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Brian

Earl Thompson (born August 28,

1959) is an American actor. His career began with a small role in

the 1984 film The Terminator. He

played the villainous "Night Slasher" in the 1986 film Cobra. His first named role was on Werewolf, a horror

series that ran year of 1987–1988. Thompson has played several characters in

the Star Trek franchise, the Alien Bounty Hunter on The X-Files, and Eddie Fiori on Kindred: The Embraced.

In 2014, he produced, wrote and starred in the B movie parody The Extendables.

Thompson was born in Ellensburg, Washington,

and raised in Longview. He

attended Central Washington University,

where he studied business management, played football, and appeared in many

school productions. He then moved to California and earned a Master of Fine Arts from

the University of California,

Irvine.[6] He initially trained and pursued a career in

musical theater, performing at Riverside Civil Light Opera's production of

"The King and I", Long Beach Civic Light and several other musicals. In 1982, he was a resident

actor at the Colorado Shakespeare Festival. Thompson's athletic build and

unique facial structure were key in the initial roles he was offered. He

has stated that it has occasionally been a double-edged sword when it comes to

auditioning for roles, but it has provided him with consistent work. Thompson

said, "If you're very physical in stature, you're gonna get hired for

action movies. The star's always going to be chasing someone so they need an

equal adversary. I'm never going to play a nebbish geek." Thompson was

cast in The Terminator while still in school. He and Bill Paxton had minor roles as punk thugs.

He followed that up with roles on Moonlighting, Otherworld, Street Hawk and Knight Rider before

landing the role in the Sylvester Stallone vehicle, Cobra (1986). Although the film was critically

panned, it was a commercial success. The New York Times wrote

of Thompson's portrayal, "the archvillain, a character that is a cross

between a James Bond fantasy villain such as

Jaws and a raging psychopath, delivers a scorching monologue – a feat of

linguistic sophistication that Cobra would have a hard time matching." In

1993, Thompson landed another comedic role on the large ensemble series Key West which

was filmed on location in the Florida Keys. The series lasted for 13 episodes. He played a

"new-age sheriff", which Thompson stated was the favorite role of his

career. The character uttered the introductory line, "I'm Sheriff Cody

Jeremiah Jefferson. I'm a direct descendant of Wyatt Earp and the Lone Ranger.

My personal heroes are Ted Nugent, Buddha and Davy Crockett. I am the last real

lawman and the first peace officer of the 21st century." The

following year, Thompson began his tenure on The X-Files and

followed that with roles in the science fiction-fantasy series Seven Days, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Charmed. Between these, Thompson made dozens of

appearances in other series and films. In 1996, he appeared in Dragonheart as Brok, the commander of the armies

of David Thewlis' villainous king, Einon.

The fantasy film, starring Dennis Quaid and Sean Connery, was a moderate success. Thompson then returned

to the big screen as lead antagonist Shao Kahn in the film adaptation of Mortal Kombat: Annihilation. The New York Times called

it "colossal compendium of logic-defying martial arts, noisy, hyperactive

special effects..." In 2014, Thompson released The Extendables,

a film he produced, wrote, and starred in. A parody of movies like The Expendables,

Thompson stated that it contained true-to-life instances from his own career. It

was released via iTunes. In 1989, Thompson landed his

first Star Trek role on Star Trek: The Next Generation.

His size worked against him at first, because the producers were originally

looking to cast someone who could fit in a certain costume. He was able to

convince them to give him a try: "That was the first of five auditions

that I've had for Star Trek and they've hired me every

time." Thompson played a Klingon in the episode "A Matter of Honor". In 1993 and 1996, he appeared in

episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as

different characters. In 1994, he appeared in the feature film Star Trek Generations.

In 2005, Thompson was cast as Admiral Valdore in three episodes of Star Trek: Enterprise.

Thompson has since participated in Star Trek fandom, giving narrative DVD extras

and appearing at conventions.