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Maurice Dean Wint

Maurice Dean Wint

Canadian actor

Maurice Dean Wint is a British-born Canadian actor who has starred in both films and television series.[1]

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Life and career

Wint was born in Leicestershire, England, and moved to Canada in 1967 with his family.[1] He began his acting career performing in Toronto stage productions and graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Drama from York University.[2]

Wint made his first appearance on television in the Canadian police crime series Night Heat in 1987.[2]

In 1995, Wint starred in two critically acclaimed films that screened at the Toronto International Film Festival: Rude and Curtis's Charm.[2] Rude received an honorable mention from the jury for the Best Canadian Film award at TIFF,[3][4] and also screened at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival,[5] while Curtis's Charm won a special jury citation for Best Canadian Feature Film.[6]

One of his most famous roles came two years later as Quentin in the 1997 cult favorite science fiction horror film Cube.[7]

His other notable work includes Sgt. Luther Robinson in the 2001 film Hedwig and the Angry Inch,[8] and numerous roles in various Canadian television series such as Tekwar, RoboCop: Prime Directives, Psi Factor, Hudson & Rex, Shoot the Messenger, and Diggstown.[1][2]

In 2022, Wint was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Lead Performance in a Web Program or Series at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards for the web series For the Record.[9]

In 2023, he starred in the popular television series SurrealEstate.[10]

In addition to performing on the screen and stage, Wint also works regularly as a voice actor.[11]

He was married to the actress Colette Stevenson.[citation needed]

Accolades

For his television work, Wint earned two Gemini Award nominations, and for his theatre work, he has won a Dora Award in 2011 for his performance in Courageous at the Tarragon Theatre.[1]

Filmography

Film

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Television

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References

  1. [1]
    "Maurice Dean Wint". CBC.
  2. [2]
    Lucas, Ralph (11 February 2021). "Maurice Dean Wint - Biography". Northernstars.ca. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  3. [3]
    "Film fest names winners". Edmonton Journal, 18 September 1995.
  4. [4]
    Jane Stevenson, "A Rude awakening". Hamilton Spectator, 27 July 1995.
  5. [5]
    "Festival de Cannes: Rude". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 6 September 2009.
  6. [6]
    "Film fest names winners". Edmonton Journal, September 18, 1995.
  7. [7]
    Gates, Anita (11 September 1998). "Cube (1997) FILM REVIEW; No Maps, Compasses Or Faith". The New York Times.
  8. [8]
    Holden, Stephen (20 July 2001). "Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001) FILM REVIEW; Betwixt, Between On a Glam Frontier". The New York Times.
  9. [9]
    Brent Furdyk, "2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominees Announced, ‘Sort Of’ & ‘Scarborough’ Lead The Pack". ET Canada, February 15, 2022.
  10. [10]
    "'SurrealEstate' director: Network heard fans' demand for renewal - UPI.com". UPI. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  11. [11]
    "Inside The Voice Actors Studio with Maurice Dean Wint ( Voice of Spawn )". Spreaker. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  12. [12]
    "Maurice Dean Wint (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 30 September 2019. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
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