep
Star Trek: Voyager
TV · as Tomin · 1 ep
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
TV · as Prince Rip / Rabbit (voice) · 1 ep
Out: Stories of Lesbian and Gay Youth
Movie · as Himself
Super 8½
Movie · as Buddy Cole
Touched by an Angel
TV · as Herbert · 1 ep
Squirt TV
TV · as self · 1 ep
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps
The Larry Sanders Show
TV · as Brian · 42 eps
The Roommate
Movie
Millennium
Movie · as Controller
The Simpsons
TV · as Grady (voice) · 4 eps
The Kids in the Hall
TV · 110 eps
Hot Paint
Movie
Star Trek: The Next Generation
TV · as Daimon Goss · 1 ep
Head Office
Movie · as Man Outside Office Building (uncredited)
Palmerstown, U.S.A.
TV · 1 ep