Quick Facts
Biography
Tygh Runyan (born June 13, 1976) is an American/Canadian actor and musician.
Career
Runyan has had a long career of character and supporting roles.His most notable roles are Dr. Robert Caine in Stargate Universe and Fabien Marchal in Versailles. His film work includes Various Positions, Comforting Skin, Road to Nowhere and The Brother
Runyan's character in Versailles is described as "the brooding, mysterious and feared chief of police", but became a favourite with "superfans" of the series. The actor commented, "One woman tried to hand me her baby ... I was like, ‘You know who Fabien is, right? He tortures people. Are you sure you want to do that?’"
Music
As a musician, Runyan has been a member of Beans and The Awkward Stage and scored the films Various Positions and Control Alt Delete.He currently plays in the band Corredor from Los Angeles.
Selected filmography
- Judgment Day: The John List Story (1993)
- Once in a Blue Moon (1995)
- Kitchen Party (1997)
- Disturbing Behavior (1998)
- Our Guys: Outrage in Glen Ridge (1999)
- Touched (1999)
- Antitrust (2001)
- 15 Minutes (2001)
- K-19: The Widowmaker (2002)
- Various positions (2002)
- Family Sins (2004)
- Final Days of Planet Earth (2006)
- Snakes on a Plane (2006)
- Holiday Wishes (2006)
- Battlestar Galactica (2006–2007) TV series
- Boot Camp (2007)
- Confessions of a Go-Go Girl (2008)
- SGU Stargate Universe (2009–2010) TV series
- Road to Nowhere (2010)
- Thirst (2010)
- Doppelgänger Paul (2011)
- Insoupçonnable (The Hunt for the I-5 Killer) (2012) Telefilm
- It's Christmas, Carol! (2012) Telefilm
- Forgive or Forget (2014) TV film
- Versailles (2015) TV series
- Harvest (2016) Actor/Producer
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Leo Awards | Short Drama: Best Musical Score | White Out | Nominated | |
| 2006 | Best Supporting Performance by a Male in a Feature Length Drama | The French Guy | Nominated | ||
| 2007 | Mount Pleasant | Nominated | |||
| 2008 | Best Lead Performance by a Male in a Feature Length Drama | Normal | Won | ||
| Best Performance by a Male in a Short Drama | My Inventions | Nominated | |||
| 2009 | Best Lead Performance by a Male in a Feature Length Drama | Thirst | Nominated | ||
| 2011 | A Night For Dying Tigers | Nominated | |||
| 2012 | Doppleganger Paul | Nominated | |||
| Indie Spirit Film Festival Awards | Best Foreign Feature Film | Indie Jonesing | Won | ||
| 2016 | Edmonton International Film Festival Awards | Best Canadian Feature (Drama) | Dark Harvest | Won | |
| Audience Choice Award for Independent Dramatic Feature | Won | ||||
| Columbia Gorge International Film Festival Awards | Best of Fest | Won | |||
| Audience Award for Feature Narrative | Won |