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Scott Thompson

Scott Thompson

Actor, also writer · Born June 12, 1959 (67) · North Bay, Ontario, Canada

Primetime Emmy nominee

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.

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Born
June 12, 1959 (67)
From
North Bay, Ontario, Canada
Works as
Actor, also writer
Titles
56 on MovieCove · 96 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 32% in 30 days

What are Scott Thompson's films like?

Across their 26 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 32nd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 79th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Family2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile
: browse their Family movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
35%
Bonds
27%
Society
15%
Power
10%
Morality
7%
Survival
6%
Identity9 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship8 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth7 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 17 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 14 · Serious 2 · Dark 1

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 12 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 2

Gentle: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their gentle movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 10 · Charged 7 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 11 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1

Funny: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their funny movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 9

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 1

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 15 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 16 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

7 analyzed roles

Usually the Trickster: 2 of 7 analyzed roles.

Trickster
2 of 7
Mentor
2 of 7
Hero
1 of 7
Shadow
1 of 7
Shapeshifter
1 of 7
Show the 7 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd
14
Joyful
12
Tense
7
Warm
6
Hopeful
4
Other
23

How their films linger

Fun16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy11
  • Bittersweet7
  • Ambiguous5
  • Cyclical3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Scott Thompson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 44 of their 56 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (16).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Scott Thompson's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

96 credits, 56 with a MovieCove page; 22 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Paying for It(2024)

    as Jules Eros (voice)

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Night of the Zoopocalypse(2024)

    as Ash (voice)

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Young Werther(2024)

    as Uncle Blochstein

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • My Animal(2023)

    as Marcel

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Zombie Town(2023)

    as Andy

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • FUBAR(2023)

    Show 14 episodes · as Dr. Pfeffer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • Santa's Got Style(2022)

    as Paul Grant

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Sugar Highs(2022)

    Show 4 episodes · as Early

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration(2022)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Shoresy(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Shoresy's Foster Father

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Kids in the Hall(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Actor

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Reno 911! Defunded (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Gary G. Werner

  • Sort Of(2021)

    Show 8 episodes · as Bryce

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • Back Home Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Principal Alters (voice)

  • Mouth Congress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Director · as Scott Thompson

  • Hey Lady! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Judge

  • Snowbound for Christmas(2019)

    as Lean-Luc

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Go-Getters(2018)

    as Young Guy

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Don't Talk to Irene(2017)

    as Barrett

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Save Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Dan

  • Bruno & Boots: This Can't Be Happening at Macdonald Hall(2017)

    as Headmaster Hartley

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • What Would Sal Do? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 8 episodes · as Father Luke

  • Holiday Joy(2016)

    as Mr. Elderberry

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • HumanTown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Dr. Photon

  • Bruno & Boots: Go Jump in the Pool(2016)

    as Headmaster Hartley

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Degrassi: Don't Look Back(2015)

    as Mr. Bane

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Stanley Dynamic(2014)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows

  • Man Seeking Woman(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Tiresias

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Odd Squad(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Professor Square

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Rocky Road(2014)

    as Reverend

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Frisch verliebt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director

  • Dark Rising: Warrior of Worlds(2014)

    Show as Skcraab

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows

  • Hannibal(2013)

    Show 27 episodes · as Jimmy Price

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Rocket Monkeys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Inky Mart Employee (voice) · as Queen Bee (voice)

  • Match Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Immigrant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Bob London

  • 4 Pounds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Actor

  • 52 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Writer · Actor

  • Kids in the Hall: Death Comes to Town(2010)

    Show 8 episodes · Writer · Actor

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild!(2008)

    as Andy's Dad

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Match Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Panelist

  • The Kids in the Hall: Sketchfest Tribute (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • Carfuckers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Mechanic

  • Carpoolers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 3 episodes · as Rich Carpooler · as Tom

  • Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Ricardo

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • The Jane Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Tyler Milgram

  • Another Gay Movie(2006)

    as Andy's Dad

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Burnt Toast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Tim

  • Love Lounge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • The Pacifier(2005)

    as Director

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Roots (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Actor

  • American Dad!(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Henchman (voice)

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Nobody Knows Anything!(2003)

    as Mechanic

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Prom Queen: The Marc Hall Story(2004)

    as Lonnie Winn

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Ham & Cheese(2004)

    as Floyd

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • My Baby's Daddy(2004)

    as Cashier

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Lilo & Stitch: The Series(2003)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mrs. Pleakley (voice)

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows

  • Reno 911! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 2 episodes · as Gary Werner

  • Puppets Who Kill(2002)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • The Kids in the Hall: Tour of Duty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Various

  • The Red Sneakers(2002)

    as Aldo

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • RoboRoach(2001)

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

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Further Tales of the City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 4 episodes · as Arlington Luce (uncredited)

  • Tart(2001)

    as Kenny

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Grounded for Life(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Kagan

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Aqua Teen Hunger Force(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Dusty Gozongas (voice)

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Uncle Saddam(2000)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Psyko Ferret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Gloria Veinous (voice)

  • Mickey Blue Eyes(1999)

    as FBI Agent Lewis

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Providence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 9 episodes · as Elliot Anderman

  • Jesse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Cecil

  • More Tales of the City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Arlington Luce

  • Veronica's Closet(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Scotty

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows

  • Dharma & Greg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as David

  • Hayseed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as J.D. Wood

  • Hijacking Hollywood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Russell

  • Pure Danger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Stunts

  • Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy(1996)

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

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Kids In The Hall: Laughing Ourselves Sick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Actor

  • Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child(1995)

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

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Star Trek: Voyager(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Tomin

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Touched by an Angel(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Herbert

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Super 8½ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Buddy Cole

  • The Larry Sanders Show(1992)

    Show 42 episodes · as Brian

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The Simpsons(1989)

    Show 4 episodes · as Grady (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • The Kids in the Hall(1988)

    Show 110 episodes · Creator · Writer · Actor

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Millennium(1989)

    as Controller

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Renegades(1989)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Roommate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Actor

  • Hot Paint (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Actor

  • Star Trek: The Next Generation(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Daimon Goss

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Head Office(1985)

    as Man Outside Office Building (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Palmerstown, U.S.A. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Scott and Kevin Discuss Free Trade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Writer · Actor

  • The Buddy Cole Documentary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 95 titles, 93 of them dated from 1980 to 2025; peak year 2016.

Biggest box office

Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy (1996)

$2.7M worldwide

Highest rated

Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make-Believe (2023)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Hannibal (2013)

Film career

MilestoneNomination
19802025

Peak 2016 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 4 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting91 of 95: 84 only acting, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score44thDirecting2 of 95: 1 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting6 of 95: 1 only writing, 5 with another roleProducing1 of 95: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew4 of 95: 2 only other crew, 2 with another role

95 titles, 7 with more than one role — acting and writing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

1980s9 · 8 acting · 2 crew1990s16 · 15 acting · 2 crew2000s29 · 28 acting · 1 crew2010s22 · 21 acting · 3 crew2020s17 · 17 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 8th · top billed in 0% of 16 roles
9606

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

3 major nominations and no wins, 1993–1995.

  1. 1995
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing for a Variety or Music Program
  2. 1994
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing in a Variety or Music Program
  3. 1993
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Scott Thompson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 30th percentile, the median of all 30; across their 17 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 30th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

30thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Approval · how many liked their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Reach · how many have seen their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Midcredits score across 56 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th13
  • 25th to 49th18
  • Below 25th15

Shape of the crowd

29 of their 56 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic7
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed29

Most divisive · actor

Ham & Cheese (2004)

97th percentile spread · 55% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Hannibal (2013)

Midcredits 98th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 57/100 in their films, across 15 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 31. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Scott Thompson's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and profanity run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 70 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles30–87 · median 48 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles43–80 · median 67 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 41 · moderateMedian of all films: 33

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Scott Thompson work with?

People who share at least 2 of Scott Thompson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Bruce McCulloch shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles