Maurice Dean Wint

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Maurice Dean Wint
Maurice Dean Wint at the 2017 CFC Alumni at TIFF Reception (36827346660) (cropped).jpg
Wint in 2017
Born
1 May 1964

Leicestershire, England
NationalityCanadian
English
Occupation Actor
Years active1987–present
SpouseColette Stevenson

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

YearTitleRole
1991The Reckoning Curt
1992The SwordsmanSwordplay Fencer
1993Trial & ErrorMike Everett
1994Spenser: Pale Kings and PrincesEsteva
1994TekWarLt. Winger
1995 Rude General
1995 Curtis's Charm Curtis
1997 Cube Quentin
1998The Sweetest GiftBooker
2000The Best GirlFather
2001 Hedwig and the Angry Inch Sgt. Luther Robinson
2001 The Little Bear Movie Cub's Father (voice)
2001On Their KneesGimp Bartender
2001 Jane Doe Niles Armstrong
2002 Evelyn: The Cutest Evil Dead Girl Narrator
2003 Nothing Narrator
2003It All Happens Incredibly FastThe Stranger
2005Burnt ToastProsecution
2008 The Circuit Davis
2010TangledPaulo
2014My Daughter Must LiveWagner
2018Her Stolen PastDon
2018 Honey Bee Det. Walker
2020 The Kid Detective Constable Cleary
2021Six Guns for HireThe Gunslinger
2022 Brother Samuel

Television

Selected television credits:

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
1998 Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes Onslaught
2000 Spawn: In the Demon's Hand Spawn, Brimstone [12]
2011 Warriors: Legends of Troy Rhesos [12]

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  10. "'SurrealEstate' director: Network heard fans' demand for renewal - UPI.com". UPI. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
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  12. 1 2 "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)