Brian Earl Thompson was born on August 28, 1959 in Ellensburg, Washington. Raised on the Columbia River in Longview, he learned the value of academics and athletics, as the son of two teachers and the second of six siblings. His interest in acting was first sparked during his senior year of high school with the role of the Russian ballet instructor, Boris Kolenkhov, in the comedy "You Can't Take it With You". Under the pretense of attending Central Washington University to play football and study business management, he quietly auditioned for every available play, treading the boards for a dozen school productions, from musicals and operas to the more lighthearted fare of 'Neil Simon , piano and sushi rolling. He currently resides at home with his son Jordan and daughter Daphne.
Windsurfs and kitesurfs to stay in shape. Hit two holes-in-one in the same year on the same golf course, same hole. Has a black belt in Hapkido.
Has two children with Isabelle Mastorakis : Jordan Reese Thompson (born 1988) and Daphne Avalon (born 1990).
Has played shapeshifting characters at least five times: "The X Files" , "Birds of Prey" , "Werewolf" , "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and Fright Night Part 2 .
Has appeared with Jeffrey Combs in three different productions: Doctor Mordrid , "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" and "Enterprise" .
Has played the first character killed by the title character in The Terminator (Unless you count Bill Paxton ).
Once portrayed a villain on the television series "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys" . He portrayed Hercules in the miniseries "Jason and the Argonauts" .
Has played recurring characters on several television series. But on "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" , "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Charmed" , he played different characters in different episodes. He also played two different aliens in the film Alien Nation and the television series "Alien Nation" .
He was hired for his role on "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (episode "A Matter of Honor"), and then dismissed without notice before it was filmed. When he sought out a reason why, he was told that he was too large to fit into the costume Christopher Lloyd wore in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock . He quickly volunteered to make any necessary alterations himself.
Has won critical praise for his character Sheriff Cody Jeremiah Jefferson on the Fox comedy-drama series "Key West" .
When not playing aliens, Brian has taken on a quirky series of human characters. He has been a Scandinavian wrestler on an episode of "Weird Science" , a prisoner on the premiere episode of "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys" , and a brawling redneck on "Walker, Texas Ranger" .
Has a long history with Star Trek, having appeared on three television series and one film, as two Klingons, a Dosi, a JemHadar and a Romulan.
Has gathered some bad reputation for his portrayal of Shao Khan in the unpopular video-game movie-sequel Mortal Kombat: Annihilation .
Cast against his "bad-guy" type, Thompson stars in a family film, The Tillamook Treasure as Uncle Jimmy, a rough around the edges Oregon logger.
Raised on the Columbia River in Longview, he learned the value of academics and athletics, as the son of two teachers and the second of six siblings.
Rather like playing comedy.
Is one of several actors to play two different villains on the television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" . Tom Lenk , Jeff Kober and Camden Toy were others.
Is the Director of the Actors School of Mount Hood Community College in Portland, Oregon.
Attended and graduated from Mark Morris High School in Longview, Washington, where he was on the swimming and football teams.
Received his Bachelors degree in business management and engineering from Central Washington University in Ellensburg, Washington.
Received his Masters degree in Fine Arts for theatre (acting) from the University of California, Irvine.
Is the only actor to appear in both the film Alien Nation and the subsequent television series "Alien Nation" .
Has appeared in two sci-fi thriller films that concern nuclear war: The Terminator and Miracle Mile .
Alan Dean Foster dedicated the novelization of Terminator Salvation to a Brian Thomsen, no relation to Thompson who played a punk in The Terminator .
Currently resides with his family in Kelso, Washington.
