Kurt Max Runte
Kurt Max Runte is a Canadian actor based in Vancouver, British Columbia.[1] He is most noted for his performance as Dale Milbury in the 2016 film Hello Destroyer, for which he won the Vancouver Film Critics Circle award for Best Supporting Actor in a Canadian Film at the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2016.[2]
Originally from Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Runte began his acting career in Edmonton after graduating from the theatre program at the University of Victoria.[1] Primarily a stage actor, his roles have included productions of D.D. Kugler's The Monument for Northern Light Theatre,[3] Brian Drader's The Fruit Machine for the Out West Performance Society,[4] William Shakespeare's Hamlet[5] and Alan Ayckbourn's Communicating Doors[6] for the Stanley Theatre, François Archambault's The Winners for the Firehall Arts Centre,[7] and Patrick Marber's Closer for Western Conspiracy Theatre.[8] He was a Jessie Richardson Theatre Award nominee for Best Actor in 2000 for The Winners.[9]
He has also had supporting roles in film and television, including in Kevan Funk's short films Yellowhead and Bison, and a recurring role as Jason Breen in Kyle XY. He is a two-time Leo Award nominee for Best Supporting Actor in a Film, receiving nominations in 2003 for Little Brother of War[1] and in 2017 for Hello Destroyer.[10]
Filmography[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Elektra | Nikolas Natchios | |
| 2003 | X2 | Chief of Staff Abrahams |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Michael D. Reid, "Making the cut". Victoria Times-Colonist, January 24, 2005.
- ^ "Hello Destroyer wins big with VFCC". Playback, January 11, 2017.
- ^ Liz Nicholls, "Monument burrows into core of revenge". Edmonton Journal, April 28, 1995.
- ^ Peter Birnie, "Opposite eras attract in gay history story". Vancouver Sun, January 23, 1998.
- ^ Peter Birnie, "Stanley's Hamlet is artful and moody". Vancouver Sun, January 30, 1999.
- ^ Peter Birnie, "A time and place: Communicating Doors is a great piece of populist theatre". Vancouver Sun, March 11, 2000.
- ^ Peter Birnie, "Firehall's Winners loses in translation and production". Vancouver Sun, April 13, 1999.
- ^ Chris Dafoe, "Sex, lies and cyberspace: A Western Conspiracy Theatre's production of Closer just isn't filthy enough". Vancouver Sun, June 11, 2001.
- ^ "Jessie Awards Nominees". Vancouver Sun, May 24, 2000.
- ^ Frank Peebles, "P.G.-filmed Hello Destroyer up for Leo award". Prince George Citizen, May 18, 2017.