---
name: "Scott Thomson"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/scott-thomson"
fi1m_id: "scott-thomson"
imdb_id: "nm0861093"
tmdb_id: 9997
wikidata_id: "Q19663780"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "29 October 1957"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 55
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-10-05T00:07:58.498161+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."
---

# Scott Thomson

## Identity

Scott Thomson

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/scott-thomson
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** scott-thomson
- **IMDb ID:** nm0861093
- **TMDB ID:** 9997
- **Wikidata ID:** Q19663780
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Thomson_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19663780, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0861093/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/9997

Actor. Born 29 October 1957 in California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 29 October 1957, California, USA
- **Active:** 1982–1996
- **Average Fi1m score:** 55, as actor, over 5 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 52 (4), 1990s 64 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 58 to 56 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 3 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Comedy 4, Crime 3, Drama 2, Action 1, Adventure 1, Romance 1
- **Screen time:** 8 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $787m across 5 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Thomson_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19663780, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0861093/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/9997

## Streaming the US now

- **AMC+:** [*Fast Times at Ridgemont High*](https://film.one/film/fast-times-at-ridgemont-high.md) (70)
- **The Roku Channel:** [*Twister*](https://film.one/film/twister.md) (64)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Scott Thomson is an American actor born on 29 October 1957 in California. He graduated from Lowell High School in Whittier, California, in 1972.

Thomson is known for supporting roles in 1980s films, including Arnold in *Fast Times at Ridgemont High* (1982) and Chad Copeland in *Police Academy* (1984), which he reprised in *Police Academy 3: Back in Training* (1986) and *Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol* (1987). Other film credits include *Twister* (1996) as Preacher and *Jack Frost* (1998) as Dennis' Dad. He has also appeared in television series such as *True Blood* (2010) and *Ghost Whisperer* (2009). His sister, Carolyn Jean Thomson Casanave, was a musical theatre performer.

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

## On Fi1m (5)

- *Twister* (1996), Fi1m 64, as Preacher — [page](https://film.one/film/twister.md)
- *Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol* (1987), Fi1m 36, as Copeland — [page](https://film.one/film/police-academy-4-citizens-on-patrol.md)
- *Police Academy 3: Back in Training* (1986), Fi1m 42, as Sergeant Copeland — [page](https://film.one/film/police-academy-3-back-in-training.md)
- *Police Academy* (1984), Fi1m 62, as Chad Copeland — [page](https://film.one/film/police-academy.md)
- *Fast Times at Ridgemont High* (1982), Fi1m 70, as Arnold — [page](https://film.one/film/fast-times-at-ridgemont-high.md)

## Complete filmography (31)

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

- *Night of the Living Dead: Re-Animation* (2012), as Werner Gottshok
- *Vamps* (2012), as Erik
- *True Blood* (2008), series, as Mr. Rakestraw — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/tv/true-blood.md)
- *Big Love* (2006), series, as Tour Guide — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/tv/big-love.md)
- *Ghost Whisperer* (2005), series, as Man
- *Clockstoppers* (2002), as Tourist Dad
- *Loser* (2000), as Cell Phone Guy
- *Reliving Our Fast Times at Ridgemont High* (1999), Actor
- *Blast from the Past* (1999), as Young Psycho
- *Jack Frost* (1998), as Dennis' Dad
- *Clueless* (1996), series, as Flower Delivery Guy
- *Twister* (1996), as Preacher — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/twister.md)
- *It Runs in the Family* (1994), as Delbert Bumpus
- *Future Shock* (1994), as Georgie
- *Mr. Jones* (1993), as Conrad
- *Jack the Bear* (1993), as Street Worker
- *Trancers II* (1991), First Assistant Director
- *Parker Lewis Can't Lose* (1990), series, as Mr. Kornstein
- *Day One* (1989), as Chemist
- *Casual Sex?* (1988), as Man #1
- *The Couch Trip* (1988), as Klevin
- *RoboCop* (1987), as Blonde Thug (uncredited) — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/robocop.md)
- *Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol* (1987), as Copeland — Fi1m 36, [page](https://film.one/film/police-academy-4-citizens-on-patrol.md)
- *Police Academy 3: Back in Training* (1986), as Sergeant Copeland — Fi1m 42, [page](https://film.one/film/police-academy-3-back-in-training.md)
- *Johnny Dangerously* (1984), as Charley
- *Ghoulies* (1984), as Mike
- *Police Academy* (1984), as Chad Copeland — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/police-academy.md)
- *Frightmare* (1983), as Bobo
- *Fast Times at Ridgemont High* (1982), as Arnold — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/fast-times-at-ridgemont-high.md)
- *T. J. Hooker* (1982), series, as Deke
- *Parasite* (1982), as Chris

## Gallery

- ![Scott Thomson](https://film.one/media/person/117699/gallery-08bd5be99fb5.jpg) Scott Thomson — Rob DiCaterino, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b8/Scott_Thomson_at_the_Chiller_Theatre_Expo_2017.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Scott Thomson](https://film.one/media/person/117699/gallery-76123a1c5f96.jpg) Scott Thomson — Image via TMDB
- ![Scott Thomson](https://film.one/media/person/117699/gallery-65b1f8bcdf1a.jpg) Scott Thomson — Image via TMDB

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