# Kris Demeanor

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'''Kris Demeanor''' is a [Canadian](/source/Canadians) poet, musician and actor, who received a [Canadian Screen Award](/source/Canadian_Screen_Award) nomination for [Best Supporting Actor](/source/Canadian_Screen_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actor) at the [3rd Canadian Screen Awards](/source/3rd_Canadian_Screen_Awards) for his performance in the film ''[The Valley Below](/source/The_Valley_Below)''.<ref>"Calgary's former poet laureate, Kris Demeanor, gets Canadian Screen Award nomination". ''[Calgary Herald](/source/Calgary_Herald)'', January 13, 2015.</ref>

Prior to his performance in the film, Demeanor worked primarily as a musician and poet,<ref>"Meet Kris Demeanor, Calgary's new poet laureate". ''[The Globe and Mail](/source/The_Globe_and_Mail)'', March 31, 2012.</ref> releasing six CDs and serving a term as [poet laureate](/source/poet_laureate) of [Calgary](/source/Calgary), [Alberta](/source/Alberta) from 2012 to 2014.<ref>[https://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/Kris+Demeanor+named+Calgary+first+poet+laureate/6324477/story.html "Kris Demeanor named Calgary’s first poet laureate"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022130506/http://www.calgaryherald.com/entertainment/Kris+Demeanor+named+Calgary+first+poet+laureate/6324477/story.html |date=2020-10-22 }}. ''[Calgary Herald](/source/Calgary_Herald)'', March 18, 2012.</ref> His song "I Have Seen the Future" formed the basis of [Cam Christiansen](/source/Cam_Christiansen)'s animated film of the same name,<ref>"Animator draws on subjects' inner lives". ''[Calgary Herald](/source/Calgary_Herald)'', June 17, 2011.</ref> which was named to the [Toronto International Film Festival](/source/Toronto_International_Film_Festival)'s year-end [Canada's Top Ten](/source/Canada's_Top_Ten) list in 2007.<ref name=newshorts>"Cronenberg, Arcand make Hogtown film festival's top Canadian movies list". ''[Daily Gleaner](/source/The_Daily_Gleaner)'', December 12, 2007.</ref>

In 2021 he appeared in ''[Range Roads](/source/Range_Roads)'', the second film by ''The Valley Below'' director [Kyle Thomas](/source/Kyle_Thomas).<ref name=volmers>Eric Volmers, [https://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/local-arts/the-quiet-road-calgary-filmmakers-sophomore-film-range-roads-a-subtle-drama-about-estranged-siblings "The Quiet Road: Calgary filmmaker's sophomore film, Range Roads, a subtle drama about estranged siblings"]. ''[Calgary Herald](/source/Calgary_Herald)'', April 16, 2021.</ref> In 2024 he appeared in [Alexander Carson](/source/Alexander_Carson_(filmmaker))'s mockumentary film ''[Alberta Number One](/source/Alberta_Number_One)''.<ref>[https://nowtoronto.com/event/alberta-number-one/ "Alberta Number One"]. ''[Now](/source/Now_(newspaper))'', November 17, 2025.</ref> Demeanor lives in Calgary with his partner, author [Deborah Willis](/source/Deborah_Willis_(author)), and their daughter.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/books/calgary-author-deborah-willis-explores-abandonment-fame-and-space-travel-in-debut-novel|title=Calgary author Deborah Willis explores abandonment, fame and space travel in debut novel|access-date=January 30, 2026|last=Volmers|first=Eric}}</ref>

==Discography==
*''Kris Demeanor'' (1999)
*''Lark'' (2001)
*''Party All Night'' (2004)
*''Go Away (With Me)'' (2007)
*''The Guilt and the Shame: Tales of the Canadian West'' (2007)
*''These United States'' (2009)

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.krisdemeanor.com/ Kris Demeanor]

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