Pat Thornton (born September 5, 1976) is a Canadian television actor, comedian, and writer."Pat Thornton". Now, November 8, 2012.
Early life Thornton was born in Kingston and raised in Mississauga, Ontario.
Career Thornton was a founding member of the sketch comedy troupe The Sketchersons, he also later appeared in the sketch comedy series Hotbox and Sunnyside."Sunnyside a surreal new Canadian sketch-com awash in ponies" . canada.com, January 7, 2015.
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.Julianna Cummins, "Room cleans up at final night of 2016 Screenies". Playback, March 13, 2016.
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!"Shawn Mendes and the Weeknd lead the 2019 Juno nominations". CBC Music, January 29, 2019.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes2001When Urine LoveWriterShort film2005Black Belts: Tommy NitroThe Crimson SausageLow BudgetJaye Wolfgang2006Things to DoEdward2011Roller TownBeef2013StagCarl2014Dirty SinglesMatt2017Filth CityMayor Tom Hogg2019 The Kindness of StrangersOlder Man2020Feel the BeatTommy2021Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon CityTruck Driver
Television YearTitleRoleNotes2006 The Road to ChristmasTiny SnopesTelevision film2007, 2009 The Jon Dore Television ShowCable Guy2 episodes2008TesteesBobbyEpisode: "Gas Pills"2009HotboxVarious13 episodes2010SketchersonsTV6 episodes2011Life UnjarredFanEpisode #1.14Dino 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 episodes2012–2024Space JanitorsMike Chet20 episodes2013Everyone's FamousRichardEpisode: "One hour special"Dino Dan: Trek's AdventuresHannah's DadEpisode: "Flight of the Pterodaustro/Trekules"SatisfactionSimon Clarke12 episodes2013–2015Royal Canadian Air FarceMike Duffy / Various3 episodes2014Working 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 episodes2016Bruno & Boots: Go Jump in the PoolCoach FlynnTelevision film2016–2017My Kitchen Can Be AnythingPat19 episodes2017Odd SquadMayor GlumleyEpisode: "License to Science/Negative Town"Filth CityMayor Tom Hogg9 episodes2017, 2018 The BeavertonVarious roles2 episodes2018 The Amazing Gayl PileMr. WrightEpisode: "Hard Wright"Second JenOfficer CornEpisode: "The Break In"Baroness von Sketch ShowPaul's Friend #2 / Michael2 episodes2019CarterGeorge HartEpisode: "Harley Wanted To Say Bonspiel"2021Workin' MomsGerryEpisode: "Pleasure Yourself"Murdoch MysteriesDriverEpisode: "The Night Before Christmas"2022Acting GoodBrady10 episodes2023I Woke Up a VampireCoach C4 episodesFellow TravelersUncle JimEpisode: "Your Nuts Roasting on an Open Fire"
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