Richard Thompson
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Richard Thompson is a Canadian actor and stunt performer. He is best known within the Battlestar Galactica universe for portraying Ditko, a Colonial Marine serving aboard Galactica, in the Re-imagined Series. He is formally credited in Re-imagined Series' "The Eye of Jupiter", though facial recognition has identified him in uncredited appearances across multiple episodes spanning Seasons 2 through 4.[external 1]
Thompson is a member of the Union of BC Performers (UBCP),[external 1] the primary union for film and television performers working in British Columbia, Canada, consistent with his career being based entirely in the Vancouver production community.
Career
Thompson's screen career spans the mid-2000s through approximately 2020, concentrated in the Vancouver-based genre film and television industry. His work divides between credited acting roles and stunt performance, a dual track common among Vancouver-based performers working in the city's busy production scene.
His stunt credits include Slipstream (2005), the fantasy epic In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale (2007) — starring Jason Statham and directed by Uwe Boll — and the Roland Emmerich prehistory film 10,000 BC (2008).[external 1]
On the acting side, he appeared as a CIA Agent in Consequence (2003) and as Samir Thug #3 in the television film The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines (2006).[external 1] He appeared multiple times in the long-running Vancouver-produced science-fiction series Stargate SG-1, including in the episode "Beachhead" (2005), where he is credited as SF Guard.[external 2] He also appeared in Stargate Atlantis and the Stargate direct-to-video productions Stargate: Continuum and Stargate: The Ark of Truth (both 2008).
Battlestar Galactica
Thompson portrayed Ditko, a Colonial Marine aboard Galactica, across multiple episodes of the Re-imagined Series. He is formally credited as Ditko only in Re-imagined Series' "The Eye of Jupiter" (Season 3),[external 3] where the character is part of the Marine ground team guarding food-harvesting operations on the algae planet and participates in defending the human position against a Cylon attack. Computer-aided facial recognition has identified Thompson in uncredited appearances as Ditko in several additional episodes:
- (TRS: "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I") and (TRS: "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II") (Season 2) — Ditko participates in the Rescue on Caprica
- (TRS: "Unfinished Business") (Season 3) — Ditko appears ringside during the boxing match between Galen Tyrol and William Adama
- (TRS: "Faith") (Season 4) — Ditko serves as escort for Laura Roslin during her Doloxan treatments aboard Galactica
- (TRS: "Guess What's Coming to Dinner?") (Season 4) — Ditko is part of Roslin's security force during her appearance before the Quorum of Twelve
- (TRS: "Daybreak, Part I") and (TRS: "Daybreak, Part II") (Season 4) — Ditko volunteers for the Battle of the Colony; his fate after the battle is unknown
References
External Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Richard Thompson (backup available on Archive.org) (in English). IMDb. Retrieved on 11 April 2026.
- ↑ "Stargate SG-1" Beachhead (TV Episode 2005) – Richard Thompson as SF Guard (backup available on Archive.org) (in English). IMDb. Retrieved on 11 April 2026.
- ↑ "Battlestar Galactica" The Eye of Jupiter (TV Episode 2006) – Full cast & crew (backup available on Archive.org) (in English). IMDb. Retrieved on 11 April 2026.