{{Short description|Canadian actor, comedian and writer (born 1976)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2024}} {{Infobox person | name = Pat Thornton | image = Pat Thornton.jpg | alt = | caption = A photo of Thornton | birth_name = <!-- only use if different from name --> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1976|9|5}} | birth_place = Kingston, Ontario, Canada<ref name="cinnamon">https://www.therecord.com/whatson-story/8398393--i-chose-comedy-over-making-cinnamon-buns-/ {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref> | occupation = Actor, comedian, writer | 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.<ref name=now>[https://nowtoronto.com/stage/cover-story/pat-thornton/ "Pat Thornton"]. ''Now'', November 8, 2012.</ref>
==Early life== Thornton was born in Kingston and raised in Mississauga, Ontario.<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1090990095585337349|user=patthornton|title=@nickmoreau Born in Kingston, raised in Mississauga.<!-- full text of tweet that Twitter returned to the bot (excluding links) added by TweetCiteBot. This may be better truncated or may need expanding (TW limits responses to 140 characters) or case changes. --> |date=31 January 2019}}</ref>
==Career== Thornton was a founding member of the sketch comedy troupe The Sketchersons,<ref name="now" /> he also later appeared in the sketch comedy series ''Hotbox''<ref name="now" /> and ''Sunnyside''.<ref name="canadacom">[http://o.canada.com/entertainment/television/sunnyside-a-surreal-new-canadian-sketch-com-awash-in-ponies "Sunnyside a surreal new Canadian sketch-com awash in ponies"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150113033827/http://o.canada.com/entertainment/television/sunnyside-a-surreal-new-canadian-sketch-com-awash-in-ponies |date=2015-01-13 }}. canada.com, January 7, 2015.</ref>
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.<ref>Julianna Cummins, [https://playbackonline.ca/2016/03/13/room-cleans-up-at-final-night-of-2016-screenies/ "Room cleans up at final night of 2016 Screenies"]. ''Playback'', March 13, 2016.</ref>
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!''<ref>[https://www.cbc.ca/music/junos/news/shawn-mendes-and-the-weeknd-lead-the-2019-juno-nominations-1.4992669 "Shawn Mendes and the Weeknd lead the 2019 Juno nominations"]. CBC Music, January 29, 2019.</ref>
==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- |rowspan="2"|2005 |''Black Belts: Tommy Nitro'' |The Crimson Sausage | |- |''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 |data-sort-value="Kindness of Strangers, The" | ''The Kindness of Strangers'' |Older Man | |- |2020 |''Feel the Beat'' |Tommy | |- |2021 |''Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City'' |Truck Driver | |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" !Year !Title !Role !class="unsortable"|Notes |- |2006 |data-sort-value="Road to Christmas, The" | ''The Road to Christmas'' |Tiny Snopes |Television film |- |2007, 2009 |data-sort-value="Jon Dore Television Show, The" | ''The Jon Dore Television Show'' |Cable Guy |2 episodes |- |2008 |''Testees'' |Bobby |Episode: "Gas Pills" |- |2009 |''Hotbox'' | rowspan="2" |Various |13 episodes |- |2010 |''SketchersonsTV'' |6 episodes |- |rowspan="5"|2011 |''Life Unjarred'' |Fan |Episode #1.14 |- |''Dino Dan'' |Cory's Dad |Episode: "Mini Dino/The Three Little Paleontologists" |- |''Almost Heroes'' |Chet |Episode: "Terry and Peter vs. Season Finale" |- |''Call Me Fitz'' |Skittish Customer |Episode: "A** Hickey" |- |''Goodbye Sara Hennessey'' |Pat |Episode: "Sara Gets Magical" |- |rowspan="2"|2012 |''Warehouse 13'' |Roy |Episode: "Personal Effects" |- |''Comedy Bar'' |Pat |5 episodes |- |2012–2024 |''Space Janitors'' |Mike Chet |20 episodes |- |rowspan="3"|2013 |''Everyone's Famous'' |Richard |Episode: "One hour special" |- |''Dino Dan: Trek's Adventures'' |Hannah's Dad |Episode: "Flight of the Pterodaustro/Trekules" |- |''Satisfaction'' |Simon Clarke |12 episodes |- |2013–2015 |''Royal Canadian Air Farce'' |Mike Duffy / Various |3 episodes |- |rowspan="3"|2014 |''Working the Engels'' |Paul |Episode: "Jenna's Friend" |- |''Annedroids'' |Mr. Schudar |Episode: "The Power of Love" |- |data-sort-value="Stanley Dynamic, The" | ''The Stanley Dynamic'' |Exterminator |Episode: "The Stanley Infestation" |- |rowspan="3"|2015 |''Spun Out'' |Doug |Episode: "Cop Blocker" |- |''True Dating Stories'' |Snow |Episode: "Tara" |- |''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 |- |rowspan="2"|2017 |''Odd Squad'' |Mayor Glumley |Episode: "License to Science/Negative Town" |- |''Filth City'' |Mayor Tom Hogg |9 episodes |- |2017, 2018 |data-sort-value="Beaverton, The" | ''The Beaverton'' |Various roles |2 episodes |- |rowspan="3"|2018 |data-sort-value="Amazing Gayl Pile, The" | ''The Amazing Gayl Pile'' |Mr. Wright |Episode: "Hard Wright" |- |''Second Jen'' |Officer Corn |Episode: "The Break In" |- |''Baroness von Sketch Show'' |Paul's Friend #2 / Michael |2 episodes |- |2019 |''Carter'' |George Hart |Episode: "Harley Wanted To Say Bonspiel" |- |rowspan="2"|2021 |''Workin' Moms'' |Gerry |Episode: "Pleasure Yourself" |- |''Murdoch Mysteries'' |Driver |Episode: "The Night Before Christmas" |- |2022 |''Acting Good'' |Brady |10 episodes |- |rowspan="2"|2023 |''I Woke Up a Vampire'' |Coach C |4 episodes |- |''Fellow Travelers'' |Uncle Jim |Episode: "Your Nuts Roasting on an Open Fire" |}
==References== {{Reflist|2}}
==External links== *{{IMDb name|1956710}}
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