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Scott Thompson

Born · June 12, 1959 (65 years old)

Known For: Acting

Place of Birth: North Bay, Ontario, Canada

Bio

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

The Simpsons

The Pacifier

The Pacifier

Hannibal

Hannibal

American Dad!

American Dad!

Night of the Zoopocalypse

Ash (voice)

2025

Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

Self

2024

Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make Believe

Self

2023

My Animal

Marcel

2023

Zombie Town

Andy

2023

Santa's Got Style

Paul Grant

2022

Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration

2022

The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks

Self

2022

Back Home Again

Principal Alters (voice)

2021

Mouth Congress

Scott Thompson

2021

Snowbound for Christmas

Lean-Luc

2019

The Go-Getters

Young Guy

2018

Don't Talk to Irene

Barrett

2017

Bruno & Boots: This Can't Be Happening at Macdonald Hall

Headmaster Hartley

2017

Holiday Joy

Mr. Elderberry

2016

HumanTown

Dr. Photon

2016

Getting the Old Scent Again: Reimagining Red Dragon

Self

2015

Degrassi: Don't Look Back

Mr. Bane

2015

Hannibal: This Is My Design

Self

2014

Rocky Road

Reverend

2014

The Immigrant

Bob London

2012

4 Pounds

2011

52

2011

The Kids in the Hall: Sketchfest Tribute

2008

Carfuckers

Mechanic

2008

Another Gay Movie

Andy's Dad

2006

Burnt Toast

Tim

2005

The Aristocrats

Self

2005

The Pacifier

Director

2005

Nobody Knows Anything!

Mechanic

2004

Prom Queen: The Marc Hall Story

Lonnie Winn

2004

I, Curmudgeon

Self

2004

Ham & Cheese

Floyd

2004

My Baby's Daddy

Cashier

2004

The Kids in the Hall: Tour of Duty

Various

2002

The Red Sneakers

Aldo

2002

Run Ronnie Run

Self

2002

Tart

Kenny

2001

The Kids in the Hall: Same Guys, New Dresses

Himself

2001

Psyko Ferret

Gloria Veinous (voice)

2000

Mickey Blue Eyes

FBI Agent Lewis

1999

The Making of a Mobster: 'Mickey Blue Eyes'

Self

1999

Hayseed

J.D. Wood

1997

Hijacking Hollywood

Russell

1997

Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy

Baxter / Mrs. Hurdicure / Wally Terzinsky / Malek / Big Stummies scientist / The Queen / Raj / Clemptor

1996

The Kids In The Hall: Laughing Ourselves Sick

1996

Super 8½

Buddy Cole

1994

Out: Stories of Lesbian and Gay Youth

Himself

1994

Millennium

Controller

1989

The Roommate

1989

Hot Paint

1988

Head Office

Man Outside Office Building (uncredited)

1985

Scott and Kevin Discuss Free Trade

Young Werther

Uncle Blochstein

2024

Kids in the Hall: Scenes They Wouldn't Let Us Do

Self

2024

Sugar Highs

Early · (4 episodes)

2022

The Kids in the Hall

(8 episodes)

2022

Hannibal: Reimagining Red Dragon

Self

2015

The Kids in the Hall: Death Comes to Town

(8 episodes)

2010

Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild!

Andy's Dad

2008

Roots

2005

The Buddy Cole Documentary

FUBAR

Dr. Pfeffer · (6 episodes)

2023

Dark Side of Comedy

Self · (1 episode)

2022

The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks

(2 episodes)

2022

Shoresy

Shoresy's Foster Father · (1 episode)

2022

Sort Of

Bryce · (8 episodes)

2021

Hey Lady!

Judge · (1 episode)

2020

Save Me

Dan · (1 episode)

2017

What Would Sal Do?

Father Luke · (8 episodes)

2017

Man Seeking Woman

Tiresias · (1 episode)

2015

Hannibal

Jimmy Price · (27 episodes)

2013

Rocket Monkeys

Inky Mart Employee (voice) · (1 episode)

2013

Rocket Monkeys

Queen Bee (voice) · (1 episode)

2013

Match Game

(1 episode)

2012

Match Game

Panelist · (1 episode)

2008

Carpoolers

Rich Carpooler · (3 episodes)

2007

Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!

Ricardo · (1 episode)

2007

Second City: First Family of Comedy

Self · (3 episodes)

2006

The Jane Show

Dr. Tyler Milgram · (1 episode)

2006

Love Lounge

(2 episodes)

2005

American Dad!

Henchman (voice) · (1 episode)

2005

Lilo & Stitch: The Series

Mrs. Pleakley (voice) · (2 episodes)

2003

Reno 911!

(2 episodes)

2003

The New Tom Green Show

Self · (1 episode)

2003

Puppets Who Kill

(1 episode)

2002

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

Self · (1 episode)

2002

Roboroach

Ruben "Rube" Roach (voice) · (104 episodes)

2002

Further Tales of the City

Arlington Luce (uncredited) · (4 episodes)

2001

Aqua Teen Hunger Force

(1 episode)

2000

Providence

Elliot Anderman · (9 episodes)

1999

Jesse

Cecil · (1 episode)

1998

More Tales of the City

Arlington Luce · (1 episode)

1998

Veronica's Closet

Scotty · (1 episode)

1997

Dharma & Greg

David · (1 episode)

1997

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

Prince Rip / Rabbit (voice) · (1 episode)

1995

Star Trek: Voyager

Tomin · (1 episode)

1995

Touched by an Angel

Herbert · (1 episode)

1994

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Self - Guest · (2 episodes)

1993

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Self · (1 episode)

1993

The Larry Sanders Show

Brian · (42 episodes)

1992

The Simpsons

Grady (voice) · (4 episodes)

1989

The Kids in the Hall

(110 episodes)

1989

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Daimon Goss · (1 episode)

1987

Palmerstown, U.S.A.

(1 episode)

1980