# Rune Temte
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{{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](/source/Solbergelva), [Nedre Eiker](/source/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](/source/The_Last_Kingdom_(TV_series))''[{{cite web |url=http://www.bbcamerica.com/shows/the-last-kingdom/blog/2015/11/questions-with-rune-temte |title=Questions with Rune Temte |author= |date=19 November 2015 |website=[BBC America](/source/BBC_America) |access-date=14 June 2016 }}] and ''[Eddie the Eagle](/source/Eddie_the_Eagle_(film))''.[{{cite news |author= |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](/source/Irish_Independent) |agency=[Press Association](/source/Press_Association) |access-date=15 June 2016 }}][{{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= |date=5 April 2016 |website=[Drama Studio London](/source/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 }}] He portrayed [Bron-Char](/source/Bron-Char) in the [Marvel Studios](/source/Marvel_Studios) superhero film ''[Captain Marvel](/source/Captain_Marvel_(film))'' in 2019.
== Early life and sporting career ==
Born and raised in [Solbergelva](/source/Solbergelva) on the outskirts of Oslo, Temte began playing football aged 7, achieving his first professional contract aged 18. Temte played for [Strømsgodset](/source/Str%C3%B8msgodset_Toppfotball),[{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/2StQsbrT2y2plHxLGd2mFLx/ubba |title=The Last Kingdom: Ubba |author= |website=[BBC Two](/source/BBC_Two) |access-date=15 June 2016 }}] playing for the team across five seasons and was awarded player of the year in 1988.[{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlvFmamF2L8&t=662s |title=Time Bandits interview|website=YouTube }}]
After five years with Strømsgodset, Temte took the decision to quit the sport to pursue his first love of acting, while also studying economics.[{{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](/source/Drammens_Tidende) |access-date=14 June 2016 |language=no }}] Temte trained at the [Drama Studio London](/source/Drama_Studio_London),[{{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= |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 }}] in 1993–1994.[{{cite web |url=http://www.dramastudiolondon.co.uk/alumni/alumni-a-selection |title=Alumni: A Selection |author= |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 }}] He continued to play football throughout his training for [Tooting and Mitcham United F.C.](/source/Tooting_and_Mitcham_United_F.C.)[{{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](/source/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 }}]
== 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.[ He is also a stage actor.][{{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](/source/Gudbrandsd%C3%B8len_Dagningen) |access-date=14 June 2016 |language=no }}]
== Personal life ==
Temte is fluent in English, Swedish and Norwegian. He is married to fashion designer Thea Glimsdal Temte,[{{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 }}] 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[{{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}}]
==Credits==
=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Company !! Notes
|-
| 1995 || ''One for the Road'' || Ola || Altman International / Channel X ||
|-
| 1998 || ''Nini'' || Bent || [NRK](/source/NRK) Drama / [SVT](/source/Sveriges_Television) ||
|-
| 2004 || ''Skolen'' || Elektriker || [NRK](/source/NRK) ||
|-
| 2005 || ''Deadline Torp'' || NK || [NRK](/source/NRK) Drama || TV movie
|-
| 2006 || ''Jul i svingen'' || Faren til Børre || KRO Youth / [NRK](/source/NRK) ||
|-
| 2008 || ''The Inspector and the Sea'' || Ingmar || Network Movie ||
|-
| 2014 || ''TRIO: Odins Gull'' || Vinstra Coach || [NRK](/source/NRK) TV ||
|-
| 2014 || ''[Tatort](/source/Tatort)'' || Kaltstart || [Das Erste](/source/Das_Erste) ||
|-
| 2014 || ''[Lilyhammer](/source/Lilyhammer)'' || Handyman || Rubicon TV / Renegade TV||
|-
| 2015 || ''[Hotel Cæsar](/source/Hotel_C%C3%A6sar)'' || Karl Ramstad || [TV 2](/source/TV_2_(Norway)) ||
|-
| 2015 || ''[The Last Kingdom](/source/The_Last_Kingdom_(TV_series))'' || [Ubba](/source/Ubba) || [Carnival Films](/source/Carnival_Films) / [BBC Two](/source/BBC_Two) ||
|-
| 2016 || ''[Fortitude](/source/Fortitude_(TV_series))'' || Lars Ulvinaune || [Sky Atlantic](/source/Sky_Atlantic) ||
|-
| 2020 || ''[Rig 45](/source/Rig_45_(TV_series))'' || Aksel || [Viaplay](/source/Viaplay) ||
|-
| 2020, 2022 || ''[The Machinery](/source/The_Machinery)'' || Magnus Helgesen || [Viaplay](/source/Viaplay) ||
|-
| 2024 || ''[Time Bandits](/source/Time_Bandits_(TV_series))'' || Bittelig || [Apple TV+](/source/Apple_TV%2B) || Upcoming miniseries
|}
=== Film ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Company !! Notes
|-
| 1996 || ''Wives 3'' || Police || Magdalenafilm A/S / [Norsk Film](/source/Norsk_Film) ||
|-
| 1997 || ''Mendel'' || Fireman || [Norsk Film](/source/Norsk_Film) / Northern Lights A/S ||
|-
| 1998 || ''Markus og Diana'' || Florian Simps || [Norsk Film](/source/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](/source/Switch_(2007_film))'' || 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](/source/Eddie_the_Eagle_(film))'' || Bjørn the Norwegian Coach || 20th Century Fox / Lionsgate ||
|-
| 2018 || ''{{interlanguage link|Hevi reissu|fi}}'' || Frank || [Umedia](/source/Umedia) ||
|-
| 2019 || ''[Captain Marvel](/source/Captain_Marvel_(film))'' || [Bron-Char](/source/Bron-Char) || [Marvel Studios](/source/Marvel_Studios) ||
|-
| 2021 || ''[A Boy Called Christmas](/source/A_Boy_Called_Christmas)'' || Anders || [Netflix](/source/Netflix) ||
|-
|2022
|Arctic Void
|Jim
|Level 33 Entertainment
|
|}
==Norwegian Dubbing==
=== Film ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Company
|-
| 1991 || ''[Beauty Beast](/source/Beauty_and_the_Beast_(1991_film))'' || Beast || [Walt Disney Animation Studios](/source/Walt_Disney_Animation_Studios)
|-
| 1998 || ''[A Bug's Life](/source/A_Bug's_Life)'' || Francis || [Pixar Animation Studios](/source/Pixar_Animation_Studios)
|-
| 1998 || ''[Mulan](/source/Mulan_(1998_film))'' || Yao || [Walt Disney Animation Studios](/source/Walt_Disney_Animation_Studios)
|-
| 2003 || ''[Brother Bear](/source/Brother_Bear)'' || Tug || [Walt Disney Animation Studios](/source/Walt_Disney_Animation_Studios)
|-
| 2004 || ''[Home on the Range](/source/Home_on_the_Range_(2004_film))'' || Alameda Slim/Willie Brothers || [Walt Disney Animation Studios](/source/Walt_Disney_Animation_Studios)
|-
| 2004 || ''[Mulan II](/source/Mulan_II)'' || Yao || [Disneytoon Studios](/source/Disneytoon_Studios)
|-
| 2006 || ''[Brother Bear 2](/source/Brother_Bear_2)'' || Tug || [Disneytoon Studios](/source/Disneytoon_Studios)
|-
| 2017 || ''[Beauty Beast](/source/Beauty_and_the_Beast_(2017_film))'' || Beast || [Walt Disney Pictures](/source/Walt_Disney_Pictures)
|}
==References==
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==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](/source/British_Film_Institute)
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Category:Norwegian expatriates in England
Category:Norwegian male stage actors
Category:Norwegian male film actors
Category:Norwegian male television actors
Category:Norwegian male soap opera actors
Category:Men's association football players not categorized by position
Category:Norwegian men's footballers
Category:21st-century Norwegian people
Category:20th-century Norwegian sportsmen
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