Pat Thornton
Pat Thornton | |
|---|---|
 A photo of Thornton | |
| Born | September 5, 1976 |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, comedian |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Known for | The Sketchersons, Hotbox, Sunnyside, Satisfaction |
Pat Thornton (born September 5, 1976) is a Canadian television actor, comedian, and writer.[2]
Early life[edit]
Thornton was born in Kingston and raised in Mississauga, Ontario.[3]
Career[edit]
Thornton was a founding member of the sketch comedy troupe The Sketchersons,[2] he also later appeared in the sketch comedy series Hotbox[2] and Sunnyside.[4]
His acting roles have included a recurring role in the sitcom Satisfaction, the web series Space Janitors and Everyone's Famous, and guest appearances in Warehouse 13, Working the Engels, Spun Out and Royal Canadian Air Farce. He garnered two Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 2nd Canadian Screen Awards in 2014, in the categories of Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for Satisfaction, and Performance in a Program or Series Produced for Digital Media for Everyone's Famous. At the 4th Canadian Screen Awards in 2016, Thornton and the other core cast of Sunnyside collectively won the award for Best Performance in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series.[5]
In 2017, he starred in the comedy film Filth City, loosely based on the drug scandal surrounding former Toronto mayor Rob Ford. On January 29, 2019, Thornton was nominated for a Juno Award in the Comedy Album of the Year category for his stand-up comedy album Chicken![6]
Filmography[edit]
Film[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Black Belts: Tommy Nitro | The Crimson Sausage | |
| 2005 | Low Budget | Jaye Wolfgang | |
| 2006 | Things to Do | Edward | |
| 2011 | Roller Town | Beef | |
| 2013 | Stag | Carl | |
| 2014 | Dirty Singles | Matt | |
| 2017 | Filth City | Mayor Tom Hogg | |
| 2019 | The Kindness of Strangers | Older Man | |
| 2020 | Feel the Beat | Tommy | |
| 2021 | Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City | Truck Driver |
Television[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | The Road to Christmas | Tiny Snopes | Television film |
| 2007, 2009 | The Jon Dore Television Show | Cable Guy | 2 episodes |
| 2008 | Testees | Bobby | Episode: "Gas Pills" |
| 2009 | Hotbox | Various | 13 episodes |
| 2010 | SketchersonsTV | 6 episodes | |
| 2011 | Life Unjarred | Fan | Episode #1.14 |
| 2011 | Dino Dan | Cory's Dad | Episode: "Mini Dino/The Three Little Paleontologists" |
| 2011 | Almost Heroes | Chet | Episode: "Terry and Peter vs. Season Finale" |
| 2011 | Call Me Fitz | Skittish Customer | Episode: "A** Hickey" |
| 2011 | Goodbye Sara Hennessey | Pat | Episode: "Sara Gets Magical" |
| 2012 | Warehouse 13 | Roy | Episode: "Personal Effects" |
| 2012 | Comedy Bar | Pat | 5 episodes |
| 2012–2014 | Space Janitors | Mike Chet | 15 episodes |
| 2013 | Everyone's Famous | Richard | Episode: "One hour special" |
| 2013 | Dino Dan: Trek's Adventures | Hannah's Dad | Episode: "Flight of the Pterodaustro/Trekules" |
| 2013 | Satisfaction | Simon Clarke | 12 episodes |
| 2013–2015 | Royal Canadian Air Farce | Mike Duffy / Various | 3 episodes |
| 2014 | Working the Engels | Paul | Episode: "Jenna's Friend" |
| 2014 | Annedroids | Mr. Schudar | Episode: "The Power of Love" |
| 2014 | The Stanley Dynamic | Exterminator | Episode: "The Stanley Infestation" |
| 2015 | Spun Out | Doug | Episode: "Cop Blocker" |
| 2015 | True Dating Stories | Snow | Episode: "Tara" |
| 2015 | Sunnyside | Various roles | 13 episodes |
| 2016 | Bruno & Boots: Go Jump in the Pool | Coach Flynn | Television film |
| 2016–2017 | My Kitchen Can Be Anything | Pat | 19 episodes |
| 2017 | Odd Squad | Mayor Glumley | Episode: "License to Science/Negative Town" |
| 2017 | Filth City | Mayor Tom Hogg | 9 episodes |
| 2017, 2018 | The Beaverton | Various roles | 2 episodes |
| 2018 | The Amazing Gayl Pile | Mr. Wright | Episode: "Hard Wright" |
| 2018 | Second Jen | Officer Corn | Episode: "The Break In" |
| 2018 | Baroness von Sketch Show | Paul's Friend #2 / Michael | 2 episodes |
| 2019 | Carter | George Hart | Episode: "Harley Wanted To Say Bonspiel" |
| 2021 | Workin' Moms | Gerry | Episode: "Pleasure Yourself" |
| 2021 | Murdoch Mysteries | Driver | Episode: "The Night Before Christmas" |
| 2022 | Acting Good | Brady |
References[edit]
- ^ https://www.therecord.com/whatson-story/8398393--i-chose-comedy-over-making-cinnamon-buns-/ [dead link]
- ^ a b c "Pat Thornton". Now, November 8, 2012.
- ^ @patthornton (January 31, 2019). "@nickmoreau Born in Kingston, raised in Mississauga" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Sunnyside a surreal new Canadian sketch-com awash in ponies" Archived 2015-01-13 at the Wayback Machine. canada.com, January 7, 2015.
- ^ Julianna Cummins, "Room cleans up at final night of 2016 Screenies". Playback, March 13, 2016.
- ^ "Shawn Mendes and the Weeknd lead the 2019 Juno nominations". CBC Music, January 29, 2019.
External links[edit]
- Pat Thornton at IMDb
- Living people
- 1976 births
- Canadian male film actors
- Canadian male television actors
- Canadian male web series actors
- 21st-century Canadian male actors
- Canadian sketch comedians
- Male actors from Kingston, Ontario
- Canadian male comedians
- 21st-century Canadian comedians
- Comedians from Ontario
- Canadian Comedy Award winners
- Canadian Screen Award winning actors