Tygh Runyan

Tygh Runyan (born June 13, 1976)^[1] is a Canadian actor and musician.

Tygh Runyan
Born	(1976-06-13) June 13, 1976 (age 48) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Nationality	American, Canadian
Occupation(s)	Actor, Musician
Years active	1991–present
Spouse	Sarah Lind (2008–2020)

Career

Runyan has had a long career of character and supporting roles. His most notable roles are as Dr. Robert Caine in Stargate Universe^[2] and Fabien Marchal in Versailles.^[3][4] His film work includes Disturbing Behavior, Blonde, Road to Nowhere,^[5] and The Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle.

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?’"^[6]

Music

As a musician, Runyan has been a member of Beans^[7] and The Awkward Stage and scored the films Various Positions and Control Alt Delete.^[7] He currently plays in the band Corredor from Los Angeles.

Selected filmography

• 1993 Judgment Day: The John List Story
• 1995 Once in a Blue Moon
• 1997 Kitchen Party
• 1998 Disturbing Behavior
• 1999 Our Guys: Outrage in Glen Ridge
• 1999 Touched
• 2001 Antitrust
• 2001 15 Minutes
• 2002 K-19: The Widowmaker
• 2002 Various positions
• 2004 Family Sins
• 2006 Final Days of Planet Earth
• 2006 Snakes on a Plane
• 2006 Mount Pleasant
• 2006 Holiday Wishes
• 2006-2007 Battlestar Galactica TV series
• 2007 Boot Camp
• 2008 Confessions of a Go-Go Girl
• 2009-2010 SGU Stargate Universe TV series
• 2010 Road to Nowhere
• 2010 Thirst
• 2011 Doppelgänger Paul
• 2012 Insoupçonnable (The Hunt for the I-5 Killer)
• 2012 It's Christmas, Carol!
• 2014 Forgive or Forget
• 2015-2018 Versailles
• 2016 Harvest
• 2019 Thicker than Water
• 2022 Blonde

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref
2005	Leo Awards	Short Drama: Best Musical Score	White Out	Nominated	[8]
2006		Best Supporting Performance by a Male in a Feature Length Drama	The French Guy	Nominated	[9]
2007			Mount Pleasant	Nominated	[10]
2008		Best Lead Performance by a Male in a Feature Length Drama	Normal	Won	[11]
		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	[12]
2011			A Night For Dying Tigers	Nominated	[13]
2012			Doppleganger Paul	Nominated	[14]
	Indie Spirit Film Festival Awards	Best Foreign Feature Film	Indie Jonesing	Won	[15]
2016	Edmonton International Film Festival Awards	Best Canadian Feature (Drama)	Dark Harvest	Won	[16]
		Audience Choice Award for Independent Dramatic Feature		Won
	Columbia Gorge International Film Festival Awards	Best of Fest		Won	[17]
		Audience Award for Feature Narrative		Won

References

1. "Runyan, Tygh 1976–". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
2. "September 26, 2010: Actor Tygh Runyan Answers Your Questions!". Josephmallozzi's Weblog. September 27, 2010. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
3. Team, myFanbase. "Interviews: "Versailles" interview with Tygh Runyan – myFanbase". www.myfanbase.de. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
4. "Tygh Runyan on 'Versailles' enforcer's reality check | TV Show Patrol". TV Show Patrol. November 13, 2016. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
5. Dawson, Nick (March 13, 2011). ""ROAD TO NOWHERE" DIRECTOR MONTE HELLMAN | Filmmaker Magazine". Filmmaker Magazine. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
6. Lorraine Ali (October 19, 2018). "A goodbye to 'Versailles,' TV's best show you probably never watched". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
7. "Slimming Mirrors, Flattering Lights". FASHION Magazine. June 11, 2008. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
8. "2005 nominees" (PDF). leoawards.com. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
9. "2006 nominees" (PDF). leoawards.com. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
10. "2007 nominees" (PDF). leoawards.com. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
11. "2008 nominees" (PDF). leoawards.com. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
12. "2009 nominees" (PDF). leoawards.com. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
13. "2011 nominees" (PDF). leoawards.com. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
14. "2012 nominees" (PDF). leoawards.com. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
15. "Past Festivals | Indie Spirit Film Festival". Indie Spirit Film Festival. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
16. "The Edmonton International Film Festival (EIFF) Announces 2016 Jury & Audience Awards". mediamag blog. October 15, 2016. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
17. "2016 CGIFF @ BIG BEAR LAKE, CA | ANGAELICA". www.angaelica.com. Retrieved December 26, 2016.

External links

• Tygh Runyan at IMDb