Scott Thompson
Known for: 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.
Filmography
Series
The Simpsons
Grady (voice)
1989
Series
American Dad!
Henchman (voice)
2005
Series
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Daimon Goss
1987
Series
Star Trek: Voyager
Tomin
1995
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
Series
Hannibal
Jimmy Price
2013
Series
The Larry Sanders Show
Brian
1992
Series
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
Series
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self
1993
Series
Reno 911!
Gary Werner
2003
Series
Touched by an Angel
Herbert
1994
Series
Lilo & Stitch: The Series
Mrs. Pleakley (voice)
2003
Series
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
Dusty Gozongas (voice)
2000
Series
Providence
Elliot Anderman
1999
Series
Grounded for Life
Dr. Kagan
2001
Series
FUBAR
Dr. Pfeffer
2023
Series
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
Ricardo
2007
Series
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Prince Rip / Rabbit (voice)
1995
Series
Dharma & Greg
David
1997
Film
The Pacifier
Director
2005
Series
Man Seeking Woman
Tiresias
2015
Series
Veronica's Closet
Scotty
1997
Series
Odd Squad
Professor Square
2014
Series
Have I Got News for You
Self
2024
Series
Shoresy
Shoresy's Foster Father
2022
Series
Rocket Monkeys
Inky Mart Employee (voice)
2013
Series
Rocket Monkeys
Queen Bee (voice)
2013
The New Tom Green Show
Self
2003
Series
Jesse
Cecil
1998
Series
The Kids in the Hall
1989
Film
Night of the Zoopocalypse
Ash (voice)
2025
Series
Roboroach
Ruben "Rube" Roach (voice)
2002
Series
Carpoolers
Tom
2007
Series
Carpoolers
Rich Carpooler
2007
Series
Puppets Who Kill
2002
Series
Dark Side of Comedy
Self
2022
Series
Reno 911! Defunded
Gary G. Werner
2022
Series
The Stanley Dynamic
2015
Film
Zombie Town
Andy
2023
Film
The Aristocrats
Self
2005
Series
Save Me
Dan
2017
Series
More Tales of the City
Arlington Luce
1998
Film
Mickey Blue Eyes
FBI Agent Lewis
1999
Film
Tart
Kenny
2001
Series
Further Tales of the City
Arlington Luce (uncredited)
2001
Series
The Jane Show
Dr. Tyler Milgram
2006
Film
Another Gay Movie
Andy's Dad
2006
Film
Paying for It
Jules Eros (voice)
2025
Film
Millennium
Controller
1989
Series
Sort Of
Bryce
2021
Series
Second City: First Family of Comedy
Self
2006
Series
Second City: First Family of Comedy
Self - Host
2006
Series
Match Game
2012
Series
Sugar Highs
Early
2022
Series
Pulp Comics
himself
1996
Series
Palmerstown, U.S.A.
1980
Film
Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild!
Andy's Dad
2008
Series
The Kids in the Hall: Death Comes to Town
2010
Series
The Kids in the Hall
2022
The Immigrant
Bob London
2012
Film
Head Office
Man Outside Office Building (uncredited)
1985
Film
Run Ronnie Run
Self
2002
Love Lounge
2005
Film
Holiday Joy
Mr. Elderberry
2016
Film
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
Self
2024
Series
Hey Lady!
Judge
2020
Film
Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy
Baxter / Mrs. Hurdicure / Wally Terzinsky / Malek / Big Stummies scientist / The Queen / Raj / Clemptor
1996
Series
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Self
2002
Series
Squirt TV
self
1994
Film
Young Werther
Uncle Blochstein
2024
Film
Mouth Congress
Scott Thompson
2021
Film
Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration
2022
Film
Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make Believe
Self
2023
Film
The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks
Self
2022
Film
Bruno & Boots: Go Jump in the Pool
Headmaster Hartley
2016
Film
Nobody Knows Anything!
Mechanic
2004
Film
Hannibal: This Is My Design
Self
2014
Film
Rocky Road
Reverend
2014
Film
4 Pounds
2011
Series
Match Game
Panelist
2008
Film
The Go-Getters
Young Guy
2018
Psyko Ferret
Gloria Veinous (voice)
2000
Film
Snowbound for Christmas
Lean-Luc
2019
Film
My Animal
Marcel
2023
Series
The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks
2022
Film
My Baby's Daddy
Cashier
2004
Film
Prom Queen: The Marc Hall Story
Lonnie Winn
2004
Series
What Would Sal Do?
Father Luke
2017
Film
Super 8½
Buddy Cole
1994
Film
The Red Sneakers
Aldo
2002
The Making of a Mobster: 'Mickey Blue Eyes'
Self
1999
Film
HumanTown
Dr. Photon
2016
Film
Carfuckers
Mechanic
2008
Film
Don't Talk to Irene
Barrett
2017
Film
Back Home Again
Principal Alters (voice)
2021
Film
Burnt Toast
Tim
2005
Film
Bruno & Boots: This Can't Be Happening at MacDonald Hall
Headmaster Hartley
2017
Film
Roots
2005
Film
Hot Paint
1988
Film
Scott and Kevin Discuss Free Trade
Film
Ham & Cheese
Floyd
2004
Film
Getting the Old Scent Again: Reimagining Red Dragon
Self
2015
Film
The Kids in the Hall: Tour of Duty
Various
2002
Film
The Buddy Cole Documentary
Kids in the Hall: Scenes They Wouldn't Let Us Do
Self
2024
Film
Hijacking Hollywood
Russell
1997
Film
Degrassi: Don't Look Back
Mr. Bane
2015
Film
The Kids In The Hall: Laughing Ourselves Sick
1996
Film
A Russell Peters Christmas
Self
2011
Film
Santa's Got Style
Paul Grant
2022
Film
Hayseed
J.D. Wood
1997
Film
The Kids in the Hall: Same Guys, New Dresses
Himself
2001
The Roommate
1989
Film
52
2011
Film
The Kids in the Hall: Sketchfest Tribute
2008
I, Curmudgeon
Self
2004
Film
Out: Stories of Lesbian and Gay Youth
Himself
1994