Chris Thompson (born July 4, 1971 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian musician who has performed in a variety of Maritime bands, including Eric's Trip, The Memories Attack, Orange Glass, and his solo project Moon Socket. Although Thompson was born in Ottawa, his family moved to Moncton, New Brunswick when he was five years old. Thompson began Moon Socket before Eric's Trip had broken up.

Thompson contributed to former Eric's Trip bandmate Julie Doiron's 2007 album Woke Myself Up.