Portrait of John Douglas Thompson

John Douglas Thompson

Acting

Biography

John Douglas Thompson (born 1964) is an English-American actor. He is a Tony Award nominee and the recipient of two Drama Desk Awards, three Obie Awards, an Outer Critics Circle Award, and a Lucille Lortel Award. The New York Times critic Ben Brantley described Thompson as "one of the most compelling classical stage actors of his generation".

Place of Birth: Bath, England, U.K.

Filmography

2025
Highest 2 Lowest

as Det. Earl Bridges

2024
Hamlet

as Claudius

2023
Endgame

as Hamm

2022
Till

as Moses Wright

2022
The Gilded Age

as Arthur Scott

2022
The 355

as Larry Marks

2021
Mare of Easttown

as Chief Carter

2020
Let Them All Talk

as Dr. Mitchell

2020
The Letter Room

as Jackson

2019
21 Bridges

as Reverend

2016
Wolves

as Socrates

2014
A Most Violent Year

as Male Radio Reporter

2014
Madam Secretary

as Four Star General

2014
Glass Chin

as Lou Gibson

2012
The Bourne Legacy

as Lt. Gen. Paulsen

2011
2010
Gravity

as Mack

2007
Michael Clayton

as Jail Guard

2006
Conviction

as John Jenkins

1990
Law & Order

as Lloyd Jackson