John Thomson was born in 1969 in Salford, Lancashire, England as Patrick Francis McAleer. He is an actor and writer, known for The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005), 24 Hour Party People (2002) and Inkheart (2008). He has been married to Samantha Sharp since May 2005. They have one child.
John Thompson III, Ronny Thompson, Tiffany Thompson
Parents
Marita Thomson, Mary McAleer, Andrew Thomson
Siblings
Ben Thomson
Awards
Abel Prize, Fields Medal, Wolf Prize in Mathematics, Cole Prize, Henri Poincaré Prize, De Morgan Medal, National Medal of Science for Mathematics and Computer Science
Music Groups
Fairport Convention, Richard & Linda Thompson, French Frith Kaiser Thompson, The Bunch, 1952 Vincent Black Lightning, Dad's Gonna Kill Me, Beeswing, New York, United States, New York, NY, United States, London, United Kingdom
Nominations
British Comedy Award for the Best TV Comedy Actor
TV Shows
Cold Feet, The Fast Show, New Street Law, Comic Relief Does Fame Academy, Kombat Opera Presents, Big Top, Blackpool, Kingdom, Monkey Trousers, Crapston Villas, Pond Life, The Weekenders, Ghosthunting With..., Mobile, A Tribute to the Likely Lads
Star Sign
Aries
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Quote
1
[on Spitting Image (1984)] In its day it was a hugely popular show and a great break really, even though you didn't see me, it didn't bother me, I was working and it was doing something I loved. And that's why I'm so grateful every day that I do a job I love.
2
I always loved horror and sci-fi and ghosts and monsters, comics and all those kind of things. I relished pure escapism, so Doctor Who (1963) and Star Trek (1966), Blakes 7 (1978), all those kind of things just were so up my street.
3
I'm getting sick of playing chubby losers. It would be nice to play an action hero in a vest.
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Fact
1
Although born in Salford, John grew up in Preston, Lancashire.
2
Has a 3 year old daughter Olivia with wife Samantha.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Brothers Grimsby
2016
Bob Tolliver
Moving On
2016
TV Series
Frank
The Life of Rock with Brian Pern
2016
TV Mini-Series
Perry Boothe
Billionaire Boy
2016
TV Movie
Len Spud
Fungus the Bogeyman
2015
TV Mini-Series
Wallow
After Hours
2015
TV Series
Geoff
The Job Lot
2015
TV Series
Kevin
BBC Comedy Feeds
2015
TV Series
Steve
Casualty
2015
TV Series
Dave Barratt
Northern Soul
2014
Terry
The Mimic
2014
TV Series
Nigel Lord
Strange Hill High
2013-2014
TV Series
Various
The Fast Show
1994-2014
TV Series
Various Roles / Louis Balfour / Rubbish Dad / ...
Help Point
2014
Short
Stephen (voice)
Sooty
2013
TV Series
The Boss
Dementamania
2013
Mikey Moran
Pulp
2013
Dave Burns
Waterloo Road
2011-2013
TV Series
Nelson Smith / Nelson Taylor
Uncle Wormsley's Christmas
2012
TV Movie
Mr. Goodigton and The Crabcatchers
Parents
2012
TV Series
Kelvin Mann
Death in Paradise
2011
TV Series
DI Chris Ricketts
The Fast Show Faster
2011
TV Series
Professor Denzil Dexter / Sam / Surrealist
Being Sold
2011
The Neighbour
Charlie Noades R.I.P
2011
Sonny
Labrats
2010
Video
Stumpy (voice)
Little Crackers
2010
TV Series
DJ Geoff
Ghost Hunting with the Saturdays
2010
TV Movie
Narrator (voice)
The Road to Coronation Street
2010
TV Movie
Harry Kershaw
Coronation Street
1990-2010
TV Series
Jesse Chadwick / Gary
Big Top
2009
TV Series
Geoff
Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band: The Official BBC Children in Need Medley
2009
Video short
Bill (flowerpot man) (voice)
Kingdom
2008-2009
TV Series
Nigel Pearson
Inkheart
2008
Darius
Skins
2008
TV Series
Sam Brooks
The Slammer
2008
TV Series
Jake Le Plant
New Street Law
2006-2007
TV Series
Charlie Darling
Sound
2007
TV Movie
Terry Frayne
Mobile
2007
TV Mini-Series
Hypnotherapist / Ray Bould / Hypnotheapist
Kombat Opera Presents
2007
TV Series
Sir Alan Prentice
The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
2005
Mr. Windfall (voice)
Blackpool
2004
TV Series
Terry Corlette
Fat Slags
2004
Foreman
The All Star Comedy Show
2004
TV Movie
Various Roles
John Thomson Stands Up for Comedy
2003
TV Series
Stan the Man
2002
TV Series
Stan
Re-inventing Eddie
2002
Cliff
A Tribute to the Likely Lads
2002
TV Movie
Flint
24 Hour Party People
2002
Charles
I Love the 100 Best Top Ten Lists of the Fast Show Ever!
2002
TV Movie
Various Characters
It's a Girl
2001
TV Movie
Joseph
Redemption Road
2001
Priest
Dr. Terrible's House of Horrible
2001
TV Series
Sir Donald Tyburn
Dog Eat Dog
2001
Football coach
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
2001
TV Series
Lewton
Station Jim
2001
TV Movie
Harold
Murder in Mind
2001
TV Series
Alan Squires
Bill and Ben
2001
TV Series
Bill (flowerpot man) and Narrator (voice)
The Dave Saint Show
2000
TV Series
Dave Saint
Comedy Lab
2000
TV Series
Rolf
Jump
2000
Short
Gavin
Born Romantic
2000
First Cab Driver
Monkey Trousers
2000
TV Series
Various Characters
Playing the Field
1998-2000
TV Series
Eddie Ryan
Roger and the Rottentrolls
1996-2000
TV Series
Rottentroll / Yockenthwaite
The Flint Street Nativity
1999
TV Movie
Christian Jerrums / Innkeeper
When Athletes Attack
1999
TV Movie
The Outlaw
1999
TV Short
Michael B. Common
The Fast Show Live
1998
Video
Various Roles
You Are Here
1998
TV Movie
Peter Keggy
British Men Behaving Badly
1996-1998
TV Series
Ken
Ted & Ralph
1998
TV Movie
Vicar
Roger Roger
1998
TV Series
Barry
Up 'n' Under
1998
Stan
The Man Who Knew Too Little
1997
Dimitri
The Girl with Brains in Her Feet
1997
Mr. Loughborough
Pie in the Sky
1997
TV Series
Andrew Vernon
New Voices
1997
TV Series
Mr. Jackson
Pond Life
1996
TV Series
Dennis
Murder Most Horrid
1996
TV Series
Daniel Hoffmeyer
Roger Roger
1996
TV Movie
Barry
Spitting Image
1990-1996
TV Series
Michael Heseltine
Kenneth Clarke
Norman Tebbit
...
Coogan's Run
1995
TV Series
Robin Moss
Graham Lambert
Fat Bob
Crapston Villas
1995
TV Series
Multiple (voice)
Is It Legal?
1995
TV Series
Ambulance Man
The Perfect Match
1995
TV Movie
Rick
Dangerous Lady
1995
TV Mini-Series
Lee Ryan
Fist of Fun
1995
TV Series
Pied Piper of Hamelin / PC Andy Rotherie / Alan Stephens