Acting
Scott Thompson
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
Night of the Zoopocalypse
Film · 2025
Paying for It
Film · 2025
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
Film · 2024
Kids in the Hall: Scenes They Wouldn't Let Us Do
Film · 2024
Young Werther
Film · 2024
Have I Got News for You
Series · 2024
Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make Believe
Film · 2023
Zombie Town
Film · 2023
My Animal
Film · 2023
FUBAR
Series · 2023
The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks
Film · 2022
Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration
Film · 2022
Santa's Got Style
Film · 2022
Dark Side of Comedy
Series · 2022
The Kids in the Hall
Series · 2022
The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks
Series · 2022
Shoresy
Series · 2022
Sugar Highs
Series · 2022
Reno 911! Defunded
Series · 2022
Back Home Again
Film · 2021
Mouth Congress
Film · 2021
Sort Of
Series · 2021
Hey Lady!
Series · 2020
Snowbound for Christmas
Film · 2019
The Go-Getters
Film · 2018
Bruno & Boots: This Can't Be Happening at MacDonald Hall
Film · 2017
Don't Talk to Irene
Film · 2017
What Would Sal Do?
Series · 2017
Save Me
Series · 2017
Holiday Joy
Film · 2016
HumanTown
Film · 2016
Bruno & Boots: Go Jump in the Pool
Film · 2016
Getting the Old Scent Again: Reimagining Red Dragon
Film · 2015
Degrassi: Don't Look Back
Film · 2015
Man Seeking Woman
Series · 2015
The Stanley Dynamic
Series · 2015
Rocky Road
Film · 2014
Hannibal: This Is My Design
Film · 2014
Odd Squad
Series · 2014
Rocket Monkeys
Series · 2013
Rocket Monkeys
Series · 2013
Hannibal
Series · 2013
The Immigrant
Film · 2012
Match Game
Series · 2012
52
Film · 2011
4 Pounds
Film · 2011
A Russell Peters Christmas
Film · 2011
The Kids in the Hall: Death Comes to Town
Series · 2010
Car Fuckers
Film · 2008
The Kids in the Hall: Sketchfest Tribute
Film · 2008
Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild!
Film · 2008
Match Game
Series · 2008
Carpoolers
Series · 2007
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
Series · 2007
Carpoolers
Series · 2007
Another Gay Movie
Film · 2006
The Jane Show
Series · 2006
Second City: First Family of Comedy
Series · 2006
Second City: First Family of Comedy
Series · 2006
The Aristocrats
Film · 2005
Burnt Toast
Film · 2005
The Pacifier
Film · 2005
Roots
Film · 2005
Love Lounge
Series · 2005
American Dad!
Series · 2005
I, Curmudgeon
Film · 2004
Prom Queen: The Marc Hall Story
Film · 2004
Ham & Cheese
Film · 2004
Nobody Knows Anything!
Film · 2004
My Baby's Daddy
Film · 2004
Reno 911!
Series · 2003
Lilo & Stitch: The Series
Series · 2003
The New Tom Green Show
Series · 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Series · 2003
The Red Sneakers
Film · 2002
Run Ronnie Run
Film · 2002
The Kids in the Hall: Tour of Duty
Film · 2002
Puppets Who Kill
Series · 2002
Roboroach
Series · 2002
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Series · 2002
Tart
Film · 2001
The Kids in the Hall: Same Guys, New Dresses
Film · 2001
Further Tales of the City
Series · 2001
Grounded for Life
Series · 2001
Psyko Ferret
Film · 2000
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
Series · 2000
The Making of a Mobster: 'Mickey Blue Eyes'
Film · 1999
Mickey Blue Eyes
Film · 1999
Providence
Series · 1999
Jesse
Series · 1998
More Tales of the City
Series · 1998
Hijacking Hollywood
Film · 1997
Hayseed
Film · 1997
Dharma & Greg
Series · 1997
Veronica's Closet
Series · 1997
Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy
Film · 1996
The Kids In The Hall: Laughing Ourselves Sick
Film · 1996
Pulp Comics
Series · 1996
Star Trek: Voyager
Series · 1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Series · 1995
Out: Stories of Lesbian and Gay Youth
Film · 1994
Super 8½
Film · 1994
Touched by an Angel
Series · 1994
Squirt TV
Series · 1994
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Series · 1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Series · 1993
The Larry Sanders Show
Series · 1992
The Roommate
Film · 1989
Millennium
Film · 1989
The Simpsons
Series · 1989
The Kids in the Hall
Series · 1989
Hot Paint
Film · 1988
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Series · 1987
Head Office
Film · 1985
Palmerstown, U.S.A.
Series · 1980
Scott and Kevin Discuss Free Trade
Film
The Buddy Cole Documentary
Film
The Final Kiss
Film