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Birkett Kealy "Kett" Turton (born April 4, 1982) is an American-born Canadian film and television actor who has had a starring role in the television series Dead Last.
Biography
Turton was born in Portland, Oregon, United States, and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He started acting in local theater performances when he was 4 years old. At the age of 15, he played the role of Darrin in the Canadian movie Rollercoaster, for which he was nominated for Canada's prestigious Leo Award.
Since then, Turton has had various roles in both television and film. Most notable are his major roles in television series Dead Last, television mini-series Kingdom Hospital and film Gypsy 83. In Gypsy 83 he played the role of Clive, a gay, goth teen coming of age, alongside Sara Rue. This role earned him the Best Actor Award at Outfest, an LGBT film festival. From 2006–2009 he completed a BA in Acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA).
Filmography
Film and television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Rollercoaster | Darrin | |
| 1999 | H-E Double Hockey Sticks | Skid | |
| 2000 | Ricky 6 | Greg | |
| 2001 | Gypsy 83 | Clive Webb | |
| 2002 | The Water Game | Gavin | |
| 2003 | Heart of America | Daniel Lyne | |
| 2003 | Coming Down the Mountain | Joe | Short film |
| 2003 | Falling Angels | Tom | |
| 2004 | Saved! | Mitch | |
| 2004 | Walking Tall | Kenner | |
| 2004 | My Old Man | Young Hank | Short film |
| 2004 | Show Me | Jackson | |
| 2004 | Blade: Trinity | Dingo | |
| 2005 | A Simple Curve | Buck | |
| 2006 | Firewall | Vel | |
| 2012 | Wrath of the Titans | Elite Guard No. 2 | |
| 2015 | Eadweard | Rondinella |
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Beauty | Sean |
| 1999 | Our Guys: Outrage at Glen Ridge | John |
| 2000 | Secret Cutting | Craig Crosetto |
| 2000 | Deadlocked | Ellis Moseley |
| 2005 | Ladies Night | Zack Pavalek |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Millennium | Ghost Storyteller | Episode: "The Curse of Frank Black" |
| 1998 | Dead Man's Gun | 'Little Boy' Dawkins | Episode: "The Photographer" |
| 1998 | The X Files | Brit (uncredited) | Episode: "The Pine Bluff Variant" |
| 1998 | Da Vinci's Inquest | Nate Gillis | Episode: "Gabriel" |
| 1999 | The Net | Episode: "Kiss Shirt" | Chem Lab |
| 1999 | First Wave | Normal, Illinois | Episode: "Robbie Harlock" |
| 2000 | Cold Squad | Young Daniel | Episode: "Life After Death" |
| 2000 | So Weird | Episode: "Vampire" | Pete |
| 2000 | Higher Ground | David Ruxton | 3 episodes |
| 2001 | Dead Last | Vaughn Parrish | Episode: "Series" |
| 2001 | Mentors | Reggie | Episode: "Nothing to Fear" |
| 2001 | SK8 | Kevin | Episode: "All Skate" |
| 2001 | Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show | Manny | Episode: "Honey, I'm Going to Teach You a Lesson" |
| 2001 | Strange Frequency | Toby | Episode: "More Than a Feeling" |
| 2002 | Smallville | Jeff Palmer | Episode: "Shimmer" |
| 2002 | Dark Angel | Jonathan | Episode: "Love in Vein" |
| 2002 | The Dead Zone | Goth Guy | Episode: "Unreasonable Doubt" |
| 2003 | Dead Like Me | Rich Guggenheim | Episode: "Sunday Mornings" |
| 2003 | 24 | Tim | 2 episodes |
| 2004 | Kingdom Hospital | Paul/Antubis | Episode: "Series" |
| 2005 | Godiva's | Eddie | Episode: "Fast and Loose" |
| 2005 | Supernatural | Max Jaffe | Episode: "Phantom Traveler" |
| 2012 | Fringe | Briggs | Episode: "The Human Kind" |
| 2014 | Gotham | Benny | Episode: "Viper" |
| 2015 | The Flash | Eddie Slick / Sand Demon | Episode: "Flash of Two Worlds" |
| 2015 | Blue Bloods | Lukas Gorski | Episode: "Payback" |
Video games
- Spider-Man (2000) – Bank Thug Pilot (voice, in cut scene, uncredited)
Theatre
- 2009 – Molière, or The League of Hypocrites (Finborough Theatre)
Awards
- Nominated for Canadian Leo - Best Actor (Rollercoaster)
- Won Copper Wing Award (at the Phoenix Film Festival) - Best Ensemble (Rollercoaster)
- Won Grand Jury Award (at OUTfest) - Best Actor Award (Gypsy 83)