Scott Thompson
Acting
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
Acting113
moviePaying for It
2025
Jules Eros (voice)
movieNight of the Zoopocalypse
2025
Ash (voice)
movieYoung Werther
2024
Uncle Blochstein
movieMy Animal
2023
Marcel
tvFUBAR
2023
Dr. Pfeffer
movieSanta's Got Style
2022
Paul Grant
tvSugar Highs
2022
Early
tvShoresy
2022
Shoresy's Foster Father
tvReno 911! Defunded
2022
Gary G. Werner
tvSort Of
2021
Bryce
movieBack Home Again
2021
Principal Alters (voice)
movieMouth Congress
2021
Scott Thompson
tvHey Lady!
2020
Judge
movieSnowbound for Christmas
2019
Lean-Luc
movieThe Go-Getters
2018
Young Guy
movieDon't Talk to Irene
2017
Barrett
movieBruno & Boots: This Can't Be Happening at MacDonald Hall
2017
Headmaster Hartley
tvWhat Would Sal Do?
2017
Father Luke
movieHoliday Joy
2016
Mr. Elderberry
movieHumanTown
2016
Dr. Photon
movieBruno & Boots: Go Jump in the Pool
2016
Headmaster Hartley
tvMan Seeking Woman
2015
Tiresias
tvOdd Squad
2014
Professor Square
movieRocky Road
2014
Reverend
tvHannibal
2013
Jimmy Price
tvRocket Monkeys
2013
Inky Mart Employee (voice) / Queen Bee (voice)
The Immigrant
2012
Bob London
tvMatch Game
2008
Panelist
movieCarfuckers
2008
Mechanic
tvCarpoolers
2007
Tom / Rich Carpooler
tvThe Jane Show
2006
Dr. Tyler Milgram
movieAnother Gay Movie
2006
Andy's Dad
movieThe Pacifier
2005
Director
tvAmerican Dad!
2005
Henchman (voice)
movieNobody Knows Anything!
2004
Mechanic
movieProm Queen: The Marc Hall Story
2004
Lonnie Winn
movieMy Baby's Daddy
2004
Cashier
tvLilo & Stitch: The Series
2003
Mrs. Pleakley (voice)
tvReno 911!
2003
Gary Werner
tvRoboroach
2002
Ruben "Rube" Roach (voice)
tvFurther Tales of the City
2001
Arlington Luce (uncredited)
movieTart
2001
Kenny
tvGrounded for Life
2001
Dr. Kagan
tvAqua Teen Hunger Force
2000
Dusty Gozongas (voice)
Psyko Ferret
2000
Gloria Veinous (voice)
movieMickey Blue Eyes
1999
FBI Agent Lewis
tvProvidence
1999
Elliot Anderman
tvJesse
1998
Cecil
tvMore Tales of the City
1998
Arlington Luce
tvVeronica's Closet
1997
Scotty
tvDharma & Greg
1997
David
movieHayseed
1997
J.D. Wood
movieHijacking Hollywood
1997
Russell
tvPulp Comics
1996
himself
movieKids in the Hall: Brain Candy
1996
Baxter / Mrs. Hurdicure / Wally Terzinsky / Malek / Big Stummies scientist / The Queen / Raj / Clemptor
tvHappily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
Prince Rip / Rabbit (voice)
tvTouched by an Angel
1994
Herbert
movieSuper 8½
1994
Buddy Cole
tvSquirt TV
1994
self
tvLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
Self - Guest / Self
tvThe Simpsons
1989
Grady (voice)
movieMillennium
1989
Controller
tvStar Trek: The Next Generation
1987
Daimon Goss
movieHead Office
1985
Man Outside Office Building (uncredited)
Writing6
Creator2
tvThe Kids in the Hall
2022
Creator
tvThe Kids in the Hall
1989
Creator
Crew2
moviePure Danger
1996
Stunts
movieRenegades
1989
Stunts
Directing2
movieMouth Congress
2021
Director
movieFrisch verliebt
2014
Director
Production1
tvThe Kids in the Hall
2022
Executive Producer