Siobhan Thompson (born 29 July 1984) is a British-American comedian and writer. She is known for her work on the CollegeHumor Originals web series and for her roles on Dropout's Dimension 20. She has appeared in other programmes such as Adam Ruins Everything and Broad City. She was also a staff writer for Adult Swim's Rick and Morty and a writer on Krapopolis.
Biography Thompson originally moved from England to the United States to be an archaeologist, but soon found herself drawn to comedy. She began taking classes at the Upright Citizens Brigade in 2010, and is a member of their Maude team Alamo. She is also the former host of the BBC America web series Anglophenia, the co-host of the sketch comedy podcast Left Handed Radio, and has appeared in multiple television shows. (Originally appeared on Splitsider.com)
She first appeared in a CollegeHumor sketch in May 2015.
In June 2018, it was announced that Joss Whedon would produce a comedy TV series created by Thompson and Rebecca Drysdale to air on Freeform.
Thompson is also a player on Dimension 20, an actual play show that premiered September 2018 on the Dropout streaming service. Her characters include Adaine Abernant (Fantasy High series), Misty Moore/Rowan Berry (The Unsleeping City), Princess Ruby Rocks (A Crown of Candy), Iga Lisowski (The Unsleeping City: Chapter II), Riva (A Starstruck Odyssey), Princess Rosamund Du Prix (Neverafter), Imelda Pulse (Mentopolis), a young stoat named Jaysohn (Burrow's End), Vanellope 'Van' Chapman (Cloudward, Ho!) and La Contesse Madelaine d'Artois (City Council of Darkness). In addition, she has guested on other Dropout programs such as Game Changer. She has also been a guest player character on Not Another D&D Podcast as Apple Scrumper and the Rotating Heroes Podcast as Astrid Starborn.
In November 2023, Thompson announced via Instagram that she had become a United States citizen.
Filmography
Television +YearTitleRoleNotes2014–2015AnglopheniaSelf26 episodes2015–2017Adam Ruins EverythingVarious roles4 episodes2023–2026Game ChangerSelf3 episodes
Web +YearTitleRoleNotes2018–presentDimension 20Fantasy HighAdaine AbernantMain castThe Unsleeping CityMisty Moore/Rowan BerryMain castFantasy High: Sophomore YearAdaine AbernantMain castA Crown of CandyPrincess Ruby RocksMain castThe Unsleeping City: Chapter IIIga LisowskiMain castA Starstruck OdysseyRiva Main castNeverafterPrincess Rosamund Du PrixMain castMentopolisImelda PulseMain castBurrow's EndJaysohnMain castFantasy High: Junior YearAdaine AbernantMain castCloudward, Ho!Vanellope 'Van' ChapmanMain castCity Council of DarknessLa Contesse MadeleineMain cast2018Not Another D&D PodcastThe Cutthroat ChroniclesApple ScrumplerGuest role; 3 episodes 2023Rotating Heroes PodcastArc 1Astrid Starborn
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