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