---
name: "John Douglas Thompson"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/john-douglas-thompson"
fi1m_id: "john-douglas-thompson"
imdb_id: "nm1479034"
tmdb_id: 1218156
wikidata_id: "Q6229925"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "1 January 1964"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_fi1m_score: 73
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 6
updated: "2026-10-03T03:04:11.129093+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."
---

# John Douglas Thompson

## Identity

John Douglas Thompson

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/john-douglas-thompson
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** john-douglas-thompson
- **IMDb ID:** nm1479034
- **TMDB ID:** 1218156
- **Wikidata ID:** Q6229925
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Douglas_Thompson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6229925, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1479034/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1218156

Actor. Born 1 January 1964 in Bath, England, U.K..

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 1 January 1964, Bath, England, U.K.
- **Active:** 2007–present
- **Average Fi1m score:** 73, as actor, over 6 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 86 (1), 2010s 66 (2), 2020s 74 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 73 to 68 across 6 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 3 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 5, Crime 3, Thriller 3, Action 1, Comedy 1, History 1
- **Screen time:** 10 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $393m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Douglas_Thompson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6229925, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1479034/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1218156

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Mare of Easttown*](https://film.one/tv/mare-of-easttown.md) (78), [*Let Them All Talk*](https://film.one/film/let-them-all-talk.md) (64)

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## Biography

John Douglas Thompson is an English-American actor. Born in 1964 in Bath, England, he trained at Le Moyne College and the Brown University/Trinity Repertory Company programme before beginning his career in New England regional theatre.

He is primarily known for his work on stage, including leading roles in productions of *Othello* and *The Emperor Jones*, as well as Broadway appearances in *Jitney*, *King Lear* and *Carousel*. Thompson received a Tony Award nomination and has won two Drama Desk Awards, three Obie Awards, an Outer Critics Circle Award and a Lucille Lortel Award. His screen credits include *Michael Clayton* (2007), *The Bourne Legacy* (2012), *21 Bridges* (2019), *Let Them All Talk* (2020) and *Till* (2022), along with television roles in *Mare of Easttown* and *The Gilded Age*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (6)

- *Till* (2022), Fi1m 80, as Moses Wright — [page](https://film.one/film/till.md)
- *Mare of Easttown* (2021), Fi1m 78, as Chief Carter — [page](https://film.one/tv/mare-of-easttown.md)
- *Let Them All Talk* (2020), Fi1m 64, as Dr. Mitchell — [page](https://film.one/film/let-them-all-talk.md)
- *A Most Violent Year* (2014), Fi1m 77, as Male Radio Reporter — [page](https://film.one/film/a-most-violent-year.md)
- *The Bourne Legacy* (2012), Fi1m 54, as Lt. Gen. Paulsen — [page](https://film.one/film/the-bourne-legacy.md)
- *Michael Clayton* (2007), Fi1m 86, as Jail Guard — [page](https://film.one/film/michael-clayton.md)

## Complete filmography (24)

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

- *The Punisher: One Last Kill* (2026), as Old Vet
- *Highest 2 Lowest* (2025), as Det. Earl Bridges
- *Hamlet* (2024), as Claudius
- *Endgame* (2023), as Hamm
- *Till* (2022), as Moses Wright — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/till.md)
- *The Gilded Age* (2022), series, as Arthur Scott
- *The 355* (2022), as Larry Marks
- *Mare of Easttown* (2021), series, as Chief Carter — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/mare-of-easttown.md)
- *Let Them All Talk* (2020), as Dr. Mitchell — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/let-them-all-talk.md)
- *The Letter Room* (2020), as Jackson
- *21 Bridges* (2019), as Reverend
- *The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks* (2017), as Lawrence Lacks
- *Wolves* (2016), as Socrates
- *A Most Violent Year* (2014), as Male Radio Reporter — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/a-most-violent-year.md)
- *Madam Secretary* (2014), series, as Four Star General
- *Glass Chin* (2014), as Lou Gibson
- *The Bourne Legacy* (2012), as Lt. Gen. Paulsen — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/the-bourne-legacy.md)
- *Person of Interest* (2011), series, as Murphy — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/person-of-interest.md)
- *Gravity* (2010), series, as Mack
- *Michael Clayton* (2007), as Jail Guard — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/michael-clayton.md)
- *Conviction* (2006), series, as John Jenkins
- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), series, as ER Doctor, Mel Cantor
- *Law & Order* (1990), series, as Lloyd Jackson — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/law-and-order.md)
- *All the Sinners Bleed*, series, as Albert Crown

## Awards

### Other awards — 2 won, 1 nominated

- Drama Desk Award for Outstanding One-Person Show 2014: Drama Desk Award for Outstanding One-Person Show (won)
- Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play 2010: Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play (nominated)
- Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Actor 2009: Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Actor (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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