Quinton Thompson

Quinton Thompson was born in Buffalo, New York, July 23, 1975. He attended a Jesuit School to pursue his education goals at Canisius College, where he played running back and received both a BA in History and MS in Counseling. After College he played for a Semi-Pro team in Buffalo starting at Middle Linebacker in the 2000-2002 seasons. Thompson also coached for McKinley High School Varsity Football team, winning championships in 1999-2000. He was an Americorps member from 1999-2001, in which he served his country on the domestic side. However, Quinton later joined both the Navy and Air Force Reserve as a Military Police. It was in the Air Force where Thompson received awards and accommodations for "Espirt de Corps." Thompson worked in the community doing presentations in the Buffalo Public Schools during Black History Month discussing Tuskegee Airman and he had developed a partnership with Starbucks to send care packages to his military unit in the middle east. After completing his short term career goals, Quinton decided to take up acting (trained by Frank Rossi), where he landed a supporting role as a gangster crime boss John Bell in "The Romans (2014)," Directed by Korey Green. Through his life experiences Quinton Thompson brings a lot of energy to his characters he portrays.