Cast & creator
John Douglas Thompson
Best known for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law & Order
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".
15
film credits
10
television credits
25
1990–2026 · acting roles
6.9
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (25)
Showing 25 of 25 credits
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
ER Doctor
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Mel Cantor
1999
Law & Order
Lloyd Jackson
1990
Person of Interest
Murphy
2011
Madam Secretary
Four Star General
2014
The Gilded Age
Arthur Scott
2022
The Punisher: One Last Kill
Old Vet
2026
The Bourne Legacy
Lt. Gen. Paulsen
2012
Mare of Easttown
Chief Carter
2021
Highest 2 Lowest
Det. Earl Bridges
2025
Conviction
John Jenkins
2006
A Most Violent Year
Male Radio Reporter
2014
21 Bridges
Reverend
2019
The 355
Larry Marks
2022
Michael Clayton
Jail Guard
2007
Gravity
Mack
2010
Till
Moses Wright
2022
Let Them All Talk
Dr. Mitchell
2020
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Lawrence Lacks
2017All the Sinners Bleed
Albert Crown
Wolves
Socrates
2016
Glass Chin
Lou Gibson
2014
Hamlet
Claudius
2024
The Letter Room
Jackson
2020
Endgame
Hamm
2023