---
name: "Dave Thompson"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/dave-thompson"
fi1m_id: "dave-thompson"
imdb_id: "nm0860027"
tmdb_id: 76217
wikidata_id: "Q3703057"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "1 July 1960"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-07T13:59:34.548468+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Dave Thompson

## Identity

Dave Thompson

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/dave-thompson
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** dave-thompson
- **IMDb ID:** nm0860027
- **TMDB ID:** 76217
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3703057
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Thompson_(comedian), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3703057, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0860027/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/76217

Writer. Born 1 July 1960 in London.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 1 July 1960, London
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 2: 1 writing, 1 other
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Thompson_(comedian), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3703057, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0860027/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/76217

## Biography

Dave Thompson is an English actor, stand-up comedian and writer. He is known for playing Tinky Winky in the first 70 episodes of the children's series *Teletubbies* (1997–2001) before being removed from the role.

His acting credits include *Hardcore* (1979), *Time Gentlemen Please* (2000–2002), *The Harry Hill Movie* (2013), *Rocketman* (2019), *The Munsters* (2022) and *The Continental: From the World of John Wick* (2023). He has also appeared in various Harry Hill programmes.

As a writer, Thompson contributed additional material to the first series of *Harry Hill's TV Burp* (2002) and episodes of *The Sketch Show* (2001–2004).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, comedy.co.uk.*

## On Fi1m (2)

### Wrote (1) — the average rests on these

- *Harry Hill's TV Burp* (2002), Fi1m 81, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/harry-hills-tv-burp.md)

### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *Good Night, and Good Luck.* (2005), Fi1m 83, as News Photographer (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/good-night-and-good-luck.md)

## Complete filmography (23)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Last Caveman* (2023), as The Bear
- *The Continental: From the World of John Wick* (2023), series, as Screaming Man
- *The Munsters* (2022), as Pennywhacker
- *Rocketman* (2019), as Elton's Stage Manager (uncredited) — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/rocketman.md)
- *The Last Kingdom* (2015), series, as Older Missionary — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-last-kingdom.md)
- *Down Here* (2014), as Ace
- *The Harry Hill Movie* (2013), as Brain Number Two
- *Delivery Man* (2013), as Nick (uncredited)
- *Huge* (2010), as Martin Luckhurst
- *Harry Hill: in 'Hooves'* (2005), Actor
- *Good Night, and Good Luck.* (2005), as News Photographer (uncredited) — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/good-night-and-good-luck.md)
- *Walk the Line* (2005), as Derwent (uncredited) — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/walk-the-line.md)
- *Teletubbies: The Magic Pumpkin and Other Stories* (2003), as Tinky Winky
- *Harry Hill's TV Burp* (2002), series, Writer — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/harry-hills-tv-burp.md)
- *Teletubbies and the Snow* (2000), Actor
- *Maybe Baby* (2000), as Dave the Comedian / Mrs. Furblob
- *TeleTubbies: Musical Playtime* (1999), Actor
- *Teletubbies: Dance with the Teletubbies* (1997), as Tinky Winky
- *Teletubbies* (1997), series, as Tinky-Winky (voice)
- *Now and Then* (1995), as Bud's News Photographer (uncredited)
- *Gettysburg* (1993), as Mr. Mahoney
- *Arena* (1989), as Doctor
- *Hardcore* (1979), as Willem

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