Kurt Max Runte

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Kurt Max Runte (born 20th century) is a Canadian actor, based in Vancouver, British Columbia.Michael D. Reid, "Making the cut". Victoria Times-Colonist, January 24, 2005.

He is 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.[http://playbackonline.ca/2017/01/11/hello-destroyer-wins-big-with-vfcc/ "Hello Destroyer wins big with VFCC"]. Playback, January 11, 2017.

Education and career

Originally from Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Runte began his acting career in Edmonton after graduating from the theatre program at the University of Victoria.

Primarily a stage actor, his roles have included productions of D.D. Kugler's The Monument for Northern Light Theatre,Liz Nicholls, "Monument burrows into core of revenge". Edmonton Journal, April 28, 1995. Brian Drader's The Fruit Machine for the Out West Performance Society,Peter Birnie, "Opposite eras attract in gay history story". Vancouver Sun, January 23, 1998. William Shakespeare's HamletPeter Birnie, "Stanley's Hamlet is artful and moody". Vancouver Sun, January 30, 1999. and Alan Ayckbourn's Communicating DoorsPeter Birnie, "A time and place: Communicating Doors is a great piece of populist theatre". Vancouver Sun, March 11, 2000. for the Stanley Theatre, François Archambault's The Winners for the Firehall Arts Centre,Peter Birnie, "Firehall's Winners loses in translation and production". Vancouver Sun, April 13, 1999. and Patrick Marber's Closer for Western Conspiracy Theatre.Chris Dafoe, "Sex, lies and cyberspace: A Western Conspiracy Theatre's production of Closer just isn't filthy enough". Vancouver Sun, June 11, 2001. He was a Jessie Richardson Theatre Award nominee for Best Actor in 2000 for The Winners."Jessie Awards Nominees". Vancouver Sun, May 24, 2000.

Runte 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 and in 2017 for Hello Destroyer.Frank Peebles, "P.G.-filmed Hello Destroyer up for Leo award". Prince George Citizen, May 18, 2017.