{{Short description|Norwegian actor (born 1965)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}} {{Infobox person | image = Rune_Temte.jpg | caption = Temte at a podcast in 2021 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1965|09|29}} | birth_place = Solbergelva, Nedre Eiker, Norway | citizenship = Norwegian | occupation = Actor, producer | years_active = 1993–present | spouse = Thea Glimsdal Temte | children = 1 }} '''Rune Temte''' (born 29 September 1965) is a Norwegian actor best known for his roles in ''The Last Kingdom''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbcamerica.com/shows/the-last-kingdom/blog/2015/11/questions-with-rune-temte |title=Questions with Rune Temte |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=19 November 2015 |website=BBC America |access-date=14 June 2016 }}</ref> and ''Eddie the Eagle''.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=17 March 2016 |title=Eddie the Eagle was worried film would turn him into 'object of ridicule' |url=http://www.independent.ie/style/celebrity/celebrity-news/eddie-the-eagle-was-worried-film-would-turn-him-into-object-of-ridicule-34547814.html |newspaper=Irish Independent |agency=Press Association |access-date=15 June 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dramastudiolondon.co.uk/news-and-media/news/item/308-eddie-the-eagle-comes-in-to-land |title=Eddie the Eagle comes in to land |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=5 April 2016 |website=Drama Studio London |access-date=15 June 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160617093229/http://www.dramastudiolondon.co.uk/news-and-media/news/item/308-eddie-the-eagle-comes-in-to-land |archive-date=17 June 2016 }}</ref> He portrayed Bron-Char in the Marvel Studios superhero film ''Captain Marvel'' in 2019.
== Early life and sporting career == Born and raised in Solbergelva on the outskirts of Oslo, Temte began playing football aged 7, achieving his first professional contract aged 18. Temte played for Strømsgodset,<ref name=bbc2>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/2StQsbrT2y2plHxLGd2mFLx/ubba |title=The Last Kingdom: Ubba |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=BBC Two |access-date=15 June 2016 }}</ref> playing for the team across five seasons and was awarded player of the year in 1988.<ref name="Time Bandits interview">{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlvFmamF2L8&t=662s |title=Time Bandits interview|website=YouTube }}</ref>
After five years with Strømsgodset, Temte took the decision to quit the sport to pursue his first love of acting, while also studying economics.<ref>{{cite news |last=Engesmo |first=Lars Petter |date=27 October 2015 |title=Temte får strålende kritikk |url=http://www.dt.no/nedre-eiker/nyhet/kultur/temte-far-stralende-kritikk/s/5-57-211396 |newspaper=Drammens Tidende |access-date=14 June 2016 |language=no }}</ref> Temte trained at the Drama Studio London,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dramastudiolondon.co.uk/news-and-media/news/item/261-rune-temte-in-the-last-kingdom-on-bbc-two |title=Rune Temte in The Last Kingdom on BBC Two |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=21 October 2015 |website=Drama Studio London |access-date=15 June 2016 |archive-date=17 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160617094252/http://www.dramastudiolondon.co.uk/news-and-media/news/item/261-rune-temte-in-the-last-kingdom-on-bbc-two |url-status=dead }}</ref> in 1993–1994.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dramastudiolondon.co.uk/alumni/alumni-a-selection |title=Alumni: A Selection |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Drama Studio London |access-date=15 June 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160617093852/http://www.dramastudiolondon.co.uk/alumni/alumni-a-selection |archive-date=17 June 2016 }}</ref> He continued to play football throughout his training for Tooting and Mitcham United F.C.<ref name="Time Bandits interview"/>
Temte was also active in the sport of bandy, playing for the club Solberg SK and the under-19 Norway national bandy team. In the 1984 Bandy World Championship Y-19 in Vänersborg, Sweden, Temte played as a midfielder when the Norwegian team won the bronze medal.<ref>{{cite news |last=Bugge |first=Mette |date=30 January 2012 |title=Norge tok VM-bronse i tradisjonsrik idrett |url=http://www.aftenposten.no/100Sport/Norge-tok-VM-bronse-i-tradisjonsrik-idrett-190576_1.snd |newspaper=Aftenposten |access-date=15 June 2016 |language=no |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160810131926/http://www.aftenposten.no/100Sport/Norge-tok-VM-bronse-i-tradisjonsrik-idrett-190576_1.snd |archive-date=10 August 2016 }}</ref>
== Acting career ==
Temte founded his own production company, Temte Productions, in 1991 and has produced more than 20 theatre productions, one feature film, and three short films.<ref name=bbc2/> He is also a stage actor.<ref>{{cite news |last=Schinstad |first=Ingunn Aagedal |date=6 February 2009 |title=Fra fotball til Shakespeare |url=http://www.gd.no/kultur/fra-fotball-til-shakespeare/s/1-934610-4105551 |newspaper=Gudbrandsdølen Dagningen |access-date=14 June 2016 |language=no }}</ref>
== Personal life ==
Temte is fluent in English, Swedish and Norwegian. He is married to fashion designer Thea Glimsdal Temte,<ref>{{cite news |last=Schou |first=Øyvind |date=25 November 2014 |title=Får vikingrolle i BBC-serie |url=http://www.dt.no/kultur/far-vikingrolle-i-bbc-serie/s/2-2.1748-1.8665344?service=print |newspaper=Drammens Tidende |access-date=14 June 2016 |language=no }}</ref> and they have one son. He tweeted his support for his favourite team Leeds United on Twitter following the teams's promotion to the Premier League on 20 July 2020<ref>{{cite tweet |last=Temte |first=Rune |author-link=Rune Temte |user=temterune |number=1285140757528096768 |date=20 July 2020 |title=I went on national television this morning and told the Norwegian´s the truth; that we are back and that we have the best supporters, the best team, the best manager and the best owners. Thats all. Hope it was ok...@LUFC @lufctrust @andrearadri #MOT @NRK_Sport https://t.co/eXbZMWG54a |language=en |access-date=24 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200720194218/https://twitter.com/temterune/status/1285140757528096768 |archive-date=20 July 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref>
==Credits==
=== Television === {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year !! Title !! Role !! Company !! Notes |- | 1995 || ''One for the Road'' || Ola || Altman International / Channel X || |- | 1998 || ''Nini'' || Bent || NRK Drama / SVT || |- | 2004 || ''Skolen'' || Elektriker || NRK || |- | 2005 || ''Deadline Torp'' || NK || NRK Drama || TV movie |- | 2006 || ''Jul i svingen'' || Faren til Børre || KRO Youth / NRK || |- | 2008 || ''The Inspector and the Sea'' || Ingmar || Network Movie || |- | 2014 || ''TRIO: Odins Gull'' || Vinstra Coach || NRK TV || |- | 2014 || ''Tatort'' || Kaltstart || Das Erste || |- | 2014 || ''Lilyhammer'' || Handyman || Rubicon TV / Renegade TV|| |- | 2015 || ''Hotel Cæsar'' || Karl Ramstad || TV 2 || |- | 2015 || ''The Last Kingdom'' || Ubba || Carnival Films / BBC Two || |- | 2016 || ''Fortitude'' || Lars Ulvinaune || Sky Atlantic || |- | 2020 || ''Rig 45'' || Aksel || Viaplay || |- | 2020, 2022 || ''The Machinery'' || Magnus Helgesen || Viaplay || |- | 2024 || ''Time Bandits'' || Bittelig || Apple TV+ || Upcoming miniseries |}
=== Film === {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year !! Title !! Role !! Company !! Notes |- | 1996 || ''Wives 3'' || Police || Magdalenafilm A/S / Norsk Film || |- | 1997 || ''Mendel'' || Fireman || Norsk Film / Northern Lights A/S || |- | 1998 || ''Markus og Diana'' || Florian Simps || Norsk Film / Northern Lights A/S || |- | 2002 || ''Klippan i livet'' || Halvard || Monster Film || Short Film |- | 2002 || ''Fia og klovnene'' || Torgeir || Dinamo Story || |- | 2005 || ''Love Me Tomorrow'' || Kungen || Maipo Film || |- | 2007 || ''Switch'' || Supporting || Film Fund FUZZ || |- | 2009 || ''Ulykken'' || Jonas || Fender Film || |- | 2012 || ''Johan Falk: Organizatsija Karayan'' || Byggledare Piotr || Strix Drama || |- | 2014 || ''Sludd'' || Colleague || Dir. and Written by Qaiser Shar || Short Film |- | 2016 || ''Eddie the Eagle'' || Bjørn the Norwegian Coach || 20th Century Fox / Lionsgate || |- | 2018 || ''{{interlanguage link|Hevi reissu|fi}}'' || Frank || Umedia || |- | 2019 || ''Captain Marvel'' || Bron-Char || Marvel Studios || |- | 2021 || ''A Boy Called Christmas'' || Anders || Netflix || |- |2022 |Arctic Void |Jim |Level 33 Entertainment | |}
==Norwegian Dubbing==
=== Film === {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year !! Title !! Role !! Company |- | 1991 || ''Beauty Beast'' || Beast || Walt Disney Animation Studios |- | 1998 || ''A Bug's Life'' || Francis || Pixar Animation Studios |- | 1998 || ''Mulan'' || Yao || Walt Disney Animation Studios |- | 2003 || ''Brother Bear'' || Tug || Walt Disney Animation Studios |- | 2004 || ''Home on the Range'' || Alameda Slim/Willie Brothers || Walt Disney Animation Studios |- | 2004 || ''Mulan II'' || Yao || Disneytoon Studios |- | 2006 || ''Brother Bear 2'' || Tug || Disneytoon Studios |- | 2017 || ''Beauty Beast'' || Beast || Walt Disney Pictures |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{IMDb name|id=0854815|name=Rune Temte}} *[http://www.temte.no Temte Productions] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20210624200333/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bb504f800 Rune Temte] at BFI
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