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.
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
Roots
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
FUBAR
Dr. Pfeffer · (14 episodes)
2023
Sugar Highs
Early · (4 episodes)
2022
The Kids in the Hall
(8 episodes)
2022
Reno 911! Defunded
Gary G. Werner · (1 episode)
2022
Man Seeking Woman
Tiresias · (1 episode)
2015
The Kids in the Hall: Death Comes to Town
(8 episodes)
2010
Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild!
Andy's Dad
2008
The Buddy Cole Documentary
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
Odd Squad
Professor Square · (1 episode)
2014
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!
Gary Werner · (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
Pulp Comics
himself · (1 episode)
1996
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
Squirt TV
self · (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