Pat Thornton | |
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 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]
Thornton was born in Kingston and raised in Mississauga, Ontario. [3]
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]
| 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 |
| 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 | 10 episodes |
| 2023 | I Woke Up a Vampire | Coach C | 4 episodes |
| 2023 | Fellow Travelers | Uncle Jim | Episode: "Your Nuts Roasting on an Open Fire" |
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