Brian Thompson
Biography
Brian Thompson is an American actor who started with a small part in The Terminator (1984) while still a student. He was raised in Longview, Washington, and trained in musical theater before moving into screen acting. His build led to action and villain roles, most notably the Night Slasher in Cobra (1986). On television, he had a first named role on Werewolf and later played the Alien Bounty Hunter on The X-Files and a role on Key West. In the Star Trek franchise, he played a Klingon on The Next Generation, appeared on Deep Space Nine, and was Admiral Valdore on Enterprise, and he was also in Star Trek: Generations (1994). He appeared in DragonHeart (1996) and took the lead antagonist role in Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997). In 2017 he appeared in Trafficked, and in 2019 he starred in Hoax. He wrote, produced, and starred in The Extendables (2014).
67years old
Turns 68 on August 28in 317 days
- Born Ellensburg
- Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
- Also credited as Brian Earl Thompson
Movie Career
- Films
- 23
- Career span
- 37 years1984 to 2021
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Big break
Thompson landed his first Star Trek role in 1989 on The Next Generation after convincing producers his size could work despite their search for someone to fit a specific costume, and he said he was hired all five times he auditioned for the franchise.
First role
While he was still a student, Thompson was given a part in The Terminator. He and Bill Paxton both appeared as punk thugs in minor roles.
Early training
Thompson trained in musical theater and performed in productions including The King and I with Riverside Civil Light Opera and Bitter Sweet with Long Beach Civic Light Opera before turning to screen acting.
Early training
Thompson earned a Master of Fine Arts from the University of California, Irvine after studying business management and playing football at Central Washington University.
Brian Thompson movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Sheldon Lettich directed two of these films. Nine actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Also two films together3 more actors
- William RagsdaleYou're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night (2016) and Fright Night Part 2 (1988)
- Julie CarmenYou're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night (2016) and Fright Night Part 2 (1988)
- Stephen GeoffreysYou're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night (2016) and Moon 44 (1990)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Brian Thompson's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$476 million
11 of the 23 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 23 films: 11 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 6 never in cinemas; 5 figure not found.
- 11Worldwide figure
- 1US gross only
- 6Never in cinemas
- 5Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 99% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$118M24.8% of the total
- 2$115M24.2% of the total
- 3$78M16.5% of the total
- 4$51M10.8% of the total
- 5$49M10.3% of the total
- 6$32M6.8% of the total
- 7$24M5.1% of the total
- 8$4.1M0.9% of the total
$3.5 millionfrom the other 3 films with a worldwide figure, 1% of the total
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.