Brian Earl Thompson is an American actor. His career began with a small role in the 1984 film
The Terminator. He played the villainous "Night Slasher" in the 1986 film
Cobra. His first named role was on
Werewolf, a horror series that ran during Fox's inaugural broadcasting year of 1987โ1988. Thompson has played several characters in the
Star Trek franchiseโthe most notable being the Klingon Lieutenant Klag in which he informed Commander William Riker that "Gagh is always best when served live", the Alien Bounty Hunter on
The X-Files, and Eddie Fiori on
Kindred: The Embraced. In 2014, he produced, wrote and starred in the B movie parody
The Extendables.