Thompson Bryan: the history of the movie star of the past century

Brian Thompson starred in many cult projects of the 80's and 90's and was especially remembered for the fans of the militant with Sylvester Stallone called "Cobra." How did the acting career of the celebrity develop after the release of this film and what does he live now?

Childhood and Youth

Our hero was born in a family of teachers in the American city of Ellensburg on August 28, 1959. By the way, in addition to him in the family grew five children. In high school began to show interest in acting, and more often in the script of various school projects appeared the name Thompson. Brian played in various performances, but did not clearly realize if he wanted to completely connect life with acting. That's why the young man became a student of the Central University of Washington, choosing the specialty "business and management." Nevertheless, he regularly attended castings, and eventually he was accepted into the theater. Soon he was entrusted with the leading role in the production of The King and I.

Career in film and television

In the mid-eighties, James Cameron staffed the team members of his film "Terminator", and in their number got and Thompson. Brian noted an impressive debut, playing in several scenes with Arnold Schwarzenegger. Soon after, he co-starred with Sylvester Stallone in the Cobra project. Despite the fact that the young American was nominated for the "Golden Raspberry" for this film, the producers drew attention to him, and the proposals for future cooperation were not long in coming.

In the early 90's got one of the leading roles in the action movie "Samovolka." Later he played in several parts of the large franchise "Star Trek". Critics noted that the actor's game is getting brighter, especially accentuating that it was Thompson who became one of the discoveries of the adventure thriller "Heart of the Dragon". Brian was filmed not only in numerous movies, but also flashed on TV in such projects as "X-Files", "Startrek", "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", "Charmed" and others.

Early 2000's

The new century met the actor leading role in the dramatic film "If tomorrow does not come," where his partner in the shooting was James Franco. Then the authors of the picture "Jason and the Argonauts" began to search for the performer of the role of Hercules, and soon they were interested in Brian Thompson. The filmography of the talented American was surely replenished with new roles. Later, he participated in the filming of "Order", "Joe Dirt", "Doomed Flight" and other projects.

Memorable Images

He was able to embody on the screens of very diverse characters: from warriors to maniacs-psychopaths. To many fans, the actor remembered the role of Captain Tower, who was the leader of the army of the Rangers, leading her deep into the mysterious monolith in the project "Epoch II. Evolution". Most often he received minor images, while his colleagues, in the person of Mark Singer, Christophe Walz, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Seth Rogen, Jay Chow and others, took on leading parties.

Nevertheless, even in these cases, the heroes Thompson played more often in the memory of the audience. Brian also distinguished himself with a very remarkable work in the "Dragon Cave", where he took part in the plot in search of a huge and dangerous monster. In the "Cobra" he portrayed a colorful villain-killer, and in "Terminator" - wayward punk.

New plans and personal life

Recently, the famous actor Brian Thompson celebrated his 57th birthday, but he does not plan to retire. In 2014 he made his directorial debut in directing, having removed the project "The Holden", to which he himself had prepared the script. In 2016, played a detective in the movie "Dark Games", and next year will appear before the public in the picture Sunflower.

For a long time he lived with Isabel Mastoraki, with whom he raised his son Jordan and daughter Daphne. Subsequently, the couple broke up, and the actor married colleague Sharon Brown - she was the producer of "The Holden", like Brian Thompson himself. Photos of the celebrity family are almost impossible to find - he tries to keep this side of life away from the press.

The cinematographer from a young age is in excellent physical condition, spends many hours in the gym. He is also a big fan of windsurfing and martial arts. However, Thompson finds time and for music - he plays the piano.

Starting his career in the 80's, the actor has played a lot of roles, and, of course, his fans can not but rejoice at the fact that their idol does not intend to stop there!