Date of Birth : Sep 14th 1960
Callum Keith Rennie was born in Sunderland, England, raised in Alberta, Canada and was first struck with the passion to act while living in Edmonton. Starting out in university radio and working his way to the renowned Shaw Festival, Callum moved to Vancouver and quickly caught the eye of producers and directors.
Further to his many television appearances, Callum landed his first independent feature film role in director Mina Shum’s Double Happiness for which he garnered a Best Supporting Actor Genie Nomination.
Callum continued to star in many Canadian films including Curtis’s Charm, Men With Guns and Bruce MacDonald’s critically acclaimed Hard Core Logo. Concurrently he starred on several television series including My Life As A Dog (winning a Best Actor Gemini Award), Twitch City and Due South.
Mr. Rennie went on to star in many other feature films including Christopher Nolan’s Memento, David Cronenberg’s eXistenz, Lynne Stopkewich’s Suspicious River, his second feature film with filmmaker Bruce McDonald Picture Claire, and Last Night directed by Don McKeller, which earned Callum a Best Supporting Actor Genie Award.
CAREER
Case 39 ( 2010 )
Snow Cake ( 2006 )
Memento ( 2000 )
eXistenZ ( 1999 )