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brian thompson in 2008 1983 & ndash ; present ellensburg , washington , u.s. 200px 28 august 1959 shari braun brian thompson.jpg brian thompson
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brian thompson

brian thompson -lrb- born august 28 , 1959 -rrb- is an american character actor .
thompson is perhaps best known for playing the antagonist in the 1986 movie `` cobra '' .
he began his career with a bit part in `` the terminator '' , a 1984 blockbuster movie starring arnold schwarzenegger .
since then , thompson has worked primarily in the action adventure and science fiction genres .
his first named role was in `` werewolf '' , a series that ran during fox 's inaugural broadcasting year of 1987-1988 .
thompson has played several characters in the star trek franchise as well as the alien bounty hunter on `` x-files '' and eddie fiori on '' '' .
in 2014 , he produced , wrote and starred in the b movie , `` the extendables '' .
