Pat Thornton
Birth dateSeptember 5, 1976 (age 50)
Birth placeKingston, Ontario, Canada[1]
OccupationActor, comedian, writer
Years active2001–present
Known forThe Sketchersons, Hotbox, Sunnyside, Satisfaction

Pat Thornton (born September 5, 1976) is a Canadian television actor, comedian, and writer.[2]

Early life

Thornton was born in Kingston and raised in Mississauga, Ontario.[3]

Career

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

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005Black Belts: Tommy NitroThe Crimson Sausage
Low BudgetJaye Wolfgang
2006Things to DoEdward
2011Roller TownBeef
2013StagCarl
2014Dirty SinglesMatt
2017Filth CityMayor Tom Hogg
2019The Kindness of StrangersOlder Man
2020Feel the BeatTommy
2021Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon CityTruck Driver

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006The Road to ChristmasTiny SnopesTelevision film
2007, 2009The Jon Dore Television ShowCable Guy2 episodes
2008TesteesBobbyEpisode: "Gas Pills"
2009HotboxVarious13 episodes
2010SketchersonsTV6 episodes
2011Life UnjarredFanEpisode #1.14
Dino DanCory's DadEpisode: "Mini Dino/The Three Little Paleontologists"
Almost HeroesChetEpisode: "Terry and Peter vs. Season Finale"
Call Me FitzSkittish CustomerEpisode: "A** Hickey"
Goodbye Sara HennesseyPatEpisode: "Sara Gets Magical"
2012Warehouse 13RoyEpisode: "Personal Effects"
Comedy BarPat5 episodes
2012–2024Space JanitorsMike Chet20 episodes
2013Everyone's FamousRichardEpisode: "One hour special"
Dino Dan: Trek's AdventuresHannah's DadEpisode: "Flight of the Pterodaustro/Trekules"
SatisfactionSimon Clarke12 episodes
2013–2015Royal Canadian Air FarceMike Duffy / Various3 episodes
2014Working the EngelsPaulEpisode: "Jenna's Friend"
AnnedroidsMr. SchudarEpisode: "The Power of Love"
The Stanley DynamicExterminatorEpisode: "The Stanley Infestation"
2015Spun OutDougEpisode: "Cop Blocker"
True Dating StoriesSnowEpisode: "Tara"
SunnysideVarious roles13 episodes
2016Bruno & Boots: Go Jump in the PoolCoach FlynnTelevision film
2016–2017My Kitchen Can Be AnythingPat19 episodes
2017Odd SquadMayor GlumleyEpisode: "License to Science/Negative Town"
Filth CityMayor Tom Hogg9 episodes
2017, 2018The BeavertonVarious roles2 episodes
2018The Amazing Gayl PileMr. WrightEpisode: "Hard Wright"
Second JenOfficer CornEpisode: "The Break In"
Baroness von Sketch ShowPaul's Friend #2 / Michael2 episodes
2019CarterGeorge HartEpisode: "Harley Wanted To Say Bonspiel"
2021Workin' MomsGerryEpisode: "Pleasure Yourself"
Murdoch MysteriesDriverEpisode: "The Night Before Christmas"
2022Acting GoodBrady10 episodes
2023I Woke Up a VampireCoach C4 episodes
Fellow TravelersUncle JimEpisode: "Your Nuts Roasting on an Open Fire"

References

  1. ^ https://www.therecord.com/whatson-story/8398393--i-chose-comedy-over-making-cinnamon-buns-/ [dead link]
  2. ^ "Pat Thornton". Now, November 8, 2012.
  3. ^ "@nickmoreau Born in Kingston, raised in Mississauga.". No. 1090990095585337349. 31 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Sunnyside a surreal new Canadian sketch-com awash in ponies" Archived 2015-01-13 at the Wayback Machine. canada.com, January 7, 2015.
  5. ^ Julianna Cummins, "Room cleans up at final night of 2016 Screenies". Playback, March 13, 2016.
  6. ^ "Shawn Mendes and the Weeknd lead the 2019 Juno nominations". CBC Music, January 29, 2019.