Acting
Tessa Thompson
Tessa Lynne Thompson (born October 3, 1983) is an American actress. Known for her roles in both blockbusters and independent dramas, her accolades include nominations for two BAFTA Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award. Thompson began her professional acting career with the Los Angeles Women's Shakespeare Company while studying at Santa Monica College, acting in productions of The Tempest and Romeo and Juliet. She made her film debut in the horror film When a Stranger Calls (2006), followed by leading roles in the independent drama Mississippi Damned (2009) and Tyler Perry's For Colored Girls (2010). Thompson received favourable notices for roles in the comedy-drama Dear White People (2014) and as civil rights activist Diane Nash in Ava DuVernay's historical drama Selma (2014). She gained mainstream attention for her roles in franchise films, playing Bianca Taylor in the sports dramas Creed (2015), Creed II (2018) and Creed III (2023), and as Valkyrie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, including the movies Thor: Ragnarok (2017) and Thor: Love and Thunder (2022), as well as her leading role in Men in Black: International (2019). She starred in the independent films Sorry to Bother You (2018), Little Woods (2018), and Annihilation (2018). For her role as a black woman living during the Harlem Renaissance in Passing (2021), she was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. She portrayed the title role in Hedda (2025), which she also executive produced. On stage, she acted in the off-Broadway production of the Lydia R. Diamond play Smart People (2016). On television, she took recurring roles in shows such as the teen mystery series Veronica Mars (2005–2006), the historical drama series Copper (2012–2013), and the science fiction series Westworld (2016–2022). She starred in the romantic drama film Sylvie's Love (2020) on Amazon Prime Video. Also, she served as an executive producer, for which she received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tessa Thompson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
HIS & HERS
Series · 2026
Hedda
Film · 2025
Number One on the Call Sheet
Series · 2025
Marvel Zombies
Series · 2025
The Listener
Film · 2024
The Marvels
Film · 2023
Creed III
Film · 2023
Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising
Film · 2022
Thor: Love and Thunder
Film · 2022
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder
Film · 2022
Logic Paralyzes the Heart
Film · 2022
Sherri
Series · 2022
Civilization Express - The Great Feast of Movies
Series · 2022
Passing
Film · 2021
Marvel Studios Legends
Series · 2021
What If...?
Series · 2021
Sylvie's Love
Film · 2020
Little Woods
Film · 2019
Lady and the Tramp
Film · 2019
Men in Black: International
Film · 2019
Between Two Ferns: The Movie
Film · 2019
Avengers: Endgame
Film · 2019
Shadow Stalker
Film · 2019
Brave Girl Rising
Film · 2019
Annihilation
Film · 2018
Sorry to Bother You
Film · 2018
Creed II
Film · 2018
Furlough
Film · 2018
Dirty Computer
Film · 2018
Thor: Ragnarok
Film · 2017
South Dakota
Film · 2017
100 Years
Film · 2017
Moonlight
Film · 2017
Dear White People
Series · 2017
War on Everyone
Film · 2016
Salt Water
Film · 2016
Westworld
Series · 2016
From Rocky to Creed: The Legacy Continues
Film · 2015
Creed
Film · 2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Series · 2015
Hot Ones
Series · 2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Series · 2015
Dear White People
Film · 2014
Grantham & Rose
Film · 2014
Points of Origin
Film · 2014
Selma
Film · 2014
BoJack Horseman
Series · 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Series · 2014
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Series · 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Series · 2014
Automotive
Film · 2013
Murder on the 13th Floor
Film · 2012
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
Series · 2012
666 Park Avenue
Series · 2012
Everyday Black Man
Film · 2011
Portlandia
Series · 2011
For Colored Girls
Film · 2010
Exquisite Corpse
Film · 2010
Betwixt
Film · 2010
Rizzoli & Isles
Series · 2010
Mississippi Damned
Film · 2009
Mental
Series · 2009
Three Rivers
Series · 2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Series · 2009
Make It Happen
Film · 2008
The Human Contract
Film · 2008
Life
Series · 2007
Private Practice
Series · 2007
Hidden Palms
Series · 2007
The Graham Norton Show
Series · 2007
When a Stranger Calls
Film · 2006
The Initiation of Sarah
Film · 2006
Heroes
Series · 2006
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Series · 2005
Grey's Anatomy
Series · 2005
Veronica Mars
Series · 2004
Cold Case
Series · 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Series · 2003
The View
Series · 1997
The Daily Show
Series · 1996
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Series · 1992
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Series · 1988
A Separation
Film
Foxfinder
Film
Later the War
Film
Last Meals
Film