
Acting
Born October 3, 1983 · Los Angeles, California, USA
Tessa Lynne Thompson (born October 3, 1983) is an American actress. Known for her roles in both blockbusters and independent dramas, her accolades include nominations for two BAFTA Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award. Thompson began her professional acting career with the Los Angeles Women's Shakespeare Company while studying at Santa Monica College, acting in productions of The Tempest and Romeo and Juliet. She made her film debut in the horror film When a Stranger Calls (2006), followed by leading roles in the independent drama Mississippi Damned (2009) and Tyler Perry's For Colored Girls (2010). Thompson received favourable notices for roles in the comedy-drama Dear White People (2014) and as civil rights activist Diane Nash in Ava DuVernay's historical drama Selma (2014). She gained mainstream attention for her roles in franchise films, playing Bianca Taylor in the sports dramas Creed (2015), Creed II (2018) and Creed III (2023), and as Valkyrie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, including the movies Thor: Ragnarok (2017) and Thor: Love and Thunder (2022), as well as her leading role in Men in Black: International (2019). She starred in the independent films Sorry to Bother You (2018), Little Woods (2018), and Annihilation (2018). For her role as a black woman living during the Harlem Renaissance in Passing (2021), she was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. She portrayed the title role in Hedda (2025), which she also executive produced. On stage, she acted in the off-Broadway production of the Lydia R. Diamond play Smart People (2016). On television, she took recurring roles in shows such as the teen mystery series Veronica Mars (2005–2006), the historical drama series Copper (2012–2013), and the science fiction series Westworld (2016–2022). She starred in the romantic drama film Sylvie's Love (2020) on Amazon Prime Video. Also, she served as an executive producer, for which she received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tessa Thompson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Hedda
2025

The Listener
2024

The Marvels
2023

Creed III
2023

Logic Paralyzes the Heart
2022

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder
2022

Thor: Love and Thunder
2022

Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising
2022

Passing
2021

Sylvie's Love
2020

Shadow Stalker
2019

Lady and the Tramp
2019

Between Two Ferns: The Movie
2019

Men in Black: International
2019

Avengers: Endgame
2019

Little Woods
2019

Brave Girl Rising
2019

Creed II
2018

Sorry to Bother You
2018

Dirty Computer
2018

Furlough
2018

Annihilation
2018

Thor: Ragnarok
2017

Moonlight
2017

South Dakota
2017

100 Years
2017

War on Everyone
2016

Salt Water
2016

Creed
2015

From Rocky to Creed: The Legacy Continues
2015

Selma
2014

Dear White People
2014

Points of Origin
2014

Grantham & Rose
2014

Automotive
2013

Murder on the 13th Floor
2012

Everyday Black Man
2011

For Colored Girls
2010

Betwixt
2010

Exquisite Corpse
2010

Mississippi Damned
2009

The Human Contract
2008

Make It Happen
2008

The Initiation of Sarah
2006

When a Stranger Calls
2006