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Derek Thompson

Highest Rated: 97% The Long Good Friday (1980)

Lowest Rated: 57% Yanks (1979)

Birthday: Apr 4, 1948

Birthplace: Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK

Actor Derek Thompson appeared in a variety of films over the course of his Hollywood career. Thompson started off his acting career mostly in film roles, appearing in "Yanks" (1979), the musical "Breaking Glass" (1980) with Phil Daniels and the Bob Hoskins drama "The Long Good Friday" (1980). He also appeared in the Burt Reynolds comedy "Paternity" (1981), the Scott Glenn spy thriller "Wild Geese II" (1985) and the Patrick Swayze box office smash comedic fantasy "Ghost" (1990). He also appeared in the TV movie "Flamingo Road" (NBC, 1979-1980). He kept working in film throughout the nineties and the early 2000s, starring in "Adventures of the Zordine Warriors" (1999) and the Stuart Townsend dramatic adaptation "Resurrection Man" (2000). Following that project, he worked on "The Parkers" (1998-2004), "City of Angels" (CBS, 1999-2001) and "The West Wing" (NBC, 1999-2006). Thompson continued to exercise his talent in the early 2000s through the 2010s, taking on a mix of projects like "The King is Alive" (2001) starring Jennifer Jason Leigh, "The Wash" (2001) and "Death Comes to Town" (Canadian Broadcasting Company (CBC), 2009-2010). His credits also expanded to "Debbie Macomber's Cedar Cove" (Hallmark Channel, 2012-15), "Mom" (CBS, 2013-) and "When Calls the Heart" (Hallmark Channel, 2013-). Thompson most recently worked on "Toy Story That Time Forgot" (ABC, 2014).

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Highest rated movies

97% 89% The Long Good Friday
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57% 62% Yanks
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33% The Ghost Club
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Betrayed at 17
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Trickster
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65% Resurrection Man
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Harry's Game
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Filmography

Movies

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No Score Yet No Score Yet Trickster Jake (Character) - 2018
No Score Yet No Score Yet Betrayed at 17 Dr. Patterson (Character) - 2011
No Score Yet 33% The Ghost Club Jesse (Character) - 2003
No Score Yet 65% Resurrection Man Herbie Ferguson (Character) - 1997
No Score Yet No Score Yet Harry's Game Billy Downes (Character) - 1983
97% 89% The Long Good Friday Jeff (Character) - 1980
57% 62% Yanks Ken (Character) - 1979

TV

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92% 88% Blue Lights Robin Graham (Character) 2024
No Score Yet No Score Yet Casualty Charlie Fairhead (Character) 1989-1991 1995-2017 2019-2024
No Score Yet No Score Yet Classic Casualty Charlie Fairhead (Character) 1990 1993-2004 2011 2023
No Score Yet 83% Mom Immigration Officer 1 (Guest Star) 2014
No Score Yet No Score Yet Cedar Cove Writer 2014
No Score Yet No Score Yet Holby City Charlie Fairhead (Character) 1999 2005
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Parkers Unknown (Guest Star) 2001
20% No Score Yet City of Angels Unknown (Guest Star) 2000
80% 60% Bosom Buddies Unknown (Guest Star) 1981