Brian Thompson was born in Washington, but he was raised in Longview. He studied business management at Central Washington University, where he appeared is several school productions and he played football. After the graduation, he moved to California, where he received a Masters of Fine Arts. At first, Thompson wanted to have a career in a musical theater. He played in ‘The King and I’ at Riverside Civil Light Opera's production.

This actor is well-known for unique facial structure that was good and bad in his career. According to him, he got and was rejected on many auditions due his look. On the other side, his look is responsible for many roles, usually in action movies. He never played calm and ‘’geek’’ roles.

After his first appearance in The Terminator, Thompson appeared in Knight Rider, Street Hawk and Otherworld. In all movies he was a ‘’bad guy’’. In 1986, he appeared in Cobra, a movie by Sylvester Stallone. The movie had numerous, negative reviews, but it was very profitable. In 1992 he appeared in ‘Rage and Honor’ and the next year in Key West series. In the 13 episodes, Thompson played as a sheriff. He said that this was the best role in his life.

Since 1994 he has appeared in Sci-Fi movies and TV series such as: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Charmed and Seven Days. In 1996, he played one of his most important roles, in Dragonheart. His next, major role was in Mortal Kombat: Annihilation, which had commercial and critical failure. In 2014 Brian Thompson wrote, produced and played in The Extendables, a The Expendables parody.

Thompson also played in Star Trek movies. He started in 1989 with the Star Trek: The Next Generation. He appeared in A Matter of Honor, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and in the movie Star Trek: Generations. His role was as a Klingon, due to the aforementioned facial structure.

Other movies, where Brian Thompson had roles are: Jason and the Argonauts, Doctor Mordrid, The Order, Fist of the Warrior, Flight of the Living Dead: Outbreak on a Plane, Kindred: The Embraced and X-Files.

Brian Thompson is a very popular actor that has a rich career. He played in numerous, popular and well-known movies. His latest appearance was in the movie he wrote, The Extendables in 2014. However, we can expect to see this actor in some movies in the near future. Of course, he is going to play as a bad guy.

This actor likes Kitesurfing and windsurfing. He was married to Isabelle Mastorakis. In 1998 the couple had a divorce. Brian Thompson is now married and has 2 children. His current wife is Shari Braun. Brian Thompson is also a name of American NBC news reporter.