Tygh Runyan
- Actor
- Director
- Producer
Tygh Runyan is an award-winning actor, best known for his work in
feature films such as 15 Minutes (2001) with Robert DeNiro, K-19: The Widowmaker (2002) with Harrison Ford & Liam Neesen, Antitrust (2001) with Tim Robbins, and Snakes on a Plane (2006) with Samuel L. Jackson. With a passion
for independent film, Tygh has garnered awards & critical acclaim for
his nuanced and memorable performances in films like the Sundance hit
The Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle (2009), Twist (2003) with Nick Stahl,
Normal (2007), Mount Pleasant (2006), A Night for Dying Tigers (2010), Various Positions (2002),
and Emile (2003) opposite Sir Ian McKellen.
In 2006, Runyan played the cinematic maestro Stanley Kubrick in
legendary director Monte Hellman's film, Stanley's Girlfriend (2006), which
premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. A frequent collaborator with Mr.
Hellman, Tygh also starred as an obsessed film director in his 2010
epic Road to Nowhere (2010) which won the Special Golden Lion award at the
67th Venice Film Festival. Runyan, who got his start in television on
the teen series Northwood (1991), has guest starred regularly on hit TV series
such as Dead Like Me (2003), The L Word (2004), Stargate Universe (2009), and the Peabody
Award winning Battlestar Galactica (2004).
In 2001, Tygh founded the Amigos Solos Theater Company with fellow
actor James Hutson. Their production of David Mamet's American Buffalo,
directed by founding member of The Actors Institute Los Angeles Larry
Gilman, was received with critical acclaim.
Having played guitar since childhood, at 19 he formed the experimental
rock band Beans with two high school friends, and went on to release 5
albums on various record labels & tour extensively. Runyan also played
lead guitar for indie rock band The Awkward Stage. As composer, Tygh
has scored the feature films Various Positions (2002), Red Deer (2000) (as Beans), and
Control Alt Delete (2008). He was nominated for a Leo award for his score of
the short film White Out (2004). He plays guitar and keyboards in LA-based band
Corredor.
A Film/Video alumnus of the world renowned Emily Carr University of Art
And Design, Runyan also keeps busy directing and producing his own
projects for his company Foreverbad Media Ranch. With several feature
film projects in development, he recently completed shooting the science fiction
short film Eclissi (2014), which he wrote & directed.
Born in Vancouver, Canada to American parents while studying abroad.
Runyan is a citizen of both the United States and Canada. Being raised
between a small fishing town just outside of Vancouver and Denver,
Colorado, he is a self-proclaimed "Citizen of The World".
feature films such as 15 Minutes (2001) with Robert DeNiro, K-19: The Widowmaker (2002) with Harrison Ford & Liam Neesen, Antitrust (2001) with Tim Robbins, and Snakes on a Plane (2006) with Samuel L. Jackson. With a passion
for independent film, Tygh has garnered awards & critical acclaim for
his nuanced and memorable performances in films like the Sundance hit
The Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle (2009), Twist (2003) with Nick Stahl,
Normal (2007), Mount Pleasant (2006), A Night for Dying Tigers (2010), Various Positions (2002),
and Emile (2003) opposite Sir Ian McKellen.
In 2006, Runyan played the cinematic maestro Stanley Kubrick in
legendary director Monte Hellman's film, Stanley's Girlfriend (2006), which
premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. A frequent collaborator with Mr.
Hellman, Tygh also starred as an obsessed film director in his 2010
epic Road to Nowhere (2010) which won the Special Golden Lion award at the
67th Venice Film Festival. Runyan, who got his start in television on
the teen series Northwood (1991), has guest starred regularly on hit TV series
such as Dead Like Me (2003), The L Word (2004), Stargate Universe (2009), and the Peabody
Award winning Battlestar Galactica (2004).
In 2001, Tygh founded the Amigos Solos Theater Company with fellow
actor James Hutson. Their production of David Mamet's American Buffalo,
directed by founding member of The Actors Institute Los Angeles Larry
Gilman, was received with critical acclaim.
Having played guitar since childhood, at 19 he formed the experimental
rock band Beans with two high school friends, and went on to release 5
albums on various record labels & tour extensively. Runyan also played
lead guitar for indie rock band The Awkward Stage. As composer, Tygh
has scored the feature films Various Positions (2002), Red Deer (2000) (as Beans), and
Control Alt Delete (2008). He was nominated for a Leo award for his score of
the short film White Out (2004). He plays guitar and keyboards in LA-based band
Corredor.
A Film/Video alumnus of the world renowned Emily Carr University of Art
And Design, Runyan also keeps busy directing and producing his own
projects for his company Foreverbad Media Ranch. With several feature
film projects in development, he recently completed shooting the science fiction
short film Eclissi (2014), which he wrote & directed.
Born in Vancouver, Canada to American parents while studying abroad.
Runyan is a citizen of both the United States and Canada. Being raised
between a small fishing town just outside of Vancouver and Denver,
Colorado, he is a self-proclaimed "Citizen of The World".