{{short description|Canadian actor}} '''Tom Scholte''' is a Canadian actor and academic.<ref name=mitges>Lynn Mitges, "Students acting like they should; Program at UBC gives them the tools to take into the real world". ''The Province'', January 10, 2008.</ref> He is most noted for his performances in the film ''Last Wedding'', for which he was a Genie Award nominee for Best Supporting Actor at the 22nd Genie Awards in 2002<ref>Michael Posner, "Atanarjuat, War Bride lead Genie list". ''The Globe and Mail'', December 13, 2001.</ref> and a Vancouver Film Critics Circle nominee for Best Actor in a Canadian Film at the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2001,<ref name=monk>Katherine Monk, "Much more to the year in film than Harry Potter and hobbits". ''Vancouver Sun'', January 31, 2002.</ref> and ''The Dick Knost Show'', for which he received a Vancouver Film Critics Circle nomination for Best Actor in a Canadian Film at the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2013.<ref name=2013noms>[https://vancouverfilmcritics.com/2013/12/22/and-the-2014-vfcc-nominees-are/ "And the 2014 VFCC nominees are..."]. Vancouver Film Critics Circle, December 22, 2013.</ref>
He has also appeared in the films ''Live Bait'', ''Goldrush: A Real Life Alaskan Adventure'', ''No More Monkeys Jumpin' on the Bed'', ''Lunch with Charles'', ''Moving Malcolm'', ''See Grace Fly'', ''Fathers & Sons'', ''Sisters & Brothers'' and ''Kingsway'', and the television series ''The X-Files'', ''Da Vinci's Inquest,'' and ''Cold Squad''.
He was a cofounder of the Neworld Theatre Company in Vancouver, British Columbia,<ref>[https://www.canadiantheatre.com/dict.pl?term=Neworld%20Theatre "Neworld Theatre"]. ''Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia'', October 26, 2020.</ref> is a two-time Jessie Richardson Award nominee for his stage performances, and is a professor in the department of theatre and film at the University of British Columbia.<ref name=mitges/>
Scholte's academic work is in the intersection of theatre studies and cybernetics. In 2021, Scholte became Vice-President of the American Society for Cybernetics (ASC)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://asc-cybernetics.org/executive-board/|title = ASC Executive Board - American Society for Cybernetics}}</ref> Scholte is a presenter on the 'Systems and Cybernetics' podcast of the New Books Network.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://newbooksnetwork.com/category/science-technology/systems-and-cybernetics|title = NBN Home}}</ref>
==Contributions to cybernetics== Scholte's contributions to cybernetics have focused on the role of the creative arts with cybernetics<ref>Scholte, T. (2020). A proposal for the role of the arts in a new phase of second-order cybernetics. Kybernetes, 49(8), 2153-2170. https://doi.org/10.1108/K-03-2019-0172 </ref> and developing cybernetics' critical possibilities.<ref>Scholte, T., & Sweeting, B. (2022). Possibilities for a critical cybernetics. Systems Research and Behavioral Science. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1002/sres.2891</ref>
Scholte co-hosted the 2019 ASC conference 'Acting Cybernetically'.<ref>Scholte, T. (2020). You’re a cybernetician. Act like one! A commentary upon the 2019 conference of the American Society for Cybernetics. Cybernetics & Human Knowing, 27(2), 9-15. https://www.chkjournal.com/node/360</ref>
==Personal life== He married actress Frida Betrani in 2004.<ref>Malcolm Parry, "Ode to the Travelall, the original SUV". ''Vancouver Sun'', July 31, 2004.</ref>
== Filmography ==
=== Film === {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ !Year !Title !Role !class="unsortable" | Notes |- |1996 |''Live Bait'' |Trevor MacIntosh | |- |1997 |''Drive, She Said'' |Arnold The Gas Guy | |- |1998 |''Dirty'' |David | |- |1999 |''Snow Falling on Cedars'' |Reporter | |- |2000 |''No More Monkeys Jumpin' on the Bed'' |Peter | |- |2001 |''Lunch with Charles'' |Tom | |- |2001 |''Last Wedding'' |Peter | |- |2003 |data-sort-value="Core, The" | ''The Core'' |Acker | |- |2003 |''Moving Malcolm'' |Mover | |- |2003 |''See Grace Fly'' |James | |- |2004 |data-sort-value="Thing Below, The" | ''The Thing Below'' |Edward Lynch | |- |2004 |''Walking Tall'' |Merle Crowe | |- |2004 |''Lies Like Truth'' |Danny Fitterson | |- |2004 |''Everyone'' |Roger | |- |2005 |data-sort-value="Hamster Cage, The" | ''The Hamster Cage'' |Paul |Also producer |- |2008 |''Crime'' |Brent | |- |2008 |''Mothers & Daughters'' |Dinner Party Guest Thomas | |- |2010 |''Repeaters'' |Sgt. Gerald Tibbs | |- |2010 |''Fathers & Sons'' |Tom | |- |2011 |''Exley'' |Poker Player #1 | |- |2011 |''Sisters & Brothers'' |Henry Adams |Also co-creator |- |2012 |''Crimes of Mike Recket'' |Peter | |- |2013 |data-sort-value="Dick Knost Show, The" | ''The Dick Knost Show'' |Dick Knost |Also producer |- |2014 |''Bad City'' |The Chief | |- |2018 |''Kingsway'' |Bar Buddy | |}
=== Television === {| class="wikitable sortable" !Year !Title !Role !class="unsortable" | Notes |- |1996 |''Dead Ahead'' |Deputy Hutchins |Television film |- |1996 |''Psi Factor'' |Howie Samek |Episode: "The Infestation/Human Apportation" |- |1996, 1997 |data-sort-value="X-Files, The" | ''The X-Files'' |Michael Sloan / Young Johansen |Episodes: "Detour"; "Piper Maru" |- |1997 |''Dead Man's Gun'' |Deputy Harold Cooper |Episode: "Fortune Teller" |- |1998 |data-sort-value="Wonderful World of Disney, The" | ''The Wonderful World of Disney'' |Monte Marks |Episode: "Goldrush: A Real Life Alaskan Adventure" |- |2001 |''Da Vinci's Inquest'' |David |Episode: "Oppenheimer Park" |- |2002 |data-sort-value="Dead Zone, The" | ''The Dead Zone'' |Sports Nut |Episode: "Unreasonable Doubt" |- |2002 |data-sort-value="Twilight Zone, The" | ''The Twilight Zone'' |Writer #1 |Episode: "Gabe's Story" |- |2003 |''Stargate SG-1'' |Chazen |Episode: "Prophecy" |- |2003 |''Jinnah: On Crime - White Knight, Black Widow'' |Len Birmbaum |Television film |- |2005 |''Cold Squad'' |Lee Styles |Episode: "C'mon I Tip Waitresses" |- |2021 |''Trigger Me'' |Phillip |2 episodes |}
==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Award ! Category ! Work ! Result ! class="unsortable" | Refs |- | 1999 | Leo Awards | Best Performance by a Male in a Feature Length Drama | ''Dirty'' | {{nom}} | style="text-align:center;" |<ref>[https://www.leoawards.com/past_winners/pdf/1999.pdf Past Nominees & Winners 1999] at www.leoawards.com</ref> |- | 2000 | Leo Awards | Best Performance by a Male in a Short Drama | ''Babette's Feet'' | {{nom}} | style="text-align:center;" | <ref>[https://www.leoawards.com/past_winners/pdf/2000.pdf Past Nominees & Winners 2000] at www.leoawards.com</ref> |- | 2001 | Leo Awards | Best Performance by a Male in a Short Drama | ''What Else Have You Got?'' | {{nom}} | style="text-align:center;" | <ref>[https://www.leoawards.com/past_winners/pdf/2001.pdf Past Nominees & Winners 2001] at www.leoawards.com</ref> |- | rowspan="5" | 2002 | 17th Gemini Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Guest Role Dramatic Series | ''Da Vinci's Inquest''<br /> Episode: "Oppenheimer Park" | {{won}} | style="text-align:center;" | <ref>[https://playbackonline.ca/2002/11/11/wins-20021111/ "And the Gemini winners are…"] at playbackonline.ca</ref> |- | 22nd Genie Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role | ''Last Wedding'' | {{nom}} | style="text-align:center;" | <ref>[https://playbackonline.ca/2001/12/19/genlist-20011219/ "Who will take home the hardware?"] at playbackonline.ca</ref> |- | rowspan="2" | Leo Awards | Best Supporting Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series | ''Da Vinci's Inquest''<br /> Episode: "Oppenheimer Park" | {{nom}} | rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | <ref>[https://www.leoawards.com/past_winners/pdf/2002.pdf Past Nominees & Winners 2002] at www.leoawards.com</ref> |- | Best Supporting Performance by a Male in a Feature Length Drama | ''Last Wedding'' | {{won}} |- | Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2001 | Best Actor in Canadian Film | ''Last Wedding'' | {{nom}} | style="text-align:center;" | <ref name=monk/> |- | rowspan="2" | 2004 | rowspan="2" | Leo Awards | Best Supporting Performance by a Male in a Feature Length Drama | ''See Grace Fly'' | {{nom}} | rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | <ref>[https://www.leoawards.com/past_winners/pdf/2004.pdf Past Nominees & Winners 2004] at www.leoawards.com</ref> |- | Best Performance by a Male in a Short Drama | ''Exposures'' | {{won}} |- | 2011 | Leo Awards | Best Lead Performance by a Male in a Feature Length Drama | ''Fathers & Sons'' | {{nom}} | style="text-align:center;" | <ref>[https://www.leoawards.com/past_winners/pdf/2011.pdf Past Nominees & Winners 2011] at www.leoawards.com</ref> |- | 2012 | Leo Awards | Best Supporting Performance by a Male in a Feature Length Drama | ''Sisters & Brothers'' | {{won}} | style="text-align:center;" | <ref>[https://www.leoawards.com/past_winners/pdf/2012.pdf Past Nominees & Winners 2012] at www.leoawards.com</ref> |- | 2014 | Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2013 | Best Actor in a Canadian Film | ''The Dick Knost Show'' | {{nom}} | style="text-align:center;" | <ref name=2013noms/> |- |}
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