John Douglas Thompson
Acting

John Douglas Thompson

Bath, England, U.K.

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”.

Known For

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999 • TV

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999 • TV

Law & Order

Law & Order

1990 • TV

Person of Interest

Person of Interest

2011 • TV

The Bourne Legacy

The Bourne Legacy

2012 • Movie

Highest 2 Lowest

Highest 2 Lowest

2025 • Movie

Movie Credits (14)

Acting

2012

The Bourne Legacy

as Lt. Gen. Paulsen

2025

Highest 2 Lowest

as Det. Earl Bridges

2007

Michael Clayton

as Jail Guard

2020

The Letter Room

as Jackson

2016

Wolves

as Socrates

2023

Endgame

as Hamm

2024

Hamlet

as Claudius

2014

A Most Violent Year

as Male Radio Reporter

2022

The 355

as Larry Marks

2022

Till

as Moses Wright

2019

21 Bridges

as Reverend

2020

Let Them All Talk

as Dr. Mitchell

2017

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

as Lawrence Lacks

2014

Glass Chin

as Lou Gibson

TV Credits (10)

Acting

1999

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as ER Doctor

1 episodes

1999

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Mel Cantor

1 episodes

1990

Law & Order

as Lloyd Jackson

1 episodes

2011

Person of Interest

as Murphy

1 episodes

2014

Madam Secretary

as Four Star General

1 episodes

2022

The Gilded Age

as Arthur Scott

19 episodes

2021

Mare of Easttown

as Chief Carter

7 episodes

2006

Conviction

as John Jenkins

2 episodes

2010

Gravity

as Mack

1 episodes

All the Sinners Bleed

as Albert Crown

1 episodes

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Bath, England, U.K.
Popularity
0.5

Career Stats

14
Movies
10
TV Shows